Fin Rot follow up

[Nzed]

I have followed instructions...
I have also purchased a product with the following ingrediants.
Its called SPOT OFF
0.01% Acriflavine
0.1% Malachite
0.05% Formadehyde
I have been informed it can be used topically and in the water.

I have already used it in the water and expected to repeat half doses every
second day.

I am now sure its fin rot as I see the vail goldfish sleeping at the bottom
of the tank.

NZed

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the MAJOR cause of fin rot is poor water quality. adding MORE toxins, even
medications, is not going to cure the problem. do 50% water changes every day for
the next week and Add 1 teaspoon of salt per 5 gallons. rock salt with no additives.
then see if the fins are recovering. Ingrid


"Nzed" > wrote:

>I have followed instructions...
>I have also purchased a product with the following ingrediants.
>Its called SPOT OFF
>0.01% Acriflavine
>0.1% Malachite
>0.05% Formadehyde
>I have been informed it can be used topically and in the water.
>
>I have already used it in the water and expected to repeat half doses every
>second day.
>
>I am now sure its fin rot as I see the vail goldfish sleeping at the bottom
>of the tank.
>
>NZed
>
>



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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[Nzed]

Thanks Ingrid....
I will do.
I think it could also be the bacteria on the gravel.
Anything I can do about that ?
Giving it all a good clean....or as I have seen others mention ...go
ZEN....no gravel.
NZed

> wrote in message
...
> the MAJOR cause of fin rot is poor water quality. adding MORE toxins,
even
> medications, is not going to cure the problem. do 50% water changes every
day for
> the next week and Add 1 teaspoon of salt per 5 gallons. rock salt with no
additives.
> then see if the fins are recovering. Ingrid
>
>
> "Nzed" > wrote:
>
> >I have followed instructions...
> >I have also purchased a product with the following ingrediants.
> >Its called SPOT OFF
> >0.01% Acriflavine
> >0.1% Malachite
> >0.05% Formadehyde
> >I have been informed it can be used topically and in the water.
> >
> >I have already used it in the water and expected to repeat half doses
every
> >second day.
> >
> >I am now sure its fin rot as I see the vail goldfish sleeping at the
bottom
> >of the tank.
> >
> >NZed
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Joux123456]

Salt cleared up my fin rot problem quickly.

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the bacteria on the gravel are mostly good guys. at the bottom of the gravel (if the
gravel is deep) there may be some anaerobic guys. but mostly it is the organic
matter that accumulates in the gravel and rots adding more wastes and toxins to teh
water that is the problem. Ingrid

"Nzed" > wrote:

>Thanks Ingrid....
>I will do.
>I think it could also be the bacteria on the gravel.
>Anything I can do about that ?
>Giving it all a good clean....or as I have seen others mention ...go
>ZEN....no gravel.
>NZed
>
> wrote in message
...
>> the MAJOR cause of fin rot is poor water quality. adding MORE toxins,
>even
>> medications, is not going to cure the problem. do 50% water changes every
>day for
>> the next week and Add 1 teaspoon of salt per 5 gallons. rock salt with no
>additives.
>> then see if the fins are recovering. Ingrid
>>
>>
>> "Nzed" > wrote:
>>
>> >I have followed instructions...
>> >I have also purchased a product with the following ingrediants.
>> >Its called SPOT OFF
>> >0.01% Acriflavine
>> >0.1% Malachite
>> >0.05% Formadehyde
>> >I have been informed it can be used topically and in the water.
>> >
>> >I have already used it in the water and expected to repeat half doses
>every
>> >second day.
>> >
>> >I am now sure its fin rot as I see the vail goldfish sleeping at the
>bottom
>> >of the tank.
>> >
>> >NZed
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
>> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
>> www.drsolo.com
>> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>> endorsements or recommendations I make.
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

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just salt or salt and water changes?

(Joux123456) wrote:

>Salt cleared up my fin rot problem quickly.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Joux123456]

Salt cleared up my fin rot problem quickly.

<< just salt or salt and water changes?>>

ooooooo

I think I saw a dramatic change when salt was added.
There were water changes as well.