Is this Fin Rot?

Question

I just got a pink kissing gourami today from petsmart. I put him in my tank and noticed that his top fin and side fin were smaller than my other gourami. His eye is also kind of white and has like a cone shape gel looking thing on it. Could this be fin rot and if so what should I do? Do they make medacine for it?

Answer 1

I would treat with Maracyn + Maracyn 2, as it sounds like the beginnings of fin rot and an eye infection.  The combination will treat a wide range of infections very effectively.  Be sure you remove any acitvated carbon from the fitler during treatment and keep the lights out, as the minocycline in Maracyn 2 degrades with exposure to light.

Answer 2

I'm sorry if this sounds crude, but if you have had your fish for no longer than two weeks then you will be able to return the injured or diseased fish; but if you have had the fish past 2 weeks Petsmart will not longer be at fault for the death of a fish. So in that case the easiest way to treat the problem is by going to your local pet shop and buying an antibiotic medication, I recommend Rid-Ich+ by Kordan. FOLLOW the directions and your gourami will get better. I had the same issue, don't worry about it, just follow the directions

Answer 3

Ha! Your gourami is BADLY damaged and you need to take it back to the store and get a healthy fish! Its eye is burst and blind now. An infection will go straight thru the eye to the brain and kill it. Its fins are damaged too. I would recommend getting a different kind of fish if they are selling a gourami like that! Do not try to do anything with it except to RETURN it to the store for a different fish!