One of my buddies has a goldfish that has fin rot. I was visiting him today and I noticed the signs because of reading one of the books suggested to me by one of you guys (thanks again)

He has the fish in a seperate tank right now and is wondering what he needs to do.
I am not 100% sure, so if you guys could help it would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,
Brandon

1. Fish being stressed or in poor condition for some reason, e.g. rough handling, fighting, overcrowding, poor water quality, incorrect water quality, very low temperatures (below 50F).

2. Secondary infection following physical injury such as nipping by other fish or wounds from tank decor, or following a parasitical infection.

Treatment:IRemove affected fish to hospital tank if possible. Use a broad-spectrum antibiotic or antibacterial medication (e.g. Maracyn and Maracyn 2 or Kanacyn in US, Myxazin in UK). A .3% salt solution may cure mild cases. Perfect water quality is essential for fish to recover. Healing fin tissue can be aided by using Melafix.

Precautions: Finrot can usually be prevented by correct care of fish, e.g. maintaining good water quality and correct stocking levels, not keeping 'nippy' fish with goldfish. Antibiotic medications affect the cycle so monitoring water quality during treatment is essential.

I hope this helps your friend's fish.

Excellent.
I will pick up the stuff for him since I am going to pick up my 20 gallon tank tomorrow and will be near a PetCo.

Thanks so much.

You are very welcome. BTW, I got this info off the homepage of KoKo's. If you look there, you will see a link called GF Diseases. There, you can find the symptoms and treatments of many GF diseases; also pics.