Re: fin rot

["Fbethea" <francinebethea@excite.com>]

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:08:19 -0400, Barry, Don wrote:
First off, I'd like to say that this list and everyone on it rocks!

Secondly, Barry I was looking up the symptoms of your fish in Axelerod's
Mini Atlas and it describes Tuberculosis as to having a similar affect on
the fish.  

I am sorry for your losses.  Perhaps someone with more experience with fish
diseases could be of more help.


> I have a problem in my 50 gallon tank that I just can't seem to lick and
I'm
> desperate for a little wisdom from the list.  Over the course of the last
> few months I have searched my library and various internet resources for
a
> good cure for fin rot.  I have tried malachite green, antibiotics,
formalin
> and more frequent water changes to no avail.  I have lost all but one of
my
> d. Filamentosa and recently lost one of my sp. 'Sunsets'.  It's a real
drag.
> The last Filamentosa looks so pitiful I would euthanize him if I could
catch
> him.  The tank is so heavily planted it is nearly impossible to catch
> anything but the slowest fish.  Also present are a Cory, about a dozen
> cardinal tetras, one remaining Sunset and two Panduros who look fat and
> happy, at least for now.  The substrate is a loam/vermiculite mixture
whose
> recipe I found on the web somewhere, topped with 1-1/2" gravel.
Filtration
> seems sufficient, nitrates in the acceptable range with weekly 1/3 water
> changes.  pH from the tap is around 7.5 but quickly settles down into the
> 6.2 range with all the plants.  I use lots of light (about 2.5 watts per
> gallon)
> 
> Any thoughts regarding cause and cure of this persistent annoyance?  It
> looks like fin rot to me, although there is no white stuff on them
anywhere.
> The caudal fin is gone right down to the nub.  In other cases, strong
> healthy fish have just slowly wasted away (get thin, lose their fins and
lie
> around on the bottom or on a plant).  Please, someone help me.  I'd
really
> like to keep fish, not kill them, if you know what I mean.
> 
> 
> 
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Francine in MD
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