Fin rot medicine suggestions

[iwanttostayanonymous 92074]

Hello, one of my guppies has developed fin rot. I’ve been trying to treat him in the past couple of days and it’s only getting worse. I’ve been using API Melafix which has worked well in the past when my guppies got fin rot or split their tail but it’s not working quick enough to help my guppy. If anyone has any recommendations for a fin rot medication it would be greatly appreciated.

[Root]

What is the state of the other fish in the aquarium? Everyone doing ok? Swimming around and eating? Is it just this guppy?

[iwanttostayanonymous 92074]

On 8/15/2023 at 1:21 PM, Root said:

What is the state of the other fish in the aquarium? Everyone doing ok? Swimming around and eating? Is it just this guppy?

Everyone in the tank is happy and healthy except the guppy.

[Colu]

Most case of fin rot are caused by gram negative bacteria so the most effective treatments are kanaplex or maracyn2 or you can  treat with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for upto 2 weeks 

[Ninjoma]

I've had success with Maracyn, Maracyn 2 and API fin and body cure. I know that most fin rot cases are caused by gram negative bacteria, so it makes the most logical sense to use an antibiotic like maracyn 2 (this is also what Fritz recommended when I contact them). However, aquarium coop recommends Maracyn and it seems to work in my experience, so that is my go to (even though it makes NO logical sense).

This article may help for reference https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/fin-rot

[nabokovfan87]

The common two are going to be salt+catappa leaves in addition to either kanaplex or neoplex.

As mentioned above maracyn2 two is also an option, but I tend to hear (and have used kanaplex) the seachem stuff often recommended.

[iwanttostayanonymous 92074]

Update: I ended up buying kanaplex off of Amazon and it helped stop the fin from getting worse. I also added some aquarium salt. Sadly it took a few days for the kanaplex to arrive so his fin looks really bad right now.

I’m sorry that the image quality is bad I had to take this with my front camera and play around with the tanks lighting so you can actually see the fish.