Pawtrekker
Aquarium Advice Freak
I just recently lost my lovely little rainbow Betta and while I was at my local store (walmart) looking for medication for my dying betta I noticed the cups of bettas on the shelf. I always have to look at them whenever I come by. Unfortunately, I don't think the people at the store really know a lot about betta care and I often find bettas with dirty water and fin rot, but I look at them anyways. They had some rather pretty crowntails this time and as my eyes drifted back to the very back of the shelf I saw a crowntail that I first assumed to have a major fin rot issue. As I inspected it closer I noticed pieces of fin scattered all over the bottom of the small cup and something else....a second betta!!!! Yes, evidently something happened to one of the betta cups and they didn't have an extra so someone decided that they could just dump the fish into one of the other cups and the two would be fine together. It was such a sad sight to see these two bettas all tattered and torn. One of them doesn't have much of his fins left at all. I couldn't stand to see them stay like that and kill each other so I bought them. They are now separated. One is in a 2.5 gallon bowfront planted tank (I hink he's still trying to figure out what the green leafy things are) and the one with almost no fins if now in my isolation tank so I can watch him more closely for signs of infection but I'm not sure he's going to make it. If you could see these two bettas it would bring tears to your eyes. I'm not sure if I can post pics or not but I'll try later.
I am treating them with Melafix and I was wondering if Stress Coat would react with it? Or does the Melafix do the same thing as the stress coat? I know quite a bit about fish care (especially for Bettas) but would appreciate any advice you guys can give me on how to help these poor fish. They look so pitiful and I want to do all I can for them.
I am treating them with Melafix and I was wondering if Stress Coat would react with it? Or does the Melafix do the same thing as the stress coat? I know quite a bit about fish care (especially for Bettas) but would appreciate any advice you guys can give me on how to help these poor fish. They look so pitiful and I want to do all I can for them.