Need some betta help

[Boogety48]

I bought my betta a month ago. When I got him, his fins were all messed up typical of a betta in a cup. I set him up in his tank and added some bettafix in his tank but his fins haven't gotten any better. Is there something I can do for him that will help his fins? I haven't noticed him biting them and he's all alone in his tank. There's no red at the tips or any shred look to them. I'll post some pics of him in a little while when I can get some.

 

[Aniistarr]

How long have you been using bettafix? I read a lot here that you need to keep an eye on the water and make sure is clean so i will heal faster!

 

[Boogety48]

I only used the bettafix the first couple of times when I did water changes of his tank. He hasn't had the bettafix in about 2 weeks.

 

[Darklight]

Making sure the water is as clean as possible, feeding a good quality food and though some on here may disagree, I like Melafix as I've had good resilts with it for fin/tissue healing. I have read posts on here say that Melafix should be used at half dose for Bettas as it can affect their Labyrinth organ. I personally haven't had any issues when Ive used it in a tank with Bettas.

 

[Aniistarr]

i am not sure about bettafix, i am now using melafix for my swordtail, he has fin rot and in the instruction says to use it for 7 days so this is my 3rd day using it and i have to see what happen later. For you using a couple of days maybe wont help him to heal you have to read the instruction and follow it... i know everybody here don't like medications and the key is to keep the water clean, but i think some fish may need a little help from medications

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Hijacking posts removed. Please don't hijack other people's threads.

Bettafix is melafix but only at 1/5 of the dose.
OP - does the fish have black or white edges on the torn fins or clear edges?

 

[siva]

Is the tank cycled? Can you check for toxins in the water like ammonia?

 

[Boogety48]

Sorry its been so long since I updated this, I've been really busy since I posted. Its hard to tell Mumma, its my cellophane betta. He has white edges and clear edges but that's his coloring lol. The tank is a little 2.5 gallon that had a previous betta in it but I cleaned it up a bit before I put him in it and the other betta is fine. I need to get the picture of him up but I'm having some trouble getting a good one of him. I did another water change but I didn't add anything this time. I can do a test on the water and see what all the readings are in it.

 

[Boogety48]

This is the best pic I can get of him. His fins have always had the coloring they have now on them.