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cichlids small Jaws
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posted 02-28-2004 12:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cichlids small Jaws     Edit/Delete Message
hey i was wondering if tatterd fins means fin rot on my silver dollers? thier is no agreation swords them becuse they are the only top dwellers in my tank. if it is fin rot should i treat with melafix? any other treat ments? that i could use? they just got over ich. also at a pet shop i noticed that thier silver dollers hade riped fins is this normal for fish to have like little terrors on their fins?? thanks alot

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t_chelle16
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posted 02-28-2004 01:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
If it's just simple tears in the fins, Melafix will do fine.

But if it is fin rot, you'll need a gram-negative antibiotic like Maracyn-two.

This is what fin rot looks like:

-Chelle

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cichlids small Jaws
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posted 02-28-2004 05:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cichlids small Jaws     Edit/Delete Message
alright just seems that i have to treat with melafix it dosnt look like that just like its torrn a bit

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