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What is the difference between guppy burned tail and rotten tail? Do they appear

Jesse Pinkman
Veterinary medical practitioner
There is a difference between guppies with burnt and rotten tails. The symptom of burnt tail is that the tail of the fish has a red substance, while the symptom of rotten tail is that the edge of the tail of the fish turns white. The degree of harm of the two is not the same, rotten tail is generally more serious than burning tail. Because the cause of rotten tail is rotten tail disease, which is harmful and can infect other fish. Generally speaking, if the degree of burning tail is very serious, it may turn into rotten tail.
What is the difference between guppy burned tail and rotten tail? Do they appear

1. the performance is different

In the cultivation of guppies, the phenomenon of burning tail and rotten tail is relatively easy to occur. To distinguish these two phenomena, we can first judge from their manifestations. They behave very differently. Tail burning is manifested by the appearance of some red substances in the tail of fish, just like the color of blood. From the name "burning tail", it is also related to red. Rotten tail is manifested by the whitening of the tail of the fish, or the appearance of white material. From this point, it is very easy to judge whether it is burned or rotten.

2. the harm is different

The harm degree of guppy burned tail and rotten tail is also different. Generally speaking, rotten tail is more harmful, because it is caused by "rotten tail disease", the symptoms of which are more serious, more obvious, and infectious, and may infect other fish. However, the harmful degree of burning tail phenomenon is not so serious. Generally speaking, if the degree of burning tail is very serious, it may turn into rotten tail.

3. the reasons are different

The guppy has a rotten tail, which is generally caused by "rotten tail disease". If the water quality is very poor, or the water environment changes suddenly, such as the water temperature has changed greatly, it will lead to this disease. As for the phenomenon of burning tail, besides the poor water quality, there are also too many fish, which fight with each other and other reasons.

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