Save My Fish?
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| i have a beta (siamese fighting fish)
he lives alone in a small tank with two plants
for the past month he's been very healthy
this morning i looked in on him and he's missing part of his tailfin and it's in tatters
does anyone know what it might be?
mold? something in the water? fin eating disease? malnourishment?
if anyone has any suggestions on action i can do to save my fish it would be most welcome
thank you |
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| fin eating disease
go to pet shop, buy medication |
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| its called tail rot
go to the pet store and buy maracyn.
its called TAIL ROT. |
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| its a parasite. |
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| aww thats so sad. what makes me even sadder is that i just bought 3 tetras, and as soon as i tried getting them out of the bag, one died :(
ah well, i hear there is a return policy or something. anyhoo, go ask the ppl at the pet shop or Moi on this board. |
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| when putting fish into new tanks, your should always climatize them, by letting the bag they're in sit in the water of the tank, so they don't get shock from going from one tempurature to another... |
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| no shit. they were in there for a long time. anyhoo, lets help this man, not me. |
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| i had one of those fish once... it lived for quite a long time!! heh he always tried fighting with his reflection! it was cute! anyhoo!!
hope your fishy gets better! |
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| tail rot can be cured, but it takes several months for the fins to grow back.. my gold fish had it and their tails took bout 5 months to come back entirely.. |
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| yep...you can stop it from getting worse (i.e.: death). |
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| it's me. I love the taste of betas. |
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| thanks people... that's a good site jackie... i'm looking for maracyn
hopefully i won't have to take the fish out of the water for treatment as it says finrot is usually due to stress...
and jeff stop eating my fish... ewwww |
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| no, you dont, you treat them directly in the tank.
hope it works. |
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| yesterday and today i put Melafix in the tank... that won't harm him any will it? it's just an antibacterial solution... hopefully it won't mix badly with maracyn |
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| you shouldnt mix medications. |
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| DAMMIT!
fuck i'm gonna kill this fish *cries*
how long do i have to wait before it's gone? |
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| well does yr tank have a filter? |
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| talk to someone at the pet store who knows what they are talking about. |
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| yeh i have the filter running...
oh i will talk to them... i'm freakin out |
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