Need help with treating fin rot

[tu1005]

Hi all, I have a 55 gallon with the Fluval canister filter, live plants and 6 discus in varying sizes (3" to 6"). All of them have fin rot in varying degrees of severity. I tried the Mardel Maracyn 2 in the main aquarium but with not much success. During the treatment kept the carbon in the filter in as per instructions the carbon does not affect the medication when 6+ days old. I have also done a 100% water change before that. Unfortunately that did not work either.

Unfortunately I cannot get all the discus out in a sick tank. Appreciate any suggestions to treat the discus while keeping them in the main tank. It is really depressing to see them loose their fins slowly :(

Tks !
Prabir

[DiscusLoverJeff]

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[PsyXe]

Something to try and it won't harm - can you buy Rooibos tea where you are? It might be called Redbush. Health shops might have it. Make sure it's not normal tea with caffeine! If you put a couple of bags in the water it might help with fin rot. I know a lot of people who swear by it, but I would usually use it as a first resort before trying any serious medications, maybe the fact that Maracyn didn't work means that it's too severe for the Rooibos to work. Keep doing large water changes too.

[lipadj46]

If its something that's not healing then you either need cleaner water or need to trim them with scissors

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