I think my fish has fin rot

[sarahlovesfish]

My midas blenny is in a qt, and lately I have been busy, and havent got around to doing a water change. I noticed she got fin rot. her top dorsal fin was brown on the edges amd ragged, and one fin is effected. I am starting to do more and more water changes. I am not sure, but she seems to improve. She acts normal and eats well the whole time. Does this take a while to heal? Anything else I should do? I am probably sure its the water quality that caused it.

 

[b0bab0ey]

I would keep doing the WCs, and start soaking her food in a vitamin supplement like Selcon/Zoecon. You don't want to use antibiotics unless it gets really bad.

 

[sarahlovesfish]

thanks, I am doing more and more water changes, and I will buy some vitamins

 

[wooden_reefer]

The UV properly set up should reduce the incidents of this type of infection.

Once established on the fish, UV is not as useful, however.

A tank is confined space if there is no UV to kill off nearly all waterborne pathoegnic bacterial.

 

[sarahlovesfish]

I might skip the uv, and go with the vitamins, and water quality. I am not sure my fish is getting any worse, but also any better. She still has a normal healthy appetite. But I already had my fish on garlic xtreme, and now I got zoe. I couldnt find any zoecon or selcon. So I will porbably buy them both online. How often should I do WCs?