Treat Fish Infected With Fin Rot

    

     Fin Rot is a symptom of disease caused by Aeromonas and Pseudomonas bacteria. It is not a difficult disease as long as is treated and the fish have a good chance to be healed completely. But in lack of treatment, this can lead to a painful death.

     Symptoms: ragged and frayed fins, bleeding occurs on some body parts, which may extend. Because of the bleeding caused by fin rot, the fish may have simultaneously other bacterial infections, so it is good that the fish to be treated quickly. Often, this infection has a fluffy appearance and the fish will have fungus too. These two infections are often encountered together.
     Infection with fin rot can occur due to poor water quality, especially if is excess of ammonia and nitrite, dirty water, collisions, poor quality diet or inadequate temperatures.
     Fin rot starts at the edge of the tail and is extending to head, destroying more and more tissue. If most of the body is affected by fin rot, the wounds can't be healed and the fish is condemned to a great suffering and ultimately death, infection directly attacking the fish body.
     If water is very dirty, the fish can die from poisoning and the treatment will not have effect, so before treatment application is recommended to make some water tests. If there is something wrong with the water, try to find the cause.
     Treatment: JBL Ektol Fluid, Sera Baktopur. Read instructions carefully before using. During the treatment is recommended to make water tests and if problems occur, do besides treatment, small and frequent water exchanges. It is advisable to put non-iodized salt in the water and feed the fish with food rich in vitamins.
     Keep your fish healthy !