Need some advice on bettafix

[914joe]

Just picked a bottle of this stuff at petco ,the bottle says half a teaspoon per gallon ,it says to use this amount for 7 days and to change the water on the 7th day,that sounds to long to go without a water change to me.

[LebronTheBetta]

Bettafix is not recommended. Actually anything with -fix is not recommended. They all contain tea tree oil and that can damage their labyrinth organ.

[finnfinnfriend]

What are you using it for? I would recommend aquarium salt instead.

[914joe]

Thanks i should of asked here first ,i saw so many good reviews on the petco and amazon site, so i went and purchased it.To late to return it i just used some today , i will try it out for a couple of more days and see how he is doing ,i wont purchase it again now that i know.

[914joe]

I noticed a split in his rear fin and a small piece missing and he is starting to look a little frayed in some areas,other than that he eats fine and is active soon as i go over to him he comes looking for food.I have another post with a pic on this i think i may have done it by small temp fluctuations by turning on the ac.I have moved him to another part of the room on the suggestion from another member here on this site and i keep the ac running much lower .

[LebronTheBetta]

You're still going to use it?
And clean water will heal fins, you don't need any other chemicals in the water for that.

[finnfinnfriend]

Can I see a picture of him?

[914joe]

here is a pic

[finnfinnfriend]

how often do you change the water and how big is his tank?

[914joe]

I guess i will stop using it you got me woried now is it okay to just leave the dose i just put in there, i just changed his water today i also add api stress coat + that i bought yesterday hoping that it would also help ,i did not need it i already have prime but i read that the api + would help with the fins problem and stress..