95% of the time tail rot is due to crappy water conditions. especially if there is
no flashing which indicates a parasite of some kind.
healthy gills are bright cherry red.
98% of clamped fins is due to crappy water conditions.
authentic swim bladder problems are rare and are believed to be caused by toxic
crappy water problems and/or toxins destroying the head kidney.
dumping medications into the water without knowing what the real problem is (95% of
the time the problem is crappy water) simply adds toxic chemicals to water that is
already toxic which leads to dead fish faster than they would have without the
"medications". Most medications in the typical LFS are totally useless.
Ingrid

"Carlos" wrote:
1. tail rot :
2. gill disease : bacterial : fish are seen gasping and very red gills,
3. Clamped fins I believe is due to the tail and fin rot.
4. Swim bladder problems maybe due to the poor condition of this fish.



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