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Hi everyone,
I've had my betta for 3 weeks as of today. I had a plastic plant in his tank for a few weeks and I closely monitored his fins to make sure there was no damage from it (the plastic was very soft for being plastic, IMO). I started to notice some tearing-looking pieces a few days ago so I took out the plastic plant. Since then, his fins have only gotten worse. I took pictures last night of him and within 10 hours, theres more damage already. I'm worried this may be fin rot but I haven't been able to find many pictures on google showing what this looks like.
Housing
What size is your tank? 5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? 78-79
Does your tank have a filter? yes
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? n/a
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Hikari Betta Bio-Gold baby pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 times/day, 4 pellets/feeding
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? 1/week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? dechlorinator
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: n/a
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: <20 ppm
pH: 7.6
Hardness: 250 ppm
Alkalinity: 120 ppm
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? dorsal & anal fins torn
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? it hasn't aside from him looking for food in the live plant and gravel (not sure if two problems are related)
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2 or 3 days ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? no
Does your fish have any history of being ill? not that I know of
How old is your fish (approximately)? unknown
Picture of him last night. You can see the damage on the edges of his fins
Close up picture of his dorsal fin last night
New tear this morning
I've had my betta for 3 weeks as of today. I had a plastic plant in his tank for a few weeks and I closely monitored his fins to make sure there was no damage from it (the plastic was very soft for being plastic, IMO). I started to notice some tearing-looking pieces a few days ago so I took out the plastic plant. Since then, his fins have only gotten worse. I took pictures last night of him and within 10 hours, theres more damage already. I'm worried this may be fin rot but I haven't been able to find many pictures on google showing what this looks like.
Housing
What size is your tank? 5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? 78-79
Does your tank have a filter? yes
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? n/a
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Hikari Betta Bio-Gold baby pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 times/day, 4 pellets/feeding
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? 1/week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? dechlorinator
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: n/a
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: <20 ppm
pH: 7.6
Hardness: 250 ppm
Alkalinity: 120 ppm
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? dorsal & anal fins torn
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? it hasn't aside from him looking for food in the live plant and gravel (not sure if two problems are related)
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2 or 3 days ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? no
Does your fish have any history of being ill? not that I know of
How old is your fish (approximately)? unknown
Picture of him last night. You can see the damage on the edges of his fins

Close up picture of his dorsal fin last night

New tear this morning
