Betta with No Tail!

Nasha66 · 07-02-2012, 05:51 PM

Ok, I went to petco yesterday looking to buy one betta, and came home with two.

One is going to be a breeder and the other one was a pity purcase.

I was looking at the baby bettas, and what do you know, one has no tail, it looks almost as if it was cut off in a shipping accident! *gags at horrible betta fish care*

So my question is:
how do I care for this guy, and will his tail ever grow fully back?

I will upload pictures if I can find the cable for the camera

MyRainbowBettaFish · 07-02-2012, 05:54 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear your betta isnt feeling well :(

Some AQ salt (about 1 tbs. per gallon), warm water, and very frequent water changes should do the trick.

Keep us updated, and hope everything goes well!

Nasha66 · 07-02-2012, 05:57 PM

he dosen't have fin rot, so is salt going to help him or hurt him? he is a baby after all.

MyRainbowBettaFish · 07-02-2012, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasha66

he dosen't have fin rot, so is salt going to help him or hurt him? he is a baby after all.

My betta (the one in my avi) tore his fin badly on a decoration(which was removed) and split his caudal fin and i used this form of treatment. His fin healed almost completely within a week(not as beautiful as before, but healthy). The salt prevents fin rot and helps in the healing process of the fin, so overall, my answer, is yes it will help him 99% if done properly :)

xShainax · 07-02-2012, 06:09 PM

Could have been born without one

Nasha66 · 07-02-2012, 06:10 PM

Ok, I will try salt if he dosen't improve/ gets worse.

thanks

ZergyMonster · 07-02-2012, 06:22 PM

I recommend that you only use 1 Teaspoon per gallon not Tablespoon as listed above.

Spazzfish · 07-02-2012, 06:32 PM

Make sure tto mix the salt before putting it the water another member has a female with no tail i amm not sure who though

Nasha66 · 07-02-2012, 06:34 PM

It doesn't look as though it was born without one, it looks sliced off

MyRainbowBettaFish · 07-02-2012, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZergyMonster

I recommend that you only use 1 Teaspoon per gallon not Tablespoon as listed above.

Thanks Zergy! I was kinda worried i was giving the wrong dosage. I appreciate you correcting me :)

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