cryancondor Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hi there, My blue fantail, below, has had a fin condition for the past couple of months - can someone please give me some ideas on what it is and how to sort it out? I have given her 2x 7 day treatments with Pimafix (2.5ml per 20L) and Melafix (2.5ml per 20L) combination but it doesn't seem to be clearing it. Should I be treating her for longer? I also have Wunder tonic but have not used it on her. I was also hoping someone would be able to view the white growth on my Lionshead (below)and tell me if it's normal. I believe they are related to Orandas and this could be normal. Also, can someone tell me how to show images in a post! Thanks a lot!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/85201186@N ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/85201186@N ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/85201186@N ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/85201186@N ... hotostream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 They have a fungal infection on their fins. Treat with anti-fungal med. I suspect lionhead is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Thanks a lot. Should I continue with pima/mela combination @ recommended dosage for a 7 days? Or should I try Wunder Tonic as the mela/pima combination hasn't been successful? Or, can you recommend an alternative treatment? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Sorry but I rarely use any meds at all so can't advise. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Also, can someone tell me how to show images in a post! voila viewtopic.php?f=10&t=38081 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Does anyone know if wunder tonic is an effective treatment or is there something better? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Wundertonic is good, but if it is a fungus infection the I would look more seriously at your water quality, pimafix should have dealt with the fungal infection easily. if the water quality is up, the fishes immune system would have dealt with it. if you have a quarantine tank I would use it with a salt treatment. (approx 1g salt per Liter), what are the fish living in atm, what are the water params, it is possible that by using a broad spectrum antibiotic such as melafix you may have killed of many of the benficial bacteria in you system causing the water quality to fall even further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 It is always hard to diagnose from pictures. Fungal infections are normally opertunistic and will arise after injury or bacterial infection so you could be dealing with more than one problem. Saddleback (mouth fungus) can also look like fungus. I would treat with wunder tonic or furan 2 as it will treat a range of problems. Treat the whole tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hi Alan and F15hguy, Thank you for your responses. I have 9 fairly large fish (comets, blue fantail, calico fantail, white fantail, Lionshead, oranda shubunkn) in a 700L pond in CHCH. I have never had an issue with water quality (over last 2 years) but I have to admit that I stopped checking as it has always been perfect (I do a water change fairly often and have an excellent filtration system). My bluey is the only one who has been affected so I don't think it is related to poor water quality but I will get the water tested tomorrow and let you know the parameters. F15hguy - I treated bluey in a quarantine tank so melafix hasn't been near the main filter. Again, thanks for your time, I'll post tomorrow the water paras and will treat the whole tank with wunder tonic. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 So, I had the water tested the other day and it's perfect. ph = 7, ammonia = 0, nitrates and nitrites = 0. I've put her in a quarantine tank and have treated with Wunder Tonic. Fingers crossed this clears it up. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Is your tank heavily planted? Unusual to have 0 nitrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Not heavily planted. I have a water iris and lily which have been pretty quiet over winter. The pond is pretty large for 9 fish and it's been topped up a lot recently - my waterfall has a slow leak which prompts me to regularly add fresh water - ingenious, I know! And we've had a lot of rain recently... Perhaps that explains it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Winter time water temperature drops and fish stop feeding so much less waste being produced. Nitrates are only removed by water changes, microbes, and plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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