Dooper

So the tails and upper fins on 3 of my 6 neon tetras are slowly eroding, and have a jagged look to them. Done some research, and it looks like fin rot. Now my nitrite levels have been around 0.1-0.3 and I am doing daily water changes of 15-20% water with Seacham Prime. Now I dont have a quarantine tank, so can I treat the fin rot in the tank im currently using, and if so, how do I go about it. I also dont overfeed the fish, 1 small feed a day. Please help!

agabr123

do you have ammonia and nitrate readings? what else is in the tank?

if it's fin rot, jungle buddies tabs have worked extremely well for me. so far they haven't messed up any of my cycles, so they should be okay to use in your main tank.

can you post a picture?

Lucy

Are you sure it's fin rot and not nips? Neons are known for nipping and can do some damage to each other's tails.
Before putting meds in the tank you might want to try switching around the decorations, keeping the water pristine to prevent infection....upping your water changes to 50% until your tank finishes cycling.

If it is fin rot, it's best to treat the effected fish in QT so you're not exposing healthy fish to unnecessary medications. There are several different meds that will work. Fungus Eliminator or Maracyn plus Maracyn-Two.

Good luck, I hope they feel better.

Dooper

no ammonia, nitrite aroind 0.1-0.3 and nitrate reading around 5

and its just the neons in the tank

Lucy

If you could up date your aquarium info, it would be helpful. It found under My Settings at the top, left.

Dooper

updated

Lucy

Keep up with the daily changes, good water goes a long way in healing frayed fins.

Dooper

should I be adding Prime to the aquarium water as well? Or just add it to the new water I am adding during the partial water changes

Lucy

Add it to the new water. It'll detox the ammonia and nitrite for 24 hours between changes.

jdhef

With the fin problems, you may want to use Stress Coat+ instead of Prime, since the Stress Coat+ contains Aloe Vera, which is good for their fins.

Dooper

I cant seem to find anyone that carries Stress Coat Plus, unless its in like a 2 litre jug. Any suggestions?

I can find the Stress Coat easily, it has the aloe Vera in it....but nothing on the stress coat plus

Lucy

Stress Coat with Aloe is great for nipped fins, but it doesn't detox like SC+

Dooper

the issue is I cant seem to find SC + anywhere, not even in the online stores

AlyeskaGirl

Yeah, Stress Coat is great for healing fins. I have a bottle of Stress Coat but it doesn't have the + sign but it says "Detoxifies ammonia in tap water, pluse removes 33% more chlorine and 135% more chloramines than original Stress Coat." I use the pump bottle.

Dooper

so what would you guys recommend, using the prime and the stress coat, or just the stress coat, or just the prime?

Lucy

I think I'd go with the Prime alone and not mix the two.

Dooper

and jsut let the water changes heal their fins

Lucy

Clean water will go a long way to helping fins heal and prevent infection. But as posted above, if it's a bad case, medicating might be necessary.