Betta In Trouble

[Mr Spoon]

i bought a betta on sunday, since then he hasn't been eating and just staying in the cave at the back, i just removed the cave so i can look at him and half his tail is missing , i not sure what to do now , advice needed please.

ammonia 0 - nitrite 0 - nitrate 20ppm - PH 7.6 Tank temp is 26
35 litre tank with 4 baby mollies

 

[WILDER]

Is he struggling to swim.
Any white or red edging to tail.
Any red streaking through the fins.
Any holes in fins.
Any excess mucas on fins.

 

[Mr Spoon]

Is he struggling to swim.
Any white or red edging to tail.
Any red streaking through the fins.
Any holes in fins.
Any excess mucas on fins.

swimming ok
No red or white edging on fins
No red streaks, No holes, No mucas

 

[WILDER]

Do the fins look translucent.
He he resting on the substrate or plants for long periods.
Does he lean to onside when resting.

 

[Mr Spoon]

Do the fins look translucent
He he resting on the substrate or plants for long periods.
Does he lean to onside when resting.

His fins are not translucent.
He is swimming around a bit at the moment but has been resting on the gravel alot, but not to one side

His top fin looks very ragged and cramping

 

[WILDER]

Can you move the baby mollies.
I think I would treat with anti internal bacteria med by interpet.

 

[Mr Spoon]

I can move the babies,
i got esha 2000 fungos, finrot and bacteria treatment and melafix

 

[WILDER]

He dosn't sound right to me.
Add the esha 2000 but don't rate it much.

 

[Mr Spoon]

He dosn't sound right to me.
Add the esha 2000 but don't rate it much.

I might be able to get a different med tommorrow on my lunch break, shall i still treat with esha

 

[WILDER]

Try the esha but get the other med just in case.
Good Luck.

 

[Mr Spoon]

Ok thanks Wilder, i have moved the mollies and added the Esha, its a three day treatment, i will get anti internal bacteria med by interpet just incase.

 

[WILDER]

Can't remember the dosing instructions for esha 2000. That long since I've used the med.
Do you have an instructions leaflet or does it say on the bottle it's self.

 

[Mr Spoon]

Can't remember the dosing instructions for esha 2000. That long since I've used the med.
Do you have an instructions leaflet or does it say on the bottle it's self.

Yes i have instructions.
For a 100 litre tank : Day one 25 drops, Day two 12 drops, Day three 12 drops
For my tank i have divided the number of drops by 3. So day one 8 drops, day two 4 drops, day three 4 drops

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Keep us all updated on his progress.
Good Luck.

 

[Mr Spoon]

BAD DAY
Poor little betta is dead , found him this morning with his tail completely rotted away, only got him sunday and now he's dead.
The tank i moved my mollies to has sprung a leak so saved them and cleared the mess up, and to top it off i'm sick