2025年3月5日 · Fin rot is a common disease that can affect all freshwater fish species. As its name would suggest, this disease targets the fins and tail of your fish. It’s most often associated with fish that have long flowy fins, such as Fancy Goldfish (other types too) and Betta fish. However, the disease does not discriminate.

What do you do if your fish’s fins and tail are looking ragged or discolored? It may be a bacterial disease called fin rot. This illness is simple enough to treat but can lead to other serious complications if left unchecked, so follow our five easy steps for curing fin rot. How Do I Know If My Fish Has Fin Rot?

2025年3月18日 · Fin rot is a common bacterial disease that can affect fish—especially long-finned fish like Bettas and goldfish. While fin rot can be dangerous for fish, it can often be treated, especially if you act quickly.

2023年6月30日 · Fin Rot, also known as Tail Rot, can be a nightmare for any aquarium hobbyist. This commonly occurring disease can inflict any species of fish, bringing considerable harm to your beloved underwater friends.

2015年8月19日 · Fish with fin rot have jagged and gradually receding fins. It usually occurs on the tail but it can affect the dorsal, pectoral, anal and pelvic fins as well. It can also coexist with other health conditions such as dropsy. If not treated as soon as possible, the fish may die due to bacterial infection and have impaired mobility and balance.

2024年7月25日 · Fin rot can affect any type of aquarium fish, both freshwater and saltwater. While all species of fish are susceptible, fin rot is easiest to spot on fish with long, flowing fins, such as betta fish, angelfish, and many fancy goldfish.

Fin rot is the phenomenon where the fins of a fish gradually decay and are eventually destroyed. Typically, fin rot is either a symptom of a disease, oftentimes a bacterial or fungal infection, but it can also sometimes be a disease by itself.

2022年4月24日 · Fin rot is a common and distressing condition that afflicts many species of fish, both in the wild and in aquariums. It manifests as the gradual deterioration of the delicate fins and tails, leading to fraying, shredding, or even complete loss.

Fin rot is a disease in both salt and freshwater fish, where a weakened immune system allows bacteria to attack the fish and damage its fins, resulting in color changes, deterioration, and eventual loss of the fins.

2023年11月24日 · Fin rot, in general terms, is an active infection involving the fins that, as it progresses, can cause the fins to “rot” away. The most common cause of fin rot is trauma to the fish that disrupts their slime coat and external tissues leading to bacterial infections. These infections can have even secondarily fungal infections.