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: 22	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: 3,479	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: 22	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 (Planted) Melon Sword Wisteria Anacharis Crypt Hornwort Bacopa Red Ludwigia 10 Gold Pristella Tetra 4 Long Fin Zebra Danios 6 Corydoras 1 Bristlenose Pleco Ghost Shrimp Ramshorn Snails

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03-27-2008, 02:45 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,854	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.

03-27-2008, 06:26 PM	#4
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 22	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

03-29-2008, 09:58 AM	#6
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,854	Finrot is a disease. Sometimes it will get better with just clean water, but I would suggest treatment.

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