Comments on: How do I treat Fin Rot or Tail Rot? – Water Garden Q & A http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:41:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-153 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:49:49 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-153 Janice,

I would agree that you are beginning to have too many fish in a small 110 gallon pond. You will be okay as long as your filter is capable of handling that kind of fish load. Overcrowding a pond with fish can cause fish stress which can lead to the fish becoming more susceptible to disease. So please keep that in mind.

As for adding the fish that may have a possibility of having fin and tail rot, I would not recommend it. I would keep it isolated and keep treat it as you are before adding it.

Keep an eye on it to see if the discoloration on the fin/tail gets worse. The discoloration is usually the first sign of fin/tail rot.

]]> By: Janice http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-151 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:35:06 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-151 Actually I need to add that the sick looking on is “calico” and I’m not positive it’s fin/tail rot – it might just be that his fins and tail are supposed to be funky looking… The actual tissue seems well shaped just colored like fin/tail rot would be in a normal goldfish.

]]> By: Janice http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-150 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:33:47 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-150 I have a 110 gallon outside pond with 5 large (7 year old 6-8 inch) fish. All seems well but the kids won 5 small fish at the fair and one of those has fin/tail rot. Is it safe to add them all to the pond (I actually put the first batch of healthy ones (3) in the pond, the other 2 are in isolation)? Is this too many goldfish for 110 gallons? I have treated the sick guy with melaluca 1x day for 7 days and done some water changes.

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-96 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:37:21 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-96 The major cause of fin rot is the poor water conditions. If the water conditions continue to be poor, then the fish’s stress level can increase and this wears on the fish’s immune system making them more susceptible to getting fish rot or other diseases.

Think of it being outside is bad weather conditions, the same thing will happen to your body causing you to be more susceptible to sickness.

Hopefully this helps.

]]> By: Backyard Pond http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-94 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:33:26 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-94 Is fin rot a contagious disease among fish? I only have one shumbin with fin rot and my pond is not overcrowded.

]]> By: The Goldfish Guy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-82 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:01:25 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-82 Great article on ” How To Treat Fin and Tail Rot On Goldfish “!

The good news with fin and tail rot is that it’s easily treatable. I agree, the one I like to use when treating this is Melafix, as it’s an all natural medication that will not affect the biological filter. Kind of smells like cough syrup or black licorice and when added to your pond or aquarium it will foam up the water which is completely natural. Same goes for the salt as mentioned, very safe to use and does not stress the fish out more like some medications do and can treat most diseases. It can also kill ich when water is heated up to 82 degrees farenheit as ich cannot live in this temperature and they die. Just need to make sure water is heavily aerated so fish have plenty of oxygen.

Great blog! You have a wealth of information here that all pond owners and fish owners will learn a lot. Keep up the great work!

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyle
The Goldfish Guy

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-21 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:41:08 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-21 Great question. I know using non-iodized salt is highly preferred over iodized salt. They say that long-term exposure to iodine is toxic for fish. Now I know the salt used in water softeners does not contain iodized salt but I have read that they are concerns with using it. They say that the anti-caking agent, when exposed to sunlight, can generate hydrogen cyanide, which is very toxic to fish. Now I personally have not done testing to prove that this is or is not the case, but my suggestion is to use a pond salt that is specifically designed for fish and I wouldn’t chance the possibility of harming your fish.

]]> By: guy maikels http://blog.thepondguy.com/2008/06/24/how-do-i-treat-fin-rot-or-tail-rot-water-garden-q-a-week-of-may-23rd/#comment-20 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:42:50 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-20 Is it true you can use the non clumping salt used in water softeners, in place of pond salt? Someone told me this, I figured I would ask the expert.

Thanks, Guy M

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