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Thank you for your replies. I haven't moved him into a new container - just added a small plastic plant (which I've now removed). Just a minute ago I caught him in the act of chasing his tail and taking a bite out of it! I don't know what to do, other than to keep his water clean. I've been...

I've been treating him for finrot for a few weeks now (with Bettafix) and after losing a chunk of his tail, it was been growing back quite rapidly. Then I leave for a weekend and come back to see him with black tips on his tailfin and now it has spread to the lower fin as well (I changed the...

I've done the salt bath, frequent water changes, and kept the water at a warm temperature for the past 5 days. My betta has been acting happy and active - blowing bubble nests, flaring, and swimming around with his fins open wide. This morning he was fine - the finrot seemed to have stopped...

I will definitely get him a bigger container with a heater soon. I never knew that warmer water would make that much of a difference! Thanks everyone for your input!! :) - Kari.

Thanks SRC - the nearest Walmart is 20 mins away and I've been so busy with school I haven't been able to drive out there. :( I'm planning to get it tomorrow afternoon. Bettamomma, he's in a hexagonal shaped container (I don't have room for anything bigger at the moment). Should I keep him...

AY!! I'm soo bummed out! Poor little Koko had been acting soo happy in his new tank (just brought him home on Saturday) but since last night he's been listless and just lays at the bottom of the tank in a depressed state. I haven't been able to give him the salt bath yet for his finrot...

Soo strange - I've been noticing a weird 'thunk' sound coming from his container since last night and saw that he's been leaping out of the water and hitting his head on the plastic cover. I'm going to lower the water level so he won't plop onto my desk if the lid gets loose. As I was feeding...

Hellooo Platyperson and SRC! :) Thanks soo much for the quick reply!! Will try the salt bath, pronto. I'm kinda nervous because I've never treated a sick fish before. I hope he responds well (I'm getting attached to him already, hehe). By the way, what is Melafix? - Kari.

Hi everyone! I just bought my betta yesterday. He seemed healthy when I examined him in the pet store - fiesty attitude, active, fins opened up wide, no spots on the body, etc. I did notice, however, that his fins were slighty ragged at the ends, but no splitting or bad fraying. Today his back...