AfidrX
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2017
- Messages
- 4
Hi to all,
I am very new to fishkeeping & have a male crowntail betta (Shadow) for almost 3 weeks now. He was looking good & doing great when I first introduced him to my 40 litres (10 gal) tank until about a week ago.
Although, Shadow's behaviour is still as active as when I first got him. Fins are not clamped, always look relaxed when he floats around. Eats readily every time I feed him. I started noticing some black spots on his pectoral fins. His tail & pelvic fin tip is becoming transparent as well.
Assuming that it is fin rot, I started a treatment with aquarium salt in my display tank. Doing 50% water change everyday. However, I do not see any changes to Shadow's condition & it has already been a week.
I still have 3 more days of aquarium salt treatment to continue. However, I seek any kind advise if I should start using medications instead although it is something that I am reluctant to do but will if left with no other choice.
A little bit more info, my tank went through a fishless cycle. Only introduced Shadow after the cycle was complete. My water parameters are as such, last check was a week ago. Will be checking again today :-
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 30ppm
PH: 6.5
Additional info:-
Temp: 27.5-28°C
Filtration rate: 187 litres/hr (cycle the tank approx. 5 times per hour)
I hope the info I have given is helpful & that someone could shed some light on what is going on.
Attached is a picture that show his right pectoral fins. Hopefully it is clear enough to see the black spots that I mentioned. Black spots are present on both pectoral fins.
I apologize for the long post & thank you in advance for any advice given.