Housing:
How many gallons is your tank? 5 gallons
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What temperature is your tank? 80 degrees
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Does your Betta have tank mates? What kind?
No
Food: pellets, brine shrimp
What food brand do you use? Ocean nutrition
Do you feed flakes or pellets? Pellets
Freeze-dried? No
How often do you feed your Betta? How much? 4-5 pellets a day
Maintenance:
Before your Betta became ill how often did you perform a water change? Every 5 days or so
What percentage of water did you change? 20%
What is the source of your water? Tap
Do you vacuum the substrate or just dip out water? Half substrate
What additives do you use other than conditioner? What brand of conditioner? Prime
Water Parameters:
What are your water parameters? Please give exact numbers. If tested by pet store please get exact numbers. "Fine" or "Safe" won't help us help you. Important: Test your water before the regular water change; not after one.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20 ppm
pH:7.6
Hardness (GH):
Alkalinity (KH):
Symptoms and Treatment:
When did you first notice the symptoms? Today
How has your Betta’s appearance changed? Yes, torn fins
How has your Betta’s behavior changed? No
Is your Betta still eating? Yes
Have you started treating your Betta? If so, how? No
Does your Betta have any history of being ill? No
How long have you owned your Betta? 1 week
Was he or she ill or suffering some sort of damage when purchased? No
I recently just got this betta a week ago. It’s in a fully cycled 5 gallon tank. He seems very active and healthy although his fins are all ripped up as of today. I think I can rule out fin rot as this all happened so fast. Next thought would be the decorations although they do not seem very stiff/sharp to the point where it would rip them and it also has not been an issue the past week. Any thoughts on what causes this/what I should do?
How many gallons is your tank? 5 gallons
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What temperature is your tank? 80 degrees
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Does your Betta have tank mates? What kind?
No
Food: pellets, brine shrimp
What food brand do you use? Ocean nutrition
Do you feed flakes or pellets? Pellets
Freeze-dried? No
How often do you feed your Betta? How much? 4-5 pellets a day
Maintenance:
Before your Betta became ill how often did you perform a water change? Every 5 days or so
What percentage of water did you change? 20%
What is the source of your water? Tap
Do you vacuum the substrate or just dip out water? Half substrate
What additives do you use other than conditioner? What brand of conditioner? Prime
Water Parameters:
What are your water parameters? Please give exact numbers. If tested by pet store please get exact numbers. "Fine" or "Safe" won't help us help you. Important: Test your water before the regular water change; not after one.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20 ppm
pH:7.6
Hardness (GH):
Alkalinity (KH):
Symptoms and Treatment:
When did you first notice the symptoms? Today
How has your Betta’s appearance changed? Yes, torn fins
How has your Betta’s behavior changed? No
Is your Betta still eating? Yes
Have you started treating your Betta? If so, how? No
Does your Betta have any history of being ill? No
How long have you owned your Betta? 1 week
Was he or she ill or suffering some sort of damage when purchased? No
I recently just got this betta a week ago. It’s in a fully cycled 5 gallon tank. He seems very active and healthy although his fins are all ripped up as of today. I think I can rule out fin rot as this all happened so fast. Next thought would be the decorations although they do not seem very stiff/sharp to the point where it would rip them and it also has not been an issue the past week. Any thoughts on what causes this/what I should do?
