Fin rot in Goldfish....?

Question

Hi, my sons Goldfish has developed fin rot. The whole tail is infected, have you had this problem and what did you do to fix it? I am going to get some medicine from the pet shop, but I'm unsure if it is really fixable when the condition of the fish is poor. I don't want to put the little fish through unnecessary stress if it will onlt die a horrible dealth. Please help, I feel awful. (we are a family of animal lovers). :(

I ment "only" not onlit.

Answer 1

Hi there,
i have seen fish come back from some insane cases of fin rot. i saw a fighter fish live after his intire tail was gone! if you local aquarium sells "aquarium science fungus & finrot remedy" it has always done the trick for me. just follow the dosage. however if you have any live plants in your tank some medicens can harm some plants and remember to remove any carbon from you filter before you use it. Good Luck to you and lil goldy:) Also gold fish are notorious fin nippers so if goldy has a buddy in his tank... then maybe his not being such a good friend.

Answer 2

The cause of this is bad water quality. Is he in a fishbowl? A single goldfish needs AT LEAST a 10 gallon tank that is filtered for at least a 20 gallon. If you give him clean water that is the biggest part to healing him. Add three teaspoons of salt per gallon -- or at least one teaspoon of aquarium salt. Melafix will also help it repair. He could have an infection due to the bad water, so you can add Maracyn 2, but dont bother if the water is bad because an antibiotic will just make water conditions worse and speed up his death by killing off the good bacteria. If he is in a bowl, he is doomed. Good luck! Clean water that tests with no nitrites or ammonia is the biggest thing you need to give him.

Answer 3

You can do a safe salt treatment to kill bacteria and speed healing. Add one tablespoon of non-iodized (plain or Kosher) salt per every five gallons of water in the tank. Just be sure not to pour any salt directly on the fish. Salt won't stress the fish, but it will treat the disease. Let the salt sit for at least a day at full strength before resuming partial (twenty to thirty percent) water changes often.

Answer 4

finrot generally refers to a bacteria infection in the fins which often starts when the fishes natural slime protection has stopped. the medications to treat fin rot (and what's available in your area is best dealt with in your local pet shop) can work but you want to understand why it lost its protection. it would be a good idea to bring a sample of water along to be tested as most causes are from poor water conditions (again,these can be corrected for your fishes health) good luck

Answer 5

Here is a site with diseases on goldfish, with their symptoms as well as treatments including a pic
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/disease.html

Hope that helps
Good luck


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