Betta Issues

fishi91 · 03-27-2008, 01:14 PM

OK so now i have him happily situated in his 10 gal. I am getting him a few tetra friends today and tommorrow (depending on how nicely he gets along with the first few). I think everything is going great but i was reading a betta article about fin rot and now im worried he has it. My betta is dark red and with a purplish red body but his tail fin has always had this black outline on the rims of it. Also for about a mm inwards from the black rim there is a slight translucent part too. Im worried but for the week that i have had him it hasnt gotten any worse :/ (if i assume that it is fin rot).
Do you think that it is fin rot?
If it is, how much aquarium salt should i add to the 10 gal?
Will the salt affect the tetras?
Thank you for any advice

**JustOneMore20** · 03-27-2008, 02:19 PM

Can you post a pic of him? Some Bettas just have that black or dark coloring on their tails and its not fin rot.

emc7 · 03-27-2008, 02:45 PM

If the fins are getting smaller, you need to worry. But fins that were damaged in the past can grow back with different color or no color. Try to gets pics a few days apart to see if anything is changing.

fishi91 · 03-27-2008, 06:26 PM

My camera is terrible (i tried taking pictures earlier today) but i will try my best to get some up here.
Thank you for the input

fishi91 · 03-29-2008, 08:34 AM

Update:
I know for certain he has fin rot, because pieces of his tail disappeared out of nowhere! So i have him in a hospital tank with a little salt and lots of hiding places. I hope he gets better soon

emc7 · 03-29-2008, 09:58 AM

Finrot is a disease. Sometimes it will get better with just clean water, but I would suggest treatment.

03-27-2008, 01:14 PM	#1
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 19 User Feedback: (0)	Betta Issues OK so now i have him happily situated in his 10 gal. I am getting him a few tetra friends today and tommorrow (depending on how nicely he gets along with the first few). I think everything is going great but i was reading a betta article about fin rot and now im worried he has it. My betta is dark red and with a purplish red body but his tail fin has always had this black outline on the rims of it. Also for about a mm inwards from the black rim there is a slight translucent part too. Im worried but for the week that i have had him it hasnt gotten any worse :/ (if i assume that it is fin rot). Do you think that it is fin rot? If it is, how much aquarium salt should i add to the 10 gal? Will the salt affect the tetras? Thank you for any advice

03-27-2008, 02:19 PM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,372 User Feedback: (2)	Can you post a pic of him? Some Bettas just have that black or dark coloring on their tails and its not fin rot. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

03-29-2008, 08:34 AM	#5
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 19 User Feedback: (0)	Update: I know for certain he has fin rot, because pieces of his tail disappeared out of nowhere! So i have him in a hospital tank with a little salt and lots of hiding places. I hope he gets better soon __________________ 30 Gal 10 Gold Pristella Tetra 8 Long Fin Zebra Danios 1 Bristlenose Pleco Ghost Shrimp

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03-27-2008, 02:45 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,589 User Feedback: (0)	If the fins are getting smaller, you need to worry. But fins that were damaged in the past can grow back with different color or no color. Try to gets pics a few days apart to see if anything is changing.

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fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 19 User Feedback: (0)	My camera is terrible (i tried taking pictures earlier today) but i will try my best to get some up here. Thank you for the input

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emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,589 User Feedback: (0)	Finrot is a disease. Sometimes it will get better with just clean water, but I would suggest treatment.

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