Worried

[FBTgirl]

Recently around this past couple days my male has been sitting at the bottom of his cage and wont really eat! I just tried to feed him The very back of his back fin has grown red on the tip. I am worried about him. What could this be. Is it old age or something in the water?

 

[unspoken930]

It could be septicemia, the red tip on the fin sounds like it.
Maracyn-Two Tablets: (Fresh Water)
Broad-spectrum, nontoxic antibiotic tablets for treating infections of fin and tail rot, popeye, gill disease, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and internal infections. This broad spectrum antibiotic (minocycline) is absorbed through the fish's skin and is able to fight systemic infections susceptible to its action. Effective even when fish won't eat in freshwater aquariums. No water changes, pH, or temperature adjustments necessary if readings are in ideal range.

Dosage per Gallon: Perform a 100% water change For one round, dissolve one tablet into 10 teaspoons of water. For first day, add 2 teaspoons of concentrated mixture per 1 gallon of water. For days 2-5, add 1 teaspoon of the concentrate per 1 gallon of water.

(That was taken from http/groups.msn.com/TheBettaObsession/ne...tionslist.msnw)

 

[Jaded12]

Agree red in the fins is a tell tale sign of septicemia. Septicemia is cause by Aeromonas bacteria, the best treatments to use are Oxytetracycline (Terramycin) or Oxolinic Acid