No Sick Fish : Treating Fish With Popeye, Fin Rot And Ich Medicine

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From the beginning we have been very avid lovers of the underwater world. Always striving to be the best, we continue to enhance our already outstanding product line in our state of the art facility. Our motto has always been “WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER”. With this thought process in mind we developed a solution that eliminated the hard work that is often accompanied with aquarium ownership.


Taking care of an aquarium requires keeping the conditions of the tank just right. Regardless of care however, sometimes fish will catch a disease. More often then not, the disease will be Fin Rot. This fish disease is most often seen in aquariums, though it can infect fish in the wild as well if the conditions are right. Lets take a look at what Fin Rot is, including ways you can identify the symptoms, find treatments, and future techniques you can use to prevent Fin Rot all together.


How Is It Caused? : Fin rot is caused by bacterial growth along the fins or body of the fish. A fungal infection could also be responsible for this disease. If not treated immediately, this disease will eventually lead to the death of your fish.

Fin Rot Symptoms : There are many ways to tell if your fish have the symptoms associated with fin rot. Check the fin edges on the fish and see if they have turned black or brown. In addition, look to see if the fins have frayed at all. Bacterial growth can lead to this. Check the base of the fins as well.

Fin Rot Treatment : The easiest thing you can do to treating fin rot is to change the water. This removes a lot of the bacteria and fungal growth from the water. Using approximately 1 tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons of water is another way to help purify the water and destroy the bacteria/fungus, but may cause harm to your fish.

How Can I Prevent Fin Rot? : The best way to prevent fin rot is to keep your water clean and make sure it is good quality. After that, ensuring constant water temperate is a great way to stave off the disease. Finally, be careful about the amount of food you are feeding your fish. Over feeding can help the bacteria grow. Good luck in protecting your fish!

Marine ich is a common parasite that affects saltwater fish. It has 4 common stages or forms and all 4 can exist within your tank at any time once it has been affected. The only way of treating marine ich is to treat your tank once it has been infected. Treating fish with ich is a process and where you have to be deliberate with each step. Treatment takes time, but it is possible to rid your tank of the disease.



Traditional Ich Treatment : Before you can begin treating your tank, it is important to catch and quarantine all of your fish in a separate tank. You can then add a marine ich treatment solution to the quarantined tank for the fish. The treatment solution will work to lower the salinity level. It will take about one week for the parasite on the fish to approach the stage where it must fall off.

Treating Marine Ich In The Tank : Treating ich is not simply about treating the fish. You must also treat the tank that was infected by this parasite. This process is much easier than the process of treating the infected fish. Since there are no longer any fish in the infected tank, the marine ich parasite can’t attach to any fish.

Best Marine Ich Treatment : A better solution is using Reef Safe Ich Treatment produced by No Sick Fish, which can be applied directly into the tank. Our fish medication will not have any side effects on any marine life in your tank. Of course it also works for fresh water tanks.

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