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If you keep the temp at 86* for at least 10 days, the ich should go away. If you are not 100% sure it's ich, and the spots get bigger with the warmer water, you might be dealing with fungus instead.

After 8 weeks, I would say your tank is cycled. Losing fish is not going to make it start over, or mess up your readings. The only thing that would, is adding a bunch of fish at once. :) As for the sick fish, he is swimming funny? Does it look like he is trying to stay straight but can't? If...

I had a DG that injured himself, and I used Pimafix/Melafix to heal him back up, worked great. Since 2 male gouramis should not be together, you will probably have to get a divider and keep them separated.

Ich is a parasite, and it can show up in one spot one day, and not be there the next day. Are these new fish? Have you added any new fish? Has your tank gone through the nitrogen cycle? What did you raise the temp to? How long has your tank been set up? What is your water changing schedule?

Sounds like you might need to treat you whole tank, not just one fish at a time. And depending on which treatment you use, it might kill your whole nitrogen cycle.

Do you have fish in the tank yet? What kind of substrate? That might be a little too much filtration for a 10g, and also, you are going to be limited on what fish you can get for that tank. Also, you should read up on the nitrogen cycle, if you don't know about it already. :)

Sometimes bettas can just change colors too. You can look it up, it's kind of neat. Don't give up hope yet, just keep his water clean, and see if that helps. Also, make sure his water is at least 80*F.

His fins don't look terrible, the second fish. The first one, that's a different story. As long as his fins don't rot all the way to his body, he should be able to grow them back. BUT, to me, it looks more like bites, since the edges are so severe.

My bettas rays grew out first. He does look pretty bad. :( Are you sure he's not biting his? They do have Stress-Zyme with aloe, and you might want to try some of that.

I learned about the salt/kidney thing from a lady who has been breeding bettas for 30+ years. It sounds like the salt is working for one, but not the other. When my bettas were regrowing their fins, it was clear, not white.

Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Taken with my cell phone, so it's a little grainy.

Mine was the same, hanging in plastic packaging.

Do not use salt for more than 10 days with bettas if you go that route. Bettas kidneys can start to shut down after that amount of time. Since you have been dealing with this since November, and you have tried meds and clean water, the last option is the anti-parasitic meds IMO. They are not...

No problem! I remember the directions from when I used them. :) I don't think the aquarium salt will do much at this point, except stress them out even more. I would wait for the food. Did you ask PetSmart to order some in for you? I have used fosterandsmithaquatics.com, and the stuff...

The strain of ich that can live in temps above 86* is VERY rare. The high temps don't actually kill the ich, it keeps them from reproducing. If the platy still has spots on it after 10 days, you might have something else besides ich, possibly a secondary fungal infection from the "ich...

With the anti-parasitic food, you feed ONLY that, no regular food, for a month. Bettas can go up to a month without ANY food, so only feeding them 3 times a week will be fine. I got my Jungle stuff at PetSmart. Make sure you soak the pellets first, they get pretty big, and then break them in...

No, it won't hurt them. I said a 1/2 pellet because after you soak them they are pretty big. ;) I think it would be a good idea to try, since nothing else seems to be working. http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=JF170 Here is more info on the meds...

Clinical signs of parasitic disease in fish can be vague. A sick fish may be seen swimming along, it may swim more slowly, it may swim on its side, the gills may move more rapidly, the fins may be clamped or be droopy, and it may be losing weight. The fish may have white spots on the skin or...

Here is a giant article. In about the 6th paragrah it gives some symptoms. Freshwater Fish Parasites

Ok, well good luck and keep me posted!

Is it possible they have internal parasites?

Well, that could be a parasite, and you would need to treat. Have you looked online for pics of fish parasites and seen if that is something he has?

Ok whew, I guess I should pay more attention to the pic! If you can't change the water more often, you might want to start changing more, like 50%. I am pretty sure you aren't overcrowded, your betta has a ton of room to swim around, and that makes me so happy! Is the spot flat or fuzzy?

Is it air bubbles? Why do you have it all the way up to 90*? 86* is high enough to treat ich. ;)

It might just be some sort of ulcer, and I am not too sure how to treat. Sorry I couldn't be more help, hopefully someone else comes along who knows more! :(