Betta with Fin Rot

[Twoapennything]

I think my betta, Sayonara, has fin rot. I went to Petsmart and bought anti-fungal and tetracycline medicines, and am treating accordingly. I'm attaching a picture:

 

[dkpate]

Hmmm, well is he a CT? Clean water will work much better than meds.

 

[Blueiz]

Hmmm, well is he a CT? Clean water will work much better than meds.

for the advice here..

Also, antibiotics can destroy your biological filter, in turn creating bad water quality by causing ammonia and nitrite spikes, of which will compound the problem while trying to make it better.

I would forgo the antibiotics and do daily water changes.

 

[Twoapennything]

Thanks for the good advice, guys! What percentage PWC would you recommend?

And, yes, he's a crown tail

 

[supradupafast]

What size Tank? usually %30-50 weekly.. that's what I do

 

[Twoapennything]

It's just a 10 gallon tank. I usually do about a 40% PWC when I do them. I could increase to 50%, though.

 

[mfdrookie516]

personally, i would do a 40-50% every day, maybe every other day until the fins start looking better.

 

[dkpate]

+1, I would too.

 

[Twoapennything]

Just a picture update on Sayonara's fin rot. I'm changing the water every 1-2 days.

 

[dkpate]

Are you seeing clear growth? His bottom fins look shorter now, but the old could have just fallen off. When my bettas bite their fins off, I put Stress-Coat with aloe in there, to help out.

 

[Twoapennything]

So, Sayonara still has fin rot. I don't have a pic, but if you look at the last pics I posted, comparatively, Sayonara doesn't have length in any of his fins. I haven't been perfect about daily PWCs, so I will do my best to make that a priority. Is there any point at all in putting either Melafix or Bettafix into the tank, or would that just be something that would make ME feel better, while really doing nothing at all to help?

How long should I wait before considering medications?

 

[dkpate]

Well, it's been a while huh? Hmmm...Can you get some Stress-Coat with aloe? I found it at Walmart.

 

[jeffwisely]

if you want to add meds i would use betta fix. and or the stress coat