suspect tail rot ,help!!!

[emanresu]

My rtg is about 12" his tail seem to have some kind of tail rot (a sawtooth liked

shape at the edge of the tail).It has been like that for 2 months now. I tried

melafix but it won't fixed the problem.could anyone in the forum give me some

advices .thank you all.


psh=7 ; gh=120ppm;kh=70ppm;nh3=0;no2=0;no3=0.

 

[Yuppa]

ahh yes i have seen this before.. check your water paramaters, add some salt.. hows its appetite? what are you feeding.. perhaps it needs some variation as well..

 

[m_class2g]

i would say check your filtraiton system if they need some cleaning. what i would do is change water, add some salt, raise the temp up a little bit. check filters if they need maintenance. i usually dont add any meds to my tank unless i really really have to. my advise to anyone who has a problem is simply water change. doesnt matter what is wrong, the usual procedure is water change, add salt and raise temp. cant stress this enough.

 

[emanresu]

thanks for advices

hello all,thanks for your advices.my rtg is eating well .i feed it with pellets(Hikari) and

shrimps occasionally. As for salt, how much salt/gal do i put in the water ? how long do i use salt

for? Is this just a temporary thing ? by the way i use over head w/d filter and i do maintenance it

on regular basis.weekly w/c of 20% .As for supplement ,do i need any vitamins ? if i do could

you give me the names.


thanks you all for valuables advices and have a great long weekend

 

[Yuppa]

salt, 1 tblsp per 5 gallon bucket.. not sure on vitamins