Butterfly Betta looking rough ?

[FloridaChick]

I have been so busy making sure my larger tank fish are healthy with their new sand and baby bettas althat I didn't notice my Male Betta looking awful?
I gave him a bath in methylene blue last night and this morning but am nervous so I put him in another tank with the methylene blue in it and a heater. Wow! That stuff is insane dye, in case you ever want to be blue, like forever ? ? ? Is this enough blue??? I also add about a teaspoon of aquarium salt. Any suggestions?

 

[UnknownFishies]

Not really sure what you could do here, hopefully @Colin_T will help

 

[FloridaChick]

Not really sure what you could do here, hopefully @Colin_T will help

Thank you!

 

[UnknownFishies]

I do have a question, why are you adding Methalyne blue to your fish tank?

 

[FloridaChick]

I do have a question, why are you adding Methalyne blue to your fish tank?

I read its okay unless you have plants.

 

[FloridaChick]

I read its okay unless you have plants.

 

[UnknownFishies]

Yeah it is safe, but is there a specific reason? It is mainly used to treat ammonia and nitrite poisoning and is an alternative to malachite green.

 

[PorshaF]

One of my betta, a rescue from the cup prison- had fin rot and ich when I found him. It's hard to tell what's going on with yours from the picture. Could you describe his symptoms and water parameters will also help someone give advice as well

 

[FloridaChick]

One of my betta, a rescue from the cup prison- had fin rot and ich when I found him. It's hard to tell what's going on with yours from the picture. Could you describe his symptoms and water parameters will also help someone give advice as well

OK, I am a real novice here. The females and other fish in my other tank are doing well so I am trying ? Symptoms are he looks awful ? This is my other tank.

 

[FloridaChick]

Yeah it is safe, but is there a specific reason? It is mainly used to treat ammonia and nitrite poisoning and is an alternative to malachite green.

No, just read it saved many a betta.

 

[TheTenthDoctor]

So butterfly bettas, yeah. These bettas are bred with such long fins that they cannot get blood to the ends of the fins. This causes them to rot slowly. I hate butterfly bettas for this reason. It seems cruel to me.

 

[FloridaChick]

So butterfly bettas, yeah. These bettas are bred with such long fins that they cannot get blood to the ends of the fins. This causes them to rot slowly. I hate butterfly bettas for this reason. It seems cruel to me.

 

[FloridaChick]

Wow, that's messed up. I got him as a rescue at Petsmart and got him super healthy and call him Happy. He seems happier in the blue water hiding in the leaves. Any suggestions? I used betta fix but did nothing.

 

[PorshaF]

I would test the water, keep up with changes and be sure to not overfeed as it could cause more bacteria, if that is what's wrong. I'm not sure about the use of the blue dye, I've never used it. But there are other posts about bettas with fin rot and ich, if you dig a bit you might be able to find pictures of other fish with similar symptoms and see how they treated their fish and also see advice from others who are more experienced with fish medications like the one you are using. I'm sorry I can't help more, I hope your betta gets better! Poor guy ?

 

[FloridaChick]

I would test the water, keep up with changes and be sure to not overfeed as it could cause more bacteria, if that is what's wrong. I'm not sure about the use of the blue dye, I've never used it. But there are other posts about bettas with fin rot and ich, if you dig a bit you might be able to find pictures of other fish with similar symptoms and see how they treated their fish and also see advice from others who are more experienced with fish medications like the one you are using. I'm sorry I can't help more, I hope your betta gets better! Poor guy ?

Thanks! I put him in a separate tank with a little methylene blue and put him back in the tank and he seems ok.