Help quickly with fin rot

[xfactor6699]

I've got fin rot and its moving quick I've lost 7 in 24 hours and now its moved from my neons to my rasborias worried what do I do 55 gallon tank

 

[mfdrookie516]

Lots of water changes. Daily 50% changes. And, since fin rot is caused by poor water quality, I'd recommend upping your weekly water changes.

 

[xfactor6699]

The fish that are getting it right now are all new fish I got fri could it be that

 

[mfdrookie516]

Yeah, if you just got them Friday, I'd say they came in with it. Just do lots of water changes. You could add melafix/pimafix if you wanted, not necessary but would probably benefit them some.

 

[xfactor6699]

Can I put that stuff in with live plants

 

[HN1]

Yes, but IMO pima/mela is a better preventative than cure anything. Water changes and improved health are what you want to shoot for.

 

[xfactor6699]

I just dont want anymore deaths

 

[severum mama]

Can you post photos of some of the affected fish? Are there any other symptoms along with the fin rot?

 

[xfactor6699]

Try and take picks when I get home only other symptom is death

 

[xfactor6699]

They all seem fine just swimming and then I see it dead like an hour later

 

[severum mama]

Any discoloration on the body, fuzzy patches, redness, anything like that?

 

[xfactor6699]

The only one that I noticed was his tail looked like it was eaten he had like white fuzz on his tail kinda looked like his scales were falling off and he was pail in color

 

[xfactor6699]

Just got done doing a 50% pwc because I was at 1.0 ammonia... But good news no more dead fish yet

 

[HN1]

Do another +75% change to get ammonia under .25.



http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...-but-i-already-have-fish-what-now-116287.html

 

[xfactor6699]

Yeah I was going to eat dinner and then run my test and so on and so on but thank u

 

[xfactor6699]

Ran my numbers
Ammonia .50
Nitrite/nitrate .0
Going to do another pwc here in a min hope this solves this fin rot crap

On a side note are my nitrates 0 because of my plants?

 

[HN1]

Your nitrate is zero most likely because the tank isn't cycled so nitrate isn't yet being produced.

 

[xfactor6699]

Your nitrate is zero most likely because the tank isn't cycled so nitrate isn't yet being produced.

See I've been talking about this and I had them until I put in plants I'm confused

 

[meegosh]

Unless you have a densely planted tank I doubt your nitrates are bottoming out. How many plants do you have? Sounds like something is wrong with your cycle. Keep up on the PWCs and try getting into a water changing routine. For me, Sundays are my water change day in all my tanks.

 

[xfactor6699]

Unless you have a densely planted tank I doubt your nitrates are bottoming out. How many plants do you have? Sounds like something is wrong with your cycle. Keep up on the PWCs and try getting into a water changing routine. For me, Sundays are my water change day in all my tanks.

I have 14 plants in a 55 gallon and I do all my pwc on sat.when my fish fast