Does This Look Like Fin Rot?

[Jaiden]

Well, there's nothing in the one 75 gal except 2 leftover feeder fish I had a couple Flowerhorns in there but they outgrew the tank and I had to rehome them...they left some food behind lol

 

[stang1]

I agree with Wilder, although you could cut about half of the sponge off and add it to your smaller filter.
Have you got a breeding net at all. If so, you could hang that on the side of one of your other tanks and put Murphy in there temporarily while you sort your tank out.

 

[Jaiden]

Well hey! I guess I could just stick him in my empty 75 gal? lol He'd probably be the happiest Betta alive

Just stick the feeders in my other tank...

 

[stang1]

The most spoilt Betta that I know of!
It would give you a chance to fully cycle the tank and get rid of the ammonia problem. Although, I'm sure Murphy will be in no rush to leave the 75G tank....

 

[WILDER]

What type of feeder fish are they.

 

[Jaiden]

Comets and they're probably about the same size as Murphy

 

[WILDER]

Goldfish, they need the big tank then you can't move them to a little tank.

 

[Jaiden]

But I could stick 'em in with my Convict and Sevs...it's a 75 gal, too. The Convict was with the Flowerhorns so these fish were his food once, too

 

[WILDER]

Please don't let him be a meal I love goldfish they have lovely personalities.
Let him live lol.
Feeder fish cause desease anyway, and there no nutrients in them.

 

[Jaiden]

Well, they were more of a diversion to keep the Flowerhorns and Convict from hurting and chasing eachother

 

[ibbledibble]

Wow I missed a lot here lol Don't worry guys. I do know ammonia isn't healthy and I'm trying to do my best to rectify the situation for Murphy's sake

In response to this:

not being funny, but what would be the point? unless you have run out of water conditioner or something?
water only carries minuscule amounts of the nitrifying bacteria, it colonizes onto surfaces, like gravel, the glass of the tank, ornaments etc. so using water from another tank won't make it cycle any quicker.

The reason I asked is because I'd like the poor fish to be ammonia free ASAP. I figured if I disposed of ALL of his water, and added water from my other tank that I know is safe, it'd be a lot healthier for him, no? I do have water conditioner and I did add it to the water before I filled his tank back up today and the levels are still reading the same. Like I said, I've never dealt with this issue before because I've mostly kept larger, planted tanks. And I've never claimed to be a fish expert, that's why I'm here asking you guys

i wasn't trying to have a dig, what i meant was, that tap water treated with water conditioner should not have ammonia in it (in most cases) so why not just use that rather than adding water from the other tank yes do the 100% change by all means, that would probably be a great idea, i'm just confused as to why you would want to use water from the other tank is all.

i would recommend testing some of your tap water for ammonia, both before and after adding water conditioner though, just to check.

 

[Jaiden]

I was just asking...that's all. Since his tank was set up 2 days ago and conditioner was used, I just assumed it'd be quicker to fix the issue if I used tank water that I know is safe, established and has sustained aquatic life for quite awhile

I did test my tap water, as well. It was fine so I honestly don't know what happened

 

[stang1]

You don't always get readings when you first set up a tank, sometimes it takes a few days to show. It might be worth getting a breeding net for Murphy, just until your tank has cycled.

 

[ibbledibble]

if you have checked your tap water and it contains no ammonia, then i would say do the 100% water change using treated tap water. but thats just my opinion

and i know that nobody believes or agree's with nikonD70s (and i think he is probably just trolling anyway) but in response to his comment that bettas live with ammonia in the wild, well bettas are known for living in rice paddy fields and plants love ammonia, its their first choice for food, so not much of it lasts long anyway with all the rice plants sucking it up. so in the wild there is little to no ammonia for them to contend with.

 

[Jaiden]

if you have checked your tap water and it contains no ammonia, then i would say do the 100% water change using treated tap water. but thats just my opinion

But I don't understand how it got so bad in less than 24 hours to begin with...that's what I did to fill the tank I treated the water, filled the tank, got the filter and heater going and moved him over...I realize I didn't let it cycle or whatever but he was in a little 1/2 gal container and I figured it'd be better for him than staying where he was.