Tree-Hugger
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- May 26, 2012
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I posted about my betta's fin rot situation last week. since then I have controlled the temp in my house to around 80 F, performed daily partial water changes. since things didnt seem to get better for the first three days I started using aquarium salt (1/4 tea spoon per gallon). things appear to have improved since using aquarium salt - or so I think. initially he had clear prominent white cottony stuff appear in his three fin-tentacles (or w/e its called). now the white stuff is not visible under direct light, but the infected region could still be seen in an angle though to a much diminished degree. but what still bothers me is the fact that the infection is now visible in nearby tentacles too... may be I didn't notice the spread out of infection last week. I don't know yet.
mean while, I performed a complete water change yesterday, and today the parameters are way off... ammonia is close to 3 ppm (it was fine until the complete water change), nitrate and nitrite are around 2 ppm. gH and kH are pretty high (120 and 180 ppm respectively) but I live in tucson, and apparently the water here is crazy hard.
now, my question is this: how long does fin rot take to go away. second, I am relocating to NE from AZ. it is going to be a 3 day drive by car and I am bound to take my pet with me. we have exactly 1 month's time. will my pet recover out of this illness in time to survive the car trip?
mean while, I performed a complete water change yesterday, and today the parameters are way off... ammonia is close to 3 ppm (it was fine until the complete water change), nitrate and nitrite are around 2 ppm. gH and kH are pretty high (120 and 180 ppm respectively) but I live in tucson, and apparently the water here is crazy hard.
now, my question is this: how long does fin rot take to go away. second, I am relocating to NE from AZ. it is going to be a 3 day drive by car and I am bound to take my pet with me. we have exactly 1 month's time. will my pet recover out of this illness in time to survive the car trip?