Anyone Heard Of This?

[betttta]

"blown. In this case the tail disintegrates in a zillion particles and usually can not be found at the bottom of the jar. One day your betta has a tail, the next, he has only a small piece left (. This is a very common problem now a day because bettas have been selectively bred for just about a hundred years now to have bigger and bigger finnage. Since the fins remain but a few cells thick, they can easily tear and fall apart if the betta becomes over active. "
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Originally I thought that my betta had tail rot a few weeks after I moved him into a larger tank and treated him for that but no medicine seemed to help (i keep his tank VERY clean, changing out water multiple times a week). Eventually his tail healed up on his own- it was just about full length when I come home two evenings ago and half of the tail it gone again! I fed him that morning and it was all there, when I came home it was gone-- no pieces of it on the bottom of his tank either. It's already healing up again but has anyone ever heard of a "blown" tail??

 

[Kyrielle]

"blown. In this case the tail disintegrates in a zillion particles and usually can not be found at the bottom of the jar. One day your betta has a tail, the next, he has only a small piece left (. This is a very common problem now a day because bettas have been selectively bred for just about a hundred years now to have bigger and bigger finnage. Since the fins remain but a few cells thick, they can easily tear and fall apart if the betta becomes over active. "
http/www.bettatalk.com/answer119.htm

Originally I thought that my betta had tail rot a few weeks after I moved him into a larger tank and treated him for that but no medicine seemed to help (i keep his tank VERY clean, changing out water multiple times a week). Eventually his tail healed up on his own- it was just about full length when I come home two evenings ago and half of the tail it gone again! I fed him that morning and it was all there, when I came home it was gone-- no pieces of it on the bottom of his tank either. It's already healing up again but has anyone ever heard of a "blown" tail??

Yes I've heard of it. And my betta does it everytime his tail grows too long. It's not really fin rot so much as it is like your betta is ripping his tail by accident. Think of it as tearing a piece of tissue paper by pulling on it too hard...that's basically what happens. The betta will flare or stretch his tail so much that it causes the tissue to rip apart.

 

[betttta]

Yes I've heard of it. And my betta does it everytime his tail grows too long. It's not really fin rot so much as it is like your betta is ripping his tail by accident. Think of it as tearing a piece of tissue paper by pulling on it too hard...that's basically what happens. The betta will flare or stretch his tail so much that it causes the tissue to rip apart.

Okay- so its nothing serious even though it happens every few weeks after the tail has just finished growing? Is there any preventative- or should I not worry about it?

 

[Jaded12]

What does his tail looks like where its "ripped" off? Is it smooth or is it jagged?

 

[betttta]

What does his tail looks like where its "ripped" off? Is it smooth or is it jagged?

The day it happened it was jagged but within the next day it's smooth showing regrowth.

 

[Jaded12]

Makes me wondering if hes snacking on it himself.

 

[betttta]

Makes me wondering if hes snacking on it himself.

Does that mean I'm not feeding him enough?

 

[dmarie04]

Makes me wondering if hes snacking on it himself.

Does that mean I'm not feeding him enough?

I think some bettas are just nervous. I've heard of bettas biting their own tail when they are nervous, bored, and stressed. I have one guy who is so freakin' jumpy and nervous. I'm treating him for fin rot but I'm starting to wonder if he isn't really a tail biter.