Which Could Be The Cause Of Setting Off Finrot Again?

[hollyp0p]

OK recently my male betta had been regrowing his tail really very well after a finrot problem back in november, week before last it got set off again......I'm worried about one of two factors and would like to know which, if either could have set this off....


Firstly I added Indian Almond Leaves, the correct dosage for the tank, and the first time it was about 4 days later his fins started to go.....
the second thing was that the night before i noticed (in the morning) I had been out, and come back with some friends and they wanted to see the fish, the tank lights had been off for ages so I popped them back on for a minute.....could this have stressed the fish enough to have caused the finrot backlash??

I am asking because the same thing happened again last night....again IAL have been added two days ago, and secondly I wanted to show someone the fish after lights out for a few hours....and this morning it's set off again overnight.....



Is this my fault with the lights....or something possibly with the IAL???

He is currently being treated with tetracycline for a small bacterial lump on one of his front 'dangly' fins (i stupidly forget the name right now)

 

[Miss Wiggle]

I would suggest the IAL rather than the lights

unless there was some serious hammering on the tank, rooting around, lights flicking on and off repeatedly i wouldn't think he'd be stressed enough to get fin rot from it.

the IAL although it's supposed to help, it's perfectly concievable that it's been contaminated or something like that.

 

[Shrimper]

Turning the light on for a couple of mins when i get in late at night has never given my Betta fin rot so i doubt it would be that.

I don't know much about IAL, but everybody seems to recomend it for a Betta so i doubt it would be that as well. I suppose it could be rotting in the tank and causing poor water quality, which in turn is affecting the Betta. Have there been any Ammonia or Nitrite readings?

As you are already treating with tetracycline this should help clear up the fin rot.

 

[hollyp0p]

Turning the light on for a couple of mins when i get in late at night has never given my Betta fin rot so i doubt it would be that.

I don't know much about IAL, but everybody seems to recomend it for a Betta so i doubt it would be that as well. I suppose it could be rotting in the tank and causing poor water quality, which in turn is affecting the Betta. Have there been any Ammonia or Nitrite readings?

As you are already treating with tetracycline this should help clear up the fin rot.

ok I'll remove the IAL immediately and do a water change, then add todays dose of tetracycline afterwards......bit annoying as I too thought IAL could only help, but maybe it's decomposing faster than it seems causing only trouble.
The finrot didn't continue between this time and last time after I removed the IAL last time and left it out about a week.