Betta Fin Rot New Tank
Hello out there i just have one male betta that i rescued from my daughter over a year ago he s been doing great in his close to 2gal bowl with no heater or anything regular weekly water changes also during this time the place i was living in was constantly very warm even in the.
Betta fin rot new tank. This in depth guide covers the symptoms treatment and prevention of fin rot in bettas. My fish have a fungal infection and fin. Someone suggested that i use gravel from a pre existing tank for the good.
He was so beautiful and i do water changes every week. New tank syndrome fin rot fungal infection. When i put him in his new environment should i add some of his old water.
I am going to buy a new two gallon tank and new gravel. Because fin rot is a disease caused by gram negative bacteria such as vibrio pseudomonas and aeromonas it can be transmitted to other fishes through. As well as this treatment may also depend on whether your betta is alone in a tank or housed with other fish.
Slowly acclimate your betta to the hospital tank just as you would when adding a new fish to an aquarium. It could be caused by other fishes in the aquarium. I have a new betta rescued from a family member who kept him in a 5g tank with no filter or heater.
It takes the fin rot away pretty quickly if you start treatment early enough. Betta fin rot is a progressive disease common to tropical fish. I don t know what his fins may have looked like before the rot but i think it s still mild.
Fish can stress a little anyway when being added to a new aquarium as they are in a new environment a new home and for a betta a new territory. He has some fin rot which i m guessing is from his prior conditions. By niki 8 years ago on tropical.