Betta Fin Rot Bacterial Or Fungal

By niki 8 years ago on tropical fish diseases.

Betta fin rot bacterial or fungal. Although easily treatable fin rot is a disease that could make your fish very sick and unable to move if not treated promptly. Fin rot is very common in bettas due to their long tails. This fin rot has arisen because the guppies have tapeworms and thusly have weakened immune systems.

Fin rot can also be caused by poor water quality and ammonia burns. They were not meant to have such long tails so the circulation to the edges is often poor and can even result in the edges of the fins rotting off. I am currently treating for the tapeworms then i will address the fin rot.

Anyways it helped a little but he was still always laying at the bottom of the tank. Fin rot can effect any fish and some regulars who see fin rot often are angelfish bettas gol. Temperature is a steady 79 80.

Being able to identify what fin rot looks like along with knowing how to treat it will help you take better care of your fish. This in depth guide covers the symptoms treatment and prevention of fin rot in bettas. Fin rot is a common affliction in aquarium fish.

As a result the fish get nipped tails and it doesn t heal. It s highly likely to be the fin and tail rot disease developing and so you can try a bacterial medication change water and clean the tank. Ph is steady at 7 4.

Betta fin rot is a progressive disease common to tropical fish. They don t look jagged and uneven like most fin rot i ve seen just frayed and very thin at the edges. When the edges of the fins rot and die it.