FIN ROT? CLEAN UP YOUR DIRTY TANK.

Father Fish teaches the best way to clean up your dirty tank and keep it clean naturally.

[Jstroman]

A mandatory listen for anyone in the hobby.

[hayleyalexander]

Amazing father fish, I commented on one of your betta videos that my fish have fin rot. This is so helpful. Been following you for ages, your knowledge is quality, I enjoy fishkeeping because you make it uncomplicated ❤

[tomi.d]

I so appreciate your videos, everything you discuss is what I learned from the mentors I met in my first fish club 30 years ago. Most were WWII vets who kept fish rooms on shoestring budgets. It's interesting to sit back and watch the aquarium trends come and go, only to have them cycle around again. We forget that the Victorians created dirted tanks and developed the concept of the balanced aquarium. Thanks for keeping this knowledge alive and available in a way I haven't seen on any other channel. You're fabulous.

[BushWackingHomestead]

I have a well established tank and only feed my fish once a week and very little at that, I know my tank can supply what my fish need to survive.. so next time if I ever decided going on a two week vacation I can without ever feeding or ever needing someone on a daily basis to keep an eye on them for me.

[mikeg]

Passing on knowledge and wisdom. This is the best use of technology. Thank you

[wildbill]

I had a 30 gallon long tank..
Years ago...gravel bottom...no plants..and two one and half inche fancy goldfish...one got fin rot...it was horrible...
Thanks Father Fish for your knowledge....now i have beautiful natural eco system Father Fish tanks...i am happy so are my fish...

[elizabethG]

I tried to rescue my son's Betta when I discovered one day that his tail was gone. I hadn't been down there for a while, but my son was feeding his fish, but this time he was away so I was feeding. I took the Betta out of his tank, set up a plastic container as a hospital tank until I could get a new tank to put him in. I then started treating him with salt, and followed that regime for a week, and I thought I had made progress when I thought it was his tail growing back, but it wasn't. I then resorted to the Maracyn 2 medication, and followed that regime for another week, but when I looked, he had lost more of his flesh. I knew then that there was no hope of saving him. So I ended up euthanizing him, his name was Shadow, and I cried for days over him. Sickened me. When my son got home, I told him to get his tank cleaned up or get out of the hobby. He has been doing much better with his water changes etc, but the Tetras that were in with Shadow in my son's tank, are tail nippers, and I believe that is how it all began, and because the tank wasn't being taken care of properly, that is when Shadow got sick with the fin/skin rot.

[chalupanotomatoes]

Love that beautiful tank in the back! Will work on my discipline, I give in too easily.

[wallycheladyn]

My neon tetras have developed some white colouration on their fins and one of them clearly has a lump of fungus on his face. The water parameters are good, and the water itself smells fresh. But I think this issue started when one of my kids dumped a container of food into the aquarium. I thought I did a good job of cleaning up the issue, but maybe not. The other tank inhabitants all seem very healthy (harlequin rasboras, chili rasboras, minows, hillstream loach, shrimp, snails). Are neon tetras just more prone to fungal infections? The aquarium is full of plants, and I introduce leaf litter in the fall.

[Peter]

I don't like the thought of not feeding my fish but it makes sense that the tank is self-sufficient there isn't anyone in nature putting in flakes and pellet . I have gravel and I know I overfeed because just the looks on their faces I got to change my ways. Question Father fish instead of sand what other substrate would you recommend

[wendyish]

Father Fish I have 2 inches of gravel in my 90 gallon goldfish tank . Do I add the sand on top of the gravel ?? And how much pls ? Do I wash the sand first ? What type of sand ? And do I need to siphon the sand weekly ? I do not have any plants, just rocks and pieces of cholla wood . Pls advise as 2 of my fish have ragged tail fins with red streaks . No ammonia or nitrite . Do I feed once a week ?? Sorry about the lengthy questions, but yours is the only opinion I truly value .. thank you .

[rozzer]

1 Month no food then feeding once a week. That is a bold order

[TCgirl]

If there’s no bacteria in the hospital tank, then I will be needing to use Prime to keep the fish safe right? And if it’s all brand new uncycled water, don’t I have to worry about the pH? Also, will I be putting aquarium salt in the hospital tank? Please help me my betta has finally rot. 😢

[krystled]

Hey Father Fish! For salt baths at 1 Tbsp per quart for Fin Rot, is it better to use Epsom salt or regular aquarium salt?

[oliviafranklin]

What kind of topical thing would be applied? I bought a Betta and it had fin rot.

[honourwest]

What recommendation would you make for the topical medication?

[MindestensDreiZeichen.]

What does a carnivorous fish like a Betta eat in a tank without tank mates? I believe you, I just want to understand it better.

[laurag]

What medication do u put directly on fish? How long do u keep it out of water? Doesn't if "WASH" off when u put it back into water?

[r.syawesh]

Not feeding the fish for a full month isnt that going to kill the fish ?

[ckdesign]

What about nitrites and ammonia in the hospital tank? I had to treat columnaris worms on some guppies I bought, I moved sponge filters and a hang-on back from an established tank. I ended up having high nitrites, every time I tested ammonia the levels were zero (used two different kits from different companies with reference fluid). I ended up having to do 100% water changes every day for three weeks. The fish are yellow guppies but they were pale and showing signs of nitrite poisoning. I added salt, 1tps per 5 gallons, and slowly increased to 3tps/5 but it didn't seam to help. I feed the fish once a week for two weeks, lost a few, not sure if it was from nitrites or nutrient deficiencies from the worms. The guppies are on week 5 with next week being their last treatment and I am still fighting nitrites. its not as bad but hasn't ever been zero.