adadkins1
Aquarium Advice Addict
Okay, here's a question for mainly Betta folks. I've kept several Bettas, but I have one in particular that has had a fin rot multiple times. It seems like he is just severely prone to fin rot. Anything that changes in his tank causes it. When I first got him (a year ago) I didn't have a heater and he got fin rot. I dosed Maracyn 2 for the recommended period and he started to improve. Then the vicious cycle started. I finally got him stable for a while, then I got cyanobacteria and had to break down his tank. I went a head and set his tank up as a NPT since the tank was also having algae issues. Of course he gets fin rot, but with plenty of PWC's he is back to normal. Now, I took the filter off the tank (which he didn't really need since it is an NPT) to cycle my Nana and Papaw's tank. Guess what, I saw some fin rot and some slightly bloody margins on his fins. I don't get it, I keep his tank is heated (76*-78*) and I was using blackwater extract for a while. Should I go back to using the blackwater extract to see how it goes? This time it isn't anything awful, just a little spot on one of his rays. Unfortunately there is part of his caudal fin that has never grown back and every time I see it I feel like a loser. Do you think that he just has bad genetics, because he just seems incredibly susceptible to fin rot or is it something else. What should I try doing to help my friend.