The use of aquarium salt at one teaspoon per gallon of water will benefit livebearing fish but should be avoided in fish such as scaleless catfish, as they are quite sensitive to salt.

How long does fin rot take to heal?

This depends on how bad the problem is to start with. By using King British Fin Rot & Fungus Control there should be an improvement in 4-5 days. Due to fish having open wounds it is very important to keep water quality pristine, to prevent secondary infection taking place.

Can fish recover from fin rot?

Fin rot starts at the edge of the fins, and destroys more and more tissue until it reaches the fin base. If it does reach the fin base, the fish will never be able to regenerate the lost tissue. At this point, the disease may begin to attack the fish's body; this is called advanced fin and body rot.