So I found this guy for free on craigslist. Pretty excited. First time owning a betta! I've owned tons of tanks and yet to have a betta so figured it was time. Plus didn't really want him going to anyone who will keep him in that teeny tank without a heater. Trust me it's cold up here >_>
I've done a bunch of reading, I known general care for these guys. But to get to the point I'm kinda worried about his fins. What's going on with them?
I haven't picked him up yet but would like to know what I getting into.
Yup, that's fin rot. Melafix or Bettafix will help cure it, and despite the rumors, if dosed correctly Melafix/Bettafix will not harm their labyrinth organ.
I'd just give good clean water a try first and see if that clears it up. It doesn't look too bad so I see no reason to add anything to the tank at this point. Once you get him home and set up do regular water changes and just keep an eye on it.
And he's in a bit worse shape than I was expecting.
I am planning on doing daily almost 100% water changes for about 10 days just hopefully to stop the rot and begin healing.
I originally was planning to put him my 2.5 moss tank but I'm worried about if the salt will bother the moss.
So new plan is to keep him the half gallon he came with for the next 10 days and hopefully with daily wc and keeping him warm he'll turn around. Think he will be okay in the .5 gallon for short term?
Thank you I can tell ya one thing...dobies are crazy hyper until they reach 4 or so. My guy is still a ball of energy and he's almost 5! Great dogs though.
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