Severe Fin Rot Betta Fish

If you delay treatment until your fish develops body rot they are unlikely to recover.

Severe fin rot betta fish. How to treat fin rot severe help. It is always best to catch any visible fin rot signs or symptoms early because it can quickly progress without attention. I have tried medications and aquarium salt before but the fin rot is far too advanced for that i need something better.

My betta has pretty severe fin rot he has had it for a while and it is extremely close to all of his fin destroyed. The medications used for treatment are toxic and also cause stress to your betta. He looked fine yesterday i honestly don t know how it got so bad so fast.

It s also interesting to know that sometimes the fin won t grow back in the same color it was before it could be a few shades darker or lighter. If you are posting to find out what is wrong with your betta please answer the following questions in a reply to this comment as best you can. The dorsal top caudal tail and anal bottom fin are the easiest fins to check and identify if fin rot is affecting your betta.

I need a new way to treat him. I ve been trying to treat my betta s fin rot for the last month but it s taken a turn for the worse and he s very lethargic laying on the substrate and breathing heavy and he s stopped eating. Put on the correct filter and heater for the 10gal and had some small ghost shrimp in the.

My betta developed severe fin rot literally over night. I had him in a 2 5gal tank with a small heater and a filter then recently moved him into a 10gal with my other king betta and a divider to separate them. There are stages of fin rot varying from mild to severe which will show differing symptoms and severity.

He has many open wounds and is very lethargic. Yes many bettas with severe fin rot do not survive the infection. A few years ago i had a betta who developed severe fin rot he was a halfmoon but within weeks he had lost almost all of his fins he also rested on the bottom of the tank all of the time.