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Thread: tread like worm? on the fins. how to cure, remove???

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    tread like worm? on the fins. how to cure, remove???

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    there is this tread like worm(not too sure wat is it) on the fins of my balloon ram. the length is 1-3mm white in color, visible to the eye. it stick to the fins, tails, it is not hangin.

    how to get rid of it???

    can salt help? if i dose salt 1tbsp/20litres for two weeks will it affect my planted tank??

    should i just buy medication and dose it into my planted tank?
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    http://www.aquasite.com/knowledge/disease/disease.shtml

    GO there, this is an on-line diagnosis. maybe can help. comes with other tools too...
    Baby Steel!

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    had these little fellas one of my Altum once.

    tried everything (formalin, coppersafe...etc) but to no avail !!!

    finally after one month of medication, i decided to do a little operation. cut up the fins and scales to pull this worms out of the body and fins.

    that was more then 6 weeks ago and so far so good.
    no more worms (touch wood) and the fish is still alive and thriving.
    06Jan2009, 1035hrs - My Oldest Friend has passed on............

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    guess it's fin rot..

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    mervin, u are rite!
    i also try everything and in the end i remove it manually.
    there is this guy told me this worm is from bird shit.
    just wonder how it get there.
    anyway problem solve liao, thanks everybody

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    glad that all is okay !!!
    06Jan2009, 1035hrs - My Oldest Friend has passed on............

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    i had them once on my cardinals and emperors
    was quite perturbed
    in the end i dosed with salt + coppersafe at ard 3~4tbsp salt per 5gallon
    went away quite quickly

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