Din Rot

[Slipstream]

Whats the easiest and fastest way to get rid of it?.. Thanx

[Melody]

Depends on if its coming from something internal or if its just finrot, but the best start is clean water and aquarium salt if the fish are tolerant of it. Melafix can't hurt.

[Slipstream]

OOPS.. just realized i spelt it wrong.. LOL.. Well, i did a 35% water change last week, but it hasnt helped, and i got no money ATM to buy anything, so i was hoping there was something i could do that doesnt cost me money.

[Slipstream]

Oh, and i got sea salt mix for my Salt water aquarium.. would that work for the salt?.. and if so, how much and how do i know if my fish are tolerant of it?..

Thanx

[blainep]

Sea salt works fine. Mix at 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons.

Most fish are tolerant of that level of salt, the only ones that may be stressed by it are loaches and catfish.

Use a jar or something similar to mix the salt with tankwater. Mix 2 or 3 spoonfuls at a time and gently pour the salt mix into the water.
Do this over a few hours to bring up the salt content of the water.
As you do this, watch the fish. If they seem to be stressed by it, then do a large water change to get the salt out.

I've used this without any visible harm to my catfish or loaches a few times. This shouldn't hurt most plants either.