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A safe bet would be to do a full spectrum treatment. That means antibiotics, antiparasitics, and salt. I use API E.M. Erythromycin for bacterial infections, API general cure for parasites, and Kosher Salt as my aquarium salt.

Ive had good experience with EM Erythromycin for bacterial infections that might work well for the betta. I actually just treated my 10 gal which had some mouth rot on my Ruby Tetras. One thing to be cautious about is that the Erythromiacin can and probably will kill off some of the beneficial...

Yeah, that's similar to what I read. I just dont want to be that guy that gets a fish that is going to outgrow its tank. Like all those other people with the goldfish or plecos (that's why I have Otos :) )

Thanks for the reply Wills! My water is pretty much in the middle, normally our water is very hard but we have a salt softener that brings it back down to somewhere in the middle. I don't have any exact numbers for you, unfortunately. My pH does sit a little high but I have a large piece of...

I've been keeping tropical fish for a few months now (almost a year if you count my late rescue betta Snowcone). I currently only have a heavily planted 10 gallon freshwater tank with 6 Ruby Tetras, 3 Otos, a Mystery Snail and some Neocardinia shrimp. This tank is going well and I am just...