Recent content by chippensteiner

Thanks - I obviously want to do what's best for him. So I need to treat for gram positive, ultimately. Kanaplex would need to be ordered, and it'd take a few days to get to me. Should I go ahead and try a round of the Jungle Fungus Clear to see if there's improvement, then try Kanaplex, or...

This was pretty sudden. I noticed he had a little tear in his top fin, but I presumed it was from a plastic plant in his tank that he perpetually was shoving himself into. The fin went from a little torn to almost gone, with the other fins affected, in just a few days - and I started the erythro...

Thanks for the advice. There are so many different medications and so many treatments that my head is spinning trying to figure out what's best.

Is he? I didn't think he looked too awful, maybe just a bit roughed up. His attitude has improved. :( How do I know when the treatment is working? Is he past the point of trying clean water and meth blue baths?

Thanks. He already finished his round of erythromycin - today is day two off. I just did a water change today as well as yesterday. Does this look like it's progressive rot that needs a new treatment to you, or is the kanaplex to be safe?

One more picture... Here's one more picture from today.

Hi all. This is Lenny - I got him two months ago from Petsmart. He was on discount after having been there for about four months. He was emaciated, dull, torn, and had a crooked spine. He flourished. Quite suddenly, on 11/6, I noticed that he had appeared to have torn his top fin. Prior to this...