Totally stumped on this one

[Jayderana]

Alright well I have a young female betta that seems to have a persistent case of fin rot. It is not going any further but it will not go away or get any better at all it has been about three weeks. However this is not like the other fin rot there are no black ends when i shine a flashlight on her however I can see it is darkened in the normal light. She is eating her stress lines have begun to dissapear and she doesn't seem affected by it. I don't know what to do about it anymore it is pretty ugly I am just happy that it seems like aside from this trouble she is healthy. The water quality is good as I perform water changes often, she is warm enough and perky. I guess I am going to go for another round of bettamax....then if nothing seems to be happening and no one has any suggestions i will take her off the fungus meds and bettamax and hope it heals. Is there anything that can look like fin rot but be something else like a parasite or something? When I first bought her she did have parasites that i treated her for. Could this be a result of damage they may have done? Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to offer.

 

[iloveyou]

hmm... adding salt is always good for things like fin rot i think..

umm....

not sure about the parasite question... u said its not getting worse... but not better..

maybe its just takin him longer to heal than normal ? maybe since hes feelin better he will start to heal?

 

[james..]

http/www.bettatalk.com/answer30.htm

Maybe you could try that.

 

[Jayderana]

Iloveyou, thanks for the mention of salt I should have said that i have already added it. I always have salt in my betta tanks. She is so tiny that i do not think i could perform surgery on her like that without getting the medicine all over her. She is only a few months old. I may just have to switch medications and try another it really isn't getting any worse, you could be right maybe she is slower at healing. If so it is very frusterating for me. I really hope she starts to heal soon. I have removed everything from her tank except for the water, plant, and a flower pot for a hiding spot. I found that I couldn't be sure that i was cleaning well enough with the gravel in the tank. I guess I will go to the lfs today and see what i can find for her.