Gingimaru
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hi all
i have started to notice recently that my male betta's rear fin keeps getting ripped. at the moment he has a split as such inbetween 2 barbs that appeared the other day. and before then he has had the odd hole or very small split that has healed up. he seems healthy, he looks (other than that spilt) healthy, hes eating fine, he doesnt look bloated so we havent been over feeding him, he interacts with me fine, the water paramaters are ph: 7.6. ammo: 0. nitrites: 0. nitrates: 10-20ppm (we naturally have 10ppm so its impossible to get it to 0) so the water seems fine. its very clear water. there is an abundance of algae on the ornaments and silk ferns but that may be because we have the lights on generally for about 10hrs a day.
does anyone have any ideas what could have caused this? i've heard of betta fish "blowing out" their fins but i havenet managed to find any decent info on it so i dont know if this is it or not
please help me keep my betta looking all pretty!
i have started to notice recently that my male betta's rear fin keeps getting ripped. at the moment he has a split as such inbetween 2 barbs that appeared the other day. and before then he has had the odd hole or very small split that has healed up. he seems healthy, he looks (other than that spilt) healthy, hes eating fine, he doesnt look bloated so we havent been over feeding him, he interacts with me fine, the water paramaters are ph: 7.6. ammo: 0. nitrites: 0. nitrates: 10-20ppm (we naturally have 10ppm so its impossible to get it to 0) so the water seems fine. its very clear water. there is an abundance of algae on the ornaments and silk ferns but that may be because we have the lights on generally for about 10hrs a day.
does anyone have any ideas what could have caused this? i've heard of betta fish "blowing out" their fins but i havenet managed to find any decent info on it so i dont know if this is it or not
please help me keep my betta looking all pretty!