Fin rot?!

[Sam389]

I'm not sure what is wrong with my poor guy he has white on the tips of his fins and I don't know if it's fin rot or regrowth! Can someone help!

 

[NickAu]

Can you please try and get a close up of the fish?

 

[FroFro]

I'm not sure what is wrong with my poor guy he has white on the tips of his fins and I don't know if it's fin rot or regrowth! Can someone help!

I've relied on this page twice for my betta, one to diagnose and two to treat. The page recommends an Aquarium salt remedy and dosage instructions. AQ salt is cheap to, you can get a perfect sized bag for a little over two dollars at walmart. If you want a stronger method, I recommend Jungle Fungus medicine as a good choice but beware, its for tougher cases and can stain aquarium decor. The page is very informative and gives plenty of clear instructions and warnings, if you use the link please follow it carefully. As NickAu said above, a clearer photo will help us to determine if its finrot. Diagnosing correctly is very important before you treat, especially if you have to resort to medicines which are not cheap.

Here is the link

http://bettasplendid.weebly.com/fin-rot-101.html

 

[NickAu]

The white tips could be regrowth or normal coloration, I also want to see a close up of the fish because he looks a bit fat and want to make sure its not bloating or something else Eg SBD in which case AQ salt wont help.

Finrot is a direct result of poor water conditions and that also needs to be fixed.

Can you please answer these questions.
How big is the tank
Has it got a filter
Has it got a heater
What temp is the water
How often do you change water
What chemicals do you add Eg Water conditioner.
What do you feed him and how much how often.
What decorations are in the tank Eg live or plastic plants.
Do you know what the PH Ammonia Nitrite and Nitrate levels are.
Can you post a photo of the tank

PS
Often fin biting is misdiagnosed as fin rot.

 

[Sam389]

It's a ten gallon filtered with a heater there was a bumblebee goby which I believe was nipping his fins so I took him out. The water temp is 77 degrees, I use prime for chemicals, I feed him hikari dried bloodworms as a treat and hikari betta pellets, he gets fed once a night and I drop two pellets in at a time til he is done eating, and I have only live plants in the tank. I'm not sure of the ammonia levels etc I am going to take a sample to the pet store to have them check them

 

[Sam389]

This is part of his tank I can take a better one later when I get home

 

[Sam389]

This is an old photo of him and his back tail looks longer I believe oh and he is chubby not bloated lol

 

[NickAu]

I feed him hikari dried bloodworms as a treat

Make sure you pre soak these for about 15 minutes in a spoon full of tank water before feeding.

I drop two pellets in at a time til he is done eating

How many pellets in total are you giving him? Bettas can be little pigs when it comes to eating.

How often do you change water?

Get the LFS to give you the actual numbers, quite often LFS will say water is " fine " that means nothing as most LFS employees wouldn't know their elbow from their knee.

 

[Sam389]

I normally do a 25% water change every weekend and he is def a piggy when it comes to food! I didn't know about soaking the bloodworms before feeding so thank you for that! And I will get actual numbers from them and let you guys know!

 

[mookat]

Betta stomachs are about the size of their eyeballs so keep that in mind when feeding; he may want to keep eating pellets but don't give him more than a few at a time. I feed mine 3 in the morning and 3 bloodworms at night and he has done well with that amount.