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For the past two weeks I've been using Melafix at full dose without any success. The fin rot has now spread to another 3 Tiger Barbs and my Flagtail Prochilodus is infected. Oddly enough, not a single Loach in the tank is showing any sings (including my Kribensis pair). I have noticed however, the e...

Are you sure it's fin rot? Tiger barbs, in small pack and small space, can destroy each other's fins. Regardless, Melafix will help the healing even if this is the case. Exactly my first thoughts however the pectoral fins appear to also be damaged (freyed) and shortened in length. The edges of the ...

Hi there, first some background info, I live in Western Australia and have just gone into the fishkeeping hobby last year. I have bought a 60 G (228L) tank and I'm planning to upgrade to a 260G (987L) tank within the next couple of months. At the moment, the aquarium is heavily stocked and I'm assum...