what i need to my torn appart betta?

[sayurasem]

well my crowntail got raped by my veil. (veil jumped into my crowntail place)
so im changing the water daily, feed it live blackworms, and some bettafix.

but i read bettafix dont work well with torn apart betta fins.

what should i use for my crowntail to grow his fins back fast?
(i was wondering the blue water substance but dont know the name)

[animallover4lyfe]

Bettafix, melafix it's all garbage. Best thing to use is aquarium salt.

[danifacetastic]

And clean water. Make sure you're doing lots of water changes.

[Welsh]

I would have to recommend AQ salt! It doesn't encourage re-growth but it does help fight off infection and disease, although the speed of the recovery is all down to a high protein diet and also the betta himself.

[scootshoot]

Originally Posted by Welsh

although the speed of the recovery is all down to a high protein diet and also the betta himself.

Yep. A few months ago I came home one day to find a significant amount of flesh missing on the top of my betta's snout. Most likely he went after the last ghost shrimp (he killed all 3 ghost shrimp, never again haha) and smashed his snout on an ornament.

Within 3 days the missing flesh had completely grown back, did not even use any medications, just focused on water change and high protein Blood worm diet.

[sayurasem]

o ok.. yes i change his water everyday after i came home from school
so much for 5 bucks bettafix.... lol.
so aquarium salt.... where to find them?
i dont see aquarium salt at petco/petsmart.
whats the dose for aquarium salt?

[DormDrax]

Originally Posted by sayurasem

o ok.. yes i change his water everyday after i came home from school
so much for 5 bucks bettafix.... lol.
so aquarium salt.... where to find them?
i dont see aquarium salt at petco/petsmart.
whats the dose for aquarium salt?

Petsmart didn't have any? Thats weird, the one I went too had alot! Just keep looking...

Yeah I'm curious of the dosage too

[Tsuhei]

For API AQ Salt, the box says 1/2 tsp per gallon. But a member on this forum, OldFishLady, recommends 1tsp/gal with 100% daily water changes when they have some sort of ailment. Hopefully she posts on this topic to better clarify instructions Or better yet, PM her.

[Welsh]

When I treat my guy for tail biting I use, 1tsp of API AQ salt for every 5 US gallons, with daily 100% water changes!

[danifacetastic]

And make sure you dissolve the salt in the new water...don't put the salt in the water that's in the tank already.