Fin rot treatment

[vaygirl]

I treated Whiskey with Maracyn plus for fin rot on his dorsal and anal fin. Tomorrow is the last dose of three. It seems a little better but it's not gone completely. He still has a couple of bloody spots on the tips and his dorsal is almost completely transparent except for the rays. Should I give him one more course?

His water is fine. I tested today and it's 0,0,5 which is what it usually is. I change 20% once or twice in a week and his tank is cycled and filtered.

[dramaqueen]

I would wait a few days and treat him again if he isn't showing any improvement.

[vaygirl]

Okay, thanks Drama. :)

[dramaqueen]

You're welcome! :)

[vaygirl]

It doesn't look much better today. The tissue isn't gone it's just so clear you almost can't see it. I took a couple of pics so that I can compare them rather then rely on my eyes, which trick me. Tested his water again (0,0,5) yesterday and did a small change (20%).

I tried aquarium salt originally when they looked like they were growing transparent and the next day the blood spots showed up. I dissolved the salt first so I'm sure I didn't burn him. I'm kinda at a loss. He's been like this for two weeks now. (Oh and his yellow water is from driftwood, it's not dirty. :D)

I upped the saturation on this one so you can see the blood better and you can see how transparent his dorsal is compared to the rest of his fins.

[vaygirl]

I was looking at older pictures of him and his dorsal doesn't look any more transparent then it did when I got him but it's really hard to know for sure. To be on the safe side, is there anything else that presents as bloody streaks in the fins? I know, I'm kinda over-stressing over this but I'm not sure what's wrong with him. Lol.

Here's an old pic



Here's one taken tonight. I need fresh eyes to tell me if he's lost finnage.

[vaygirl]

This morning the blood streaks in his anal fin look bigger/longer. I started him back on Maracyn Plus.

[dramaqueen]

The only thing I can think of that causes bloody streaks is septicemia.

[vaygirl]

So I might need Maracyn 2 in that case? I'll finish this run of Maracyn plus and see what happens. Last time I left the carbon in because the bottle said to maintain normal filtration. This time I ripped the blue pad off the carbon and I'm just using the pad. He's not showing any other signs of illness. He's active, he's eating and his scales look fine.

[dramaqueen]

I just read a little bit about septicemia in a book that I have and listlessness, swelling and popeye are some of the symptoms.