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Hi, sorry, I have been worrying about my betas a lot recently. My CT betta was fine up to today. Let me back up a little. About a week before, my heater broke down so I went to Petsmart to get a new one. This one works and right now it is at 77 degrees. Today I noticed that he had this weird looking thing on his fins (every little strand.) It is at the tip but not really hanging... well, I guess it sorta is, but it is diffenitly eating away at the fins. It also looks like it's rotting away and about to fall off. It looks almost like poop LOL but I'm sure it's not and is a dark reddish, brownish color. I think this may be fin rot but IDK. Now that I look closely, it seems that the stuff is either making his fins bond together or splitting on fins in two. Looks A little stringy and is plumper than the strand it self.
Housing
What size is your tank? Divided 10 gallon (he lives in half)
What temperature is your tank?77 degrees
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? None, other side of divider is a male VT.
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Betta Bites
How often do you feed your betta fish?Once every 2 days, 5 pellets each time.
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Once a month, filter pads are alo on this routine.
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? Half, I change 2 filter pads each time.
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Aqueon water conditioner.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: N/A
Nitrite: 1.0 PPM
Nitrate: 20 PPM
pH: 8.O
Hardness:250 PPM
Alkalinity: N/A
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Stuff on fins
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Lethargic
When did you start noticing the symptoms? This morning
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No i have not
Does your fish have any history of being ill? yes, when he used to live in a half gallon, this same thing happened. It went away so I didn't worry about it much. This time it looks more serious.
How old is your fish (approximately)? N/A
Housing
What size is your tank? Divided 10 gallon (he lives in half)
What temperature is your tank?77 degrees
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? None, other side of divider is a male VT.
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Betta Bites
How often do you feed your betta fish?Once every 2 days, 5 pellets each time.
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Once a month, filter pads are alo on this routine.
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? Half, I change 2 filter pads each time.
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Aqueon water conditioner.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: N/A
Nitrite: 1.0 PPM
Nitrate: 20 PPM
pH: 8.O
Hardness:250 PPM
Alkalinity: N/A
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Stuff on fins
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Lethargic
When did you start noticing the symptoms? This morning
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No i have not
Does your fish have any history of being ill? yes, when he used to live in a half gallon, this same thing happened. It went away so I didn't worry about it much. This time it looks more serious.
How old is your fish (approximately)? N/A