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[bunnycutie1220]

-sigh- not again...last week i noticed a split in my betta's tail. it had a bit of red dot along the split. healed a little,so i went away (had sumone to take care of him)for 3 days. today i saw that his tail had changed from a veil tail to a comb tail! .his fins are disappearing btween the rays. also at the edge of his tail + bottom fin was lined up with red dots!!! .what should i do?

 

[riogal_11]

I would add salt, and stress coat to see if his fins get any better. I'm not real sure about the red dots. Hopefully someone that knows more than me can help with that. Goodluck

 

[Synirr]

Sounds like finrot. I've had experiences with finrot causing red dots, so I'm almost sure that's what it is... I think the red dots are blood? Not really sure on that one.

Anyway, if you can get some Bettafix or Melafix, that stuff works like a charm. Just be sure to use about a half or a forth of the amount listed in the directions if you use Melafix, because bettas seem particularly sensitive to it for whatever reason.

 

[jols]

When Fabio got fin rot, it started out as little red dots along the bottom edge of his tail and anal fin. I was hoping, when I had seen the dots, it wasn't fin rot, the next day he was 'blown up'. He's mildly better, not 100%, his anal fin never did shred, just his tail fin. I used stress coat and some aquarium salt, upped the waterchanges. I did use some melafix too, just 10 drops, according to one of the threads I found and saved on dosages of melafix for bettas, etc.

 

[bunnycutie1220]

can get only 1, so bettafix or melafix or salt?? which one works better? also can i use aquaplus+ instead of stress coat?

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like blood spots.
not the writer of this imformation.
Tetracycline first-aid for common tropical fish diseases such as bacterial tail
rot, cotton mouth ... septicemia (blood spots without sign of skin damage). ...

 

[WILDER]

I'm not the writer of this article.

Tail and fin rot can be prevented by keeping ammonia and nitrite levels low, adding salt at regular intervals, and quarantine of new fish. Guppies are particularly susceptible to this disease, and you will first recognize it as a ragged edge on the tail fin. Healthy adult tail fins should have a fairly straight edge, though sometimes adolescents will have temporary ragged fins due to uneven growth. As the disease progresses, the other fins become ragged, and the fins develop a white (sometimes though not always, fuzzy) margin. Sometimes, the fins will also develop red bloodspots. If the disease is allowed to continue, your guppies will die. In most species of fish this disease is a combination of bacteria and fungus on the fins themselves, however guppies tend towards acquiring an internal bacterial infection which spreads to the fins. You may try the salt treatment (instructions given later), as this sometimes does the trick. If that doesn't work, an antibiotic such as tetracycline can be used. Let your pet shop help you. They will specifically need to know if you use a bio-filter as many antibiotics will kill your filter.