Gingimaru
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hi all,
my main question is this. i have been reading up on betta fin rot and found that melafix(?) would be a good solution. its compatible with snails (which we have) and has been recorded to regrow fins from pretty much nothing. however. i have also read that you should only dose 1/5th of what the actual dosage is as he is a labrynth breather. is this correct? if so i have a 35ltr tank so a normal dosage for that is 5ml. i should then be dosing 1ml?
my betta's back fin has started to "tear" is the best way i can describe it. the last month or so we have treated for finrot (used interpet finrot treatment) as we noticed his fins were becoming raggy and as we werent sure we figured it would be better to be safe than sorry. in the last 4-8 weeks he has had holes appear and dissapear, and even had a "tear" which healed up (we figured this was to do with the medication we were giving him). then about 3/4 days ago he got a much bigger tear in his fin (about 1cm maybe 1 and a 1/2cm) then yesterday my partner said at about 16:45 that his fins are looking a little better. then when i got home at about 17:45 he had around 4 tears in his fin so in the space of just over an hour his fins just went to the dogs! now we really arent sure why this is, he doesnt have any tank mates except a snail so i cant imagine its nipping there are some resin decorations in the tank which we checked and sanded down before moving him to his new tank (we moved him last weekend after the finrot treatment had been over for about a week or 2) so his ornaments should be smooth but i cant guarantee that as fish can get in some akward places. the only other things in his tank are silk ferns and some drift wood with a java fern on. other than his fins tearing i have checked his behaviour against a "normal" bettas behaviour and if you went on that and didnt see his fin you would say hes a perfectly health betta fish! he eats a lot (we try not to feed him too much as we know he'll eat till he pops) he is quite active, swims around a lot in the new tank, comes to the top when you open the tank, he flares at his reflection (even if he catches a slight glimps of himself in the back of the tank he'll flare for a bit)
i will also mention that when we got him his fins in general did appear a little thin and he is quite a show off flaring quite a lot so could a combination of flaring and him having thin membranes on his fin caused this?
i really hope someone can help because i am quite worried for him.
my main question is this. i have been reading up on betta fin rot and found that melafix(?) would be a good solution. its compatible with snails (which we have) and has been recorded to regrow fins from pretty much nothing. however. i have also read that you should only dose 1/5th of what the actual dosage is as he is a labrynth breather. is this correct? if so i have a 35ltr tank so a normal dosage for that is 5ml. i should then be dosing 1ml?
my betta's back fin has started to "tear" is the best way i can describe it. the last month or so we have treated for finrot (used interpet finrot treatment) as we noticed his fins were becoming raggy and as we werent sure we figured it would be better to be safe than sorry. in the last 4-8 weeks he has had holes appear and dissapear, and even had a "tear" which healed up (we figured this was to do with the medication we were giving him). then about 3/4 days ago he got a much bigger tear in his fin (about 1cm maybe 1 and a 1/2cm) then yesterday my partner said at about 16:45 that his fins are looking a little better. then when i got home at about 17:45 he had around 4 tears in his fin so in the space of just over an hour his fins just went to the dogs! now we really arent sure why this is, he doesnt have any tank mates except a snail so i cant imagine its nipping there are some resin decorations in the tank which we checked and sanded down before moving him to his new tank (we moved him last weekend after the finrot treatment had been over for about a week or 2) so his ornaments should be smooth but i cant guarantee that as fish can get in some akward places. the only other things in his tank are silk ferns and some drift wood with a java fern on. other than his fins tearing i have checked his behaviour against a "normal" bettas behaviour and if you went on that and didnt see his fin you would say hes a perfectly health betta fish! he eats a lot (we try not to feed him too much as we know he'll eat till he pops) he is quite active, swims around a lot in the new tank, comes to the top when you open the tank, he flares at his reflection (even if he catches a slight glimps of himself in the back of the tank he'll flare for a bit)
i will also mention that when we got him his fins in general did appear a little thin and he is quite a show off flaring quite a lot so could a combination of flaring and him having thin membranes on his fin caused this?
i really hope someone can help because i am quite worried for him.