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	Is this fin rot?
Soidfuf Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 52 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Aug-2006	Is this fin rot or fin nipping? Cichlid Album More information at the link above.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 16:55
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I can't see the caudal fin image well enough, but the pectoral looks like it has been bitten. Do you have any fish you suspect might have fought with the Dempsey? You might want to add an antiseptic to help prevent the fins from getting infected. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 16-Sep-2006 17:17
Soidfuf Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 52 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Aug-2006	You can click on the pictures to enlarge them. I'll try to get another picture of his caudal fin. In the picture you can see the white, almost a stripe, on his caudal fin, the other Dempsey of the same size has some slit in his fins but none have the white area around them. The slits in the fins are from another Dempsey who inhabited the tank before I introduced two new Dempseys. Initially the larger Dempsey was very territorial but has become much more lenient or lazy.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 17:39
Soidfuf Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 52 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Aug-2006	I have updated the link and website to include other pictures of the caudal fin.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 18:19
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I'd say that the tail was bitten or torn. The fin rot I've seen pictures of is not limited to one or two fin rays, but spreads farther. The deep splits look like physical damage from another fish or impact with a hard object. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 16-Sep-2006 19:57
Soidfuf Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 52 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Aug-2006	Okay, thanks.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 20:29
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Actually, it looks to me like a wound that has become infected. The area around the tears is inflamed and discolored, which doesn't happen with injuries alone. In my opinion, it would be best to treat the fish (I think Maracyn gets rid of fin rot?). I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 16-Sep-2006 22:15


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