Betta Broken Dorsal Fin

Then another similar scallop cut appeared a couple days later right next to the.

Betta broken dorsal fin. Upon return i noticed my betta s dorsal fin was torn up. My male veiltail betta fish his name is second and charles like the store is suddenly missing almost all of his dorsal fin. This has happened before i have to put a filter sponge over the water output to dull the current and sometimes he ll accidentally rub against it.

He doesn t seem worse for wear but the would has swollen and grown dark as if he is growing new scales there but no new fin. My betta fish seems to have torn his dorsal fin nearly off. You are dosing the salt correctly.

At first there was just a slight scallop shaped cut in the rear edge of the dorsal fin in between two fin spines. What you have been advised is paramount nitrogen cycle and proper set up for tropical betta heater filter but also important is access to water surface proper feeding routine hiding places bushy plants terra cotta pot bridge etc. First of all i am not entirely sure it would be a fin injury.

Like there s just a pitiful frayed little string left and the rest has just been cut off almost at the base i ve attached the best pictures i could get. Fill the bowl with tank water and lightly feed it so that. It is always best to catch any visible fin rot signs or symptoms early because it can quickly progress without attention.

There are stages of fin rot varying from mild to severe which will show differing symptoms and severity. I thought at first it was fin rot but it is not the typical color and is not bleeding at all not even when it first. Have you considered moving the porthos and java moss to the bowl during treatment.

This happened a couple months back. Betta fin rot symptoms. The dorsal top caudal tail and anal bottom fin are the easiest fins to check and identify if fin rot is affecting your betta.