JoeHemey
02-06-2003, 1:13 PM
i have two calico fantails and the ones tail has a chunk missing out of it its like a big U could this be fin rot or what help!!!
Hi Joe, first of all I need to know some things.
Size of the tank, how many fish in it, how long the tank has been up for, PH, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates.
Knowing these things can help diagnose problems.
Avoxo
pinballqueen
02-06-2003, 5:34 PM
Joe,
Does its tail have any abnormal white edges or bloody streaks, or is it fuzzy or slimy-looking at all? Usually, fin rot has at least one of these symptoms in addition to missing chunks. Fantails and other fancies are prone to tail fungus (I think it's actually a bacterial infection that just looks like a fungus, but who's counting?...), so it is quite possible.
What size is the "u-shape"? Wouldn't be the size of the other fish's mouth, by any chance? This is another possibility...
In either case, melafix is a good thing for this sort of injury/disease. Add the recommended amount to your tank, and it will keep down infection, as well as soothe the injured area. If you have identified it as fungus (another good benchmark is that the missing area gets bigger every time you look in the tank...), adding salt would be the next action I would take. You have a 10 gallon, right? put 2 big tablespoons full of aquarium salt in. Hopefully you've caught it quickly enough to not have to put too much medication in the tank.
If it turns out to not be tail rot, the melafix and salt won't hurt your fish, so don't worry about it.
JoeHemey
02-09-2003, 1:29 PM
ok my tanks specs are now up AVOXO so check em out....
pinball there is no abnormal white edges or bloody streaks even though the tail is white.....no fuzz or slime at all the shape is as big as this ))) that exact size