Betta Dorsal Fin Split

The issue with your betta s dorsal fin is most likely caused by him biting his own fins.

Betta dorsal fin split. Fins disintegration beginning at the edges saddleback lesion near the dorsal fin. It is always best to catch any visible fin rot signs or symptoms early because it can quickly progress without attention. For more information related to this and to get a better picture head over to fin rot disease page.

The dorsal top caudal tail and anal bottom fin are the easiest fins to check and identify if fin rot is affecting your betta. He had fin rot a while ago which left him with his top fin split in three. Rapid gilling in cases of gill infection.

Betta anal fin has completely split within 3 days dorsal fin clamped a complete guide to betta fish colours and patterns. It can be very easy to differentiate between those two because torn and shredded fins will appear as just having a split while fin rot will have a decaying and slimy looking appearance showing on the overall fin especially at the ends. Since then lots of new tissue had grown in repairing nearly everything except the split.

Part of betta s dorsal fin is turning white transparent. The issue with your betta s dorsal fin is most likely caused by him biting his own fins. Most columnaris infections are external and will show up first as white or grayish spots on or around the head and around the fins or gills.

At first there was just a slight scallop shaped cut in the rear edge of the dorsal fin in between two fin spines. Which pattern is your betta. I have a betta fish in a 3 5 gallon heated and filtered tank.

With a bigger space really clean water and temps of around 84f his fins will heal back to normal without any need for meds. He looks horribly cramped in that tank and with fins as large as his it is a recipe for tail biting. Then another similar scallop cut appeared a couple days later right next to the.