I have bad news, I think Rio is dying. He had fin rot in July and it went away because we put medicine in the water. It worked very well. He has it agian, and this time it isn't going away. We've tried three kinds of medications and I have no clue what is wrong. It just isn't going away. He's also been acting strange. Not eating for a week, and then the next week he's eating like a pig. I've clean his tank 3 times in the last week because he doesn't eat the food and the water is just getting dirtier and dirtier. I've almost had him a whole year since we "rescued" him from Petco, and I thought he was pass the danger point a long time ago. I don't want to loose Rio now. Anyone know what could be wrong?
UPDATE: Rio is definately getting better. His fins were very jagged on the edges and now they are beautifully straight. It even seems his scales are more shimmery. We had a little trouble getting him to eat the medicine, but he eventually did. I'm very happy with his progress. I even took pics of his "Stages" as you would call it and I see much improvement. Like the advice given I am continuing with the 100% water changes. I didn't find that freshwater salt in PETCO though, so I don't know if that would help very much.
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