fin rot and clean water?!

[Syriiven]

Warm water, balanced diet, places to hide, silk plants, gentle filter flow...all these usually mean a happy betta. Chronic finrot I would imagine is from a mix of dirty water and stress, which is why it's advised to make him comfy. A fish that's stressed can easily get sick.

[Laki]

Ask for a small tank and heater for christmas. A heater is essential, Little Leaf. It will really make the difference in your fish. A heater will keep the water a nice stable temperature so he can get better, it will only cause more stress to warm the tank with a light during the day and then turn it off at night.

You have a thermometer, what number is the red line at?

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by Laki

Ask for a small tank and heater for christmas. A heater is essential, Little Leaf. It will really make the difference in your fish. A heater will keep the water a nice stable temperature so he can get better, it will only cause more stress to warm the tank with a light during the day and then turn it off at night.

You have a thermometer, what number is the red line at?

79 Fahrenheit

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by Syriiven

Warm water, balanced diet, places to hide, silk plants, gentle filter flow...all these usually mean a happy betta. Chronic finrot I would imagine is from a mix of dirty water and stress, which is why it's advised to make him comfy. A fish that's stressed can easily get sick.

I'm not allowed to buy plants.

[LittleBlueFishlets]

79 Fahrenheit is great. That's a really good water temperature.

[callistra]

What size is the tank, do you have a filter and how often/how much do you make water changes?

[LittleBlueFishlets]

Originally Posted by Little Leaf

I'm not allowed to buy plants.

Would they let you get a silk one?

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by callistra

What size is the tank, do you have a filter and how often/how much do you make water changes?

tank size is 5 gallons, I have a filter, I make water changes once a week.

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by LittleBlueFishlets

Would they let you get a silk one?

no... I'm at the point of getting so frustrated I want to say a swear word.

[Little Leaf]

Again... I feel like a fishkiller... I'm not allowed to buy the following listed below:

Plants (and silk plants)
A heater... for now...
a snail/tankmate...
A hiding place!?