Help My Betta!

[lordofthesea]

help!

my betta has omething wrong with his tail! what is it and how do i treat it!?
here's three pics of his tail
there used to be some shrimps in there, but i moved them because they were ripping his tail. it wasn't as bad as this though!!!!

stats:
tank is 20l
ammonia and nitrite 0 (also, just done a water change)
eating is fine.
tank is 25degrees.


WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I TREAT IT!!!!

p.s. i've got melafix, pimafix and myxazin that i can treat the tank with.

 

[WILDER]

White edging to fins is bacterial finrot.
Melafix is only good once fins are healing. So add the myxazin by waterlife.

 

[lordofthesea]

will that help his fins heal?

 

[WILDER]

It should do.

 

[lordofthesea]

also, you didn't see him before, but his fins are partly white - they've always been that way - it's the way he was when i bought him over 4 months ago.
will he make a full recovery?

 

[WILDER]

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As long a she dosn't have a secondary bactetrial infection he should recover.

 

[lordofthesea]

also, how long will it taketo heal?

 

[WILDER]

Its hard to say as every fish is different.
Depends on the strain of bacteria and the fish immune system.

 

[lordofthesea]

at a guess?....

 

[WILDER]

It could take weeks.
Once you see the fins are healing thats a good sign.

 

[lordofthesea]

does anyone have an idea of how long finrot takes to heal?

also, how long do i need to medicate the tank with myxazin for?

 

[WILDER]

Just follow the med insttructions on the bottle.

 

[lordofthesea]

just a thought.

with the fin rays still there, wouldn't they rot away making the problem worse?

 

[WILDER]

The fins will grow back once they start to heal.

 

[loraxchick]

once you start using the med it will kill off the bacteria that are eating his tail. then you will notice regrowth...it is sort of clear with a hint of what color it should be. it will color up eventually. it my betta got into a fight thru a divider and had a HUGE piece missing from his tail...no where near as little damage as your fish has. it took him about 4 mpnths to completely regrow. coloring up about another 2 or so. now hes perfect.

make sure you follow directions on the pacage for treatment. best to treat him in a separate tank as anti bac meds sometimes will wipe out your filter bacs and youll have to re-cycle the filter. also remove the carbon from your filter and increase aeration if possible.