LYNDYLOO Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ahhhhhha, yes I do remember Thank You for reminding me Sam Might have to add that thread to my Favourites I think Wish they would hurry up and Add the Gender Emoticons :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 No worries, I adjusted my signature just for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 WOW Thank You Sam, you are so thoughtful I hope you are going to leave your Signature like that now just for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've got my female betta in the hospital tank right now because she broke her ventrals trying to get under the driftwood and they wern't healing as fast as I'd like in the main tank. She's got 1 1/2 teaspoons in about 18L of water, she seems to be doing ok with that. I think adodge has recommended up to 1g/L in the past and a teaspoon is about 5.5g depending on how fine. what about acriflavine for finrot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yeah, I'll leave it. For now... He's still alive this morning, a bit grumpy but alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 id say def not finrot...the pik shows the top fin ripped id go with attacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 How is he today Sam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 yeah a ipdate would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 He's alive, not eating but swimming in his ltd. space. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 May take him a few days to perk back up again Sam :roll: I would do water changes everyday, adding some Salt, untill he is back to his normal self again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Added some salt this morning, more bits have fallen off his fins. Didn't think they'd stay on anyways but it's still sad. He used to have such lovely big fins and be so tough but now... He kinda looks like a sad PK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 They'll grow back if he's healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I hope so. I can't stick the bits back on can I? :lol: There a little bits of fin at the bottom of his container so I don't think it's fin rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 The kribs are now impossible to tell apart. The both have deep colouring, metallic gold on their dorsals and fat, red bellies. They're displaying to each other but keeping about 2cm away from ea other. Trouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I too have suffered the shock of finding my beautiful man in ruins! http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... CN1420.jpg Not quite as bad as that SamH but I was sure mine wasn't going to survive. I added salt initially (once) then did water changes daily for about 10 days - he took about 3 days to come right and hasn't looked back since. The finage has started growing back but it is very slow and looks almost transpearant. (I have no idea how to spell that word!) Hope he comes right for you also SamH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Is that before or after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Is that before or after? That pic is the damage - haven't taken an after pic yet - perhaps I'll do that 2moro... lights are off for the night now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I had a strange disease strike my kokopu last december. It seemed to burrow through one tail and the membranes just fell away leaving the fin rays exposed and tattered. Then it started attacking the rest of my fish in a similar manner. After a week or so four of the five were dead, most with little visible damage. Decided it was an internal infection that did them, possibly an aeronomas (sp?). The one fish that did survive took months before it was eating enough and not losing weight, and about seven months before its tiny piece of lost fin grew back. Reading over your posts I really hope it is not similar, especially looking at the pic and seeing how the rays are there but the membranes are gone. Just make sure you are totally pedantic about cross-contamination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Fin rot is often an oportunistic disease that comes after fin damage from another fish and needs to be treated with an antibiotic. Fungus can also arrive after that and needs to be treated with a fungicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I am still sticking with my opinion that it is indeed finrot. It is able to be cured as long as you treat it with strong enough meds. The damage will grow back but not be as good as it once was. The fins don't dissolve, they fray and fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I put him in another smaller container and biffed his 1 day old water, it was a yellowy colour and had bits of fin in it . Replaced the water in his container and he seems fine. Going to add some more rocksalt now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well if it isn't fin rot, you definitely have to keep an eye out that it doesn't develop! Sounds like he's doing good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Got rid of Kribs (Thanks Ghostknife! ) Here's what he's looking like: Does that look like healing to you too? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 he looks much tidier and happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 yeh. looks a bit better. the newer fins will initially have no colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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