MuffinThePuffin
Aquarium Advice Newbie
My betta has fin rot so I have been changing his water every day to try and help minimize the bacteria in his water. The size of his fins is rapidly decreasing, his head and gills are much darker than they used to be, and he only has half of the frill that comes out when he flares up. I changed his water often because he is not in a filtered tank. The tank is a 1 gallon tank with a bubble rock. I was about to move him into a larger tank with a filter, but the medicine I am using for his fins says you should remove the filter. I purify the water before I put him in, and have recently started using aquarium salt.
When I was changing his water today I saw the usual bits of what I assume are parts of his fins as they are deteriorating at a fast rate now when I saw a gooey red lump in the water. It was not a dark red, but bright red with some white on the edges. It looked like snot honestly.
Can anyone tell me what this is and if there is anything I can do for him?
Any advice on treating rapid fin rot would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
When I was changing his water today I saw the usual bits of what I assume are parts of his fins as they are deteriorating at a fast rate now when I saw a gooey red lump in the water. It was not a dark red, but bright red with some white on the edges. It looked like snot honestly.
Can anyone tell me what this is and if there is anything I can do for him?
Any advice on treating rapid fin rot would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.