Hi Everyone,
I'm new here...Second post. Here's my problem.
I have a beautiful blue betta (well, he was very beautiful until last week) at my office in a 2.5 gal tank. It's filtered, carbon. Temp ranges between 78-80 constantly. I clean the tank weekly, use salt, NovAqua, Amquel and Bettafix to treat the water in the correct proportions for the tank size. His buddy is a little apple snail. I feed freeze-dried bloodworms and betta bites. Once each daily in small amounts.
I'm not a novice aquarium owner or new to bettas. I've battled finrot before, but this one is perplexing to me.
I've had Azul for about 3 months. He had a gorgeous tail when I purchased him, but he always seemed a bit depressed and not as active as a normal betta. I did notice some scratching on the bottom rocks and he seemed to prefer the bottom of the tank. He just never seemed like he was in the best health. Last week, I noticed what looked like little pin-holes developing in his tail. I began treatment with Maracyn-TC for 5 days. His tail looks just terrible now! . It's ragged and falling apart rapidly. He lost a big section of the bottom dorsal fin on Thursday. I did a 70% water-change today and began treatment with Furan-2. What else do I need to do or add to help this guy out? He's eating well, and since I began the Maracyn-TC treatment (tetracycline)...he's been swimming better and more active, so I feel like he feels better.
Oh--I checked ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels, all within appropriate ranges.
Thanks!
Azul.
I'm new here...Second post. Here's my problem.
I have a beautiful blue betta (well, he was very beautiful until last week) at my office in a 2.5 gal tank. It's filtered, carbon. Temp ranges between 78-80 constantly. I clean the tank weekly, use salt, NovAqua, Amquel and Bettafix to treat the water in the correct proportions for the tank size. His buddy is a little apple snail. I feed freeze-dried bloodworms and betta bites. Once each daily in small amounts.
I'm not a novice aquarium owner or new to bettas. I've battled finrot before, but this one is perplexing to me.
I've had Azul for about 3 months. He had a gorgeous tail when I purchased him, but he always seemed a bit depressed and not as active as a normal betta. I did notice some scratching on the bottom rocks and he seemed to prefer the bottom of the tank. He just never seemed like he was in the best health. Last week, I noticed what looked like little pin-holes developing in his tail. I began treatment with Maracyn-TC for 5 days. His tail looks just terrible now! . It's ragged and falling apart rapidly. He lost a big section of the bottom dorsal fin on Thursday. I did a 70% water-change today and began treatment with Furan-2. What else do I need to do or add to help this guy out? He's eating well, and since I began the Maracyn-TC treatment (tetracycline)...he's been swimming better and more active, so I feel like he feels better.
Oh--I checked ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels, all within appropriate ranges.
Thanks!
Azul.