Is This Fin Rot?

[Elton]

I found this fish in my pond the other day.

 

It was the same both sides - each fin completely affected in this way.

 

I didn't take the risk and knocked it on the head. It's the first fish I've had die on me in years now

 

Is it 'standard' fin rot? I'm keeping an eye on the others and haven't noticed any more.

 

[Steve Walker]

I don't like the look of that, to be honest. Maybe I've not seen a case of fin rot so advanced, but it usually just erodes the soft parts of the fin away rather than getting that nasty tumorous look on the peduncle.

 

I think you did the right thing knocking it on the head.

[Anthony78]

I found this fish in my pond the other day.

 

It was the same both sides - each fin completely affected in this way.

 

I didn't take the risk and knocked it on the head. It's the first fish I've had die on me in years now

 

Is it 'standard' fin rot? I'm keeping an eye on the others and haven't noticed any more.

 

 

We had something similor happenning to the carp in our club lake last year. They were like big water blisters on the fins but we didn't lose any so didn't think we needed to report it. We had alot of fish louse at the time due to the very hot summer so put it down to these. As soon as the colder weather set in they all recovered perfectly. Not seen any this year, but then the temperatures are still very low.

Have you spotted any louse clinging to the fish??

Anthony

[Guest tigger]

I found this fish in my pond the other day.

 

It was the same both sides - each fin completely affected in this way.

 

I didn't take the risk and knocked it on the head. It's the first fish I've had die on me in years now

 

Is it 'standard' fin rot? I'm keeping an eye on the others and haven't noticed any more.

 

 

 

It's not fin rot, I would say it looks growth/tumour like. It doesn't look like it would spread.

[Elton]

That fish has long gone to the pond in the sky and I haven't seen any other cases, or lice.