And that’s a darn good thing. Because leprosy…aside from being kinda icky (not to be confused with ick) isn’t so easy to cure. Fin rot on the other hand, as long as it’s properly diagnosed, is pretty easy. I’ve been keeping fish for many, many moons now. When I first started out, and for a good long while thereafter, I lost fish (expensive ones) to what I now know was fin rot, simply because I didn’t know what I was dealing with. It’s all to easy to get misinformed. Was it a virus like the fish guy said it was? Was it a fungus? It can also be very difficult, or even impossible to explain to the dude at the fish store what’s going on with your fish. Most of the time, they don’t really give a damn. They just want to sell you something and get you on your way so they can keep drooling over the latest issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist. So here’s a little something I hope will help you out. Check out How to Get Rid of Fin Rot. Good night…and good luck.