Betta Fin Rot Or Tail Biting
It looks like fin tear and fin biting combined.
Betta fin rot or tail biting. It is always best to catch any visible fin rot signs or symptoms early because it can quickly progress without attention. Tail biting or fin rot. As betta are not such strong swimmers i have my filter set to a low flow rate so the current in the tank isn t as strong.
I have silk plants indian almond leaves no. Fin rot or tail biting. Betta fin rot symptoms.
In the early stages of fin rot the edge of the fin will look ragged or shredded due to the breakdown of the fin s protective membrane. As the disease progresses an increasing amount of the fin will be destroyed. Or is it more likely to be tail biting.
There are stages of fin rot varying from mild to severe which will show differing symptoms and severity. I treated for 10 days with aquarium salt and saw some regrowth but near the end of the ten days more large tears appeared. I ve had my betta enzo for almost 10 months now never had any issues with him.
To treat fin rot you should make sure you re keeping the water quality in your tank good feed him lots of daphnia so he gets enough vitamin b add aquarium salt or api stress coat to improve healing and in the case of fin rot. The dorsal top caudal tail and anal bottom fin are the easiest fins to check and identify if fin rot is affecting your betta. If it is tail biting what can i do to stop it.
However this one is progressing overnight and because it seems to be avoiding rays and is only on the caudal fin. He lives in a 5 5 gal tank with filtration and a heater set to 28 degrees celsius. Yes that is definitely not fin rot.