Housing
What size is your tank? 3.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? 78-80
Does your tank have a filter? Yes but I have turned it off
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? none
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? 50% once a week, 100% every two weeks
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? see above
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Betta plus conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? all normal
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? chunk missing out of tail fin and a little ragged along the rest of the tail fin
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? no behavior change
When did you start noticing the symptoms? Last night
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No, but I was thinking daily water changes and salt
Does your fish have any history of being ill? No
How old is your fish (approximately)? 3 months
Donut has never torn his fins. I put him in this new tank and he's been in there for almost 3 weeks with no problem. He swims around a lot. I have live plants that are very smooth so no tail is catching on them. He had a filter but I have turned it off in case he got his tail caught in the filter. He has his tank heated. His fins had all grown about half an inch since he got his larger tank and no fin rot is there. Any ideas? I will post pictures.
What size is your tank? 3.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? 78-80
Does your tank have a filter? Yes but I have turned it off
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? none
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? 50% once a week, 100% every two weeks
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? see above
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Betta plus conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? all normal
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? chunk missing out of tail fin and a little ragged along the rest of the tail fin
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? no behavior change
When did you start noticing the symptoms? Last night
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No, but I was thinking daily water changes and salt
Does your fish have any history of being ill? No
How old is your fish (approximately)? 3 months
Donut has never torn his fins. I put him in this new tank and he's been in there for almost 3 weeks with no problem. He swims around a lot. I have live plants that are very smooth so no tail is catching on them. He had a filter but I have turned it off in case he got his tail caught in the filter. He has his tank heated. His fins had all grown about half an inch since he got his larger tank and no fin rot is there. Any ideas? I will post pictures.