#Duraflake aquadine skin

If aquarium conditions are not good an infection can be caused from a simple injury to the fins/tail. Tail and fin rot appears to be a bacterial infection of the tail and/or fins and may be caused by generally poor conditions, bully, or fin nipping tankmates.

#Duraflake aquadine skin

Symptoms: Disintegrating fins that may be reduced to stumps, exposed fin rays, blood on edges of fins, reddened areas at base of fins, skin ulcers with gray or red margins, cloudy eyes. Minor injuries, if the water conditions are good, should just heal themselves. Also, depending on the fishвЂ™s tolerance to water conditions, keeping the fish in slightly acid water should speed recovery (pH 6.6). The injury should be touched with 2% Mercurochrome, which is supplied commercially. If the cause of the injury is obvious, it should be remedied. Sometimes there appears to be no explanation. Some times a bully fish is the culprit, or sharp decor. If the diet is changed on a regular basis and live foods offered occasionally this condition may never occur.Д®ven in the best of aquariums under the supervision of the most astute aquarists, injuries occur. But in stubborn cases try dried food that has been soaked in medicinal paraffin oil.

Usually, with a change of diet, the condition rights itself. Symptoms are loss of appetite and swelling of the body. Usually fish with more compressed bodies like angelfish and silver dollars. Some fish are more susceptible to constipation than others.