finrot will soon start eating into the flesh and thats when there is a really big problem. my two plecos got finfot and all i had to do was:
1.get some methlene blue(from lfs)
2.get some cotton buds.
3.get a bowl.
4.catch the fish in a net.
5.put the fish in the bowl whilst still in the net.(dip the net in the bowl.)
6. dip the cotton buds end in the water then in the methylene blue.(sometimes i dont dip it in the water)(dilutes too much)
7.take the net out (with the fish in it)(raise it)
8.then apply methylene blue to the fin.(via the cotton bud)
9.dip the fish in the bowl after a second of drying.
10.some methylene blue will come off.
11.put the fish back in the tank.
methylene blue stains. and i would reccomend it for wounds on the fishes side or head too. try not to put on gills though. it will say on the box- can also be used as an undilute antiseptic.
hope ive helped. strong doses in the tank should NOT i repeat NOT!!! be done.also try not to keep the fish in the bowl too long(once the methylene blue starts to come off). the meth could be too strong as the bowl is small.
it is best to treat early and to repeat this method every 3-4 days. until full health (and fin) are restored.
it has worked all times i tried it this way.
i did once try to treat them for finrot in the normal solution and it did not work so the method above has to be used for finrot and wounds and maybe even fungus...
methylene blue works wonders.
1.get some methlene blue(from lfs)
2.get some cotton buds.
3.get a bowl.
4.catch the fish in a net.
5.put the fish in the bowl whilst still in the net.(dip the net in the bowl.)
6. dip the cotton buds end in the water then in the methylene blue.(sometimes i dont dip it in the water)(dilutes too much)
7.take the net out (with the fish in it)(raise it)
8.then apply methylene blue to the fin.(via the cotton bud)
9.dip the fish in the bowl after a second of drying.
10.some methylene blue will come off.
11.put the fish back in the tank.
methylene blue stains. and i would reccomend it for wounds on the fishes side or head too. try not to put on gills though. it will say on the box- can also be used as an undilute antiseptic.
hope ive helped. strong doses in the tank should NOT i repeat NOT!!! be done.also try not to keep the fish in the bowl too long(once the methylene blue starts to come off). the meth could be too strong as the bowl is small.
it is best to treat early and to repeat this method every 3-4 days. until full health (and fin) are restored.
it has worked all times i tried it this way.
i did once try to treat them for finrot in the normal solution and it did not work so the method above has to be used for finrot and wounds and maybe even fungus...
methylene blue works wonders.
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