Halfmoon Betta With Ripped Fin

[Platy lover]

My halfmoon betta has a ripped fin. I put some stress coat along with some aquarium salt in the aquarium and took out all the sharp things. How long will it take to re-grow?

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Just keep his water clean and you'll see improvement in a few days.

 

[Platy lover]

Just keep his water clean and you'll see improvement in a few days.

Is it true that they have the most delicate tail of any betta species?

 

[IdahoAquariumKid]

All bettas tails are very delicate, though the heavy finnage of halfmoons tend to tear more easily.

Depending on your tank conditions and the severity of the tear, it will take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks or months.

 

[Platy lover]

All bettas tails are very delicate, though the heavy finnage of halfmoons tend to tear more easily.

Depending on your tank conditions and the severity of the tear, it will take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks or months.

I did a small water change this morning

 

[Fishy friend2]

When such situations exact or similar to the one that you are encountering at the given time is usually a result of over flaring, plastic plants, sharp decorations and sometimes the filter intake. Though it usually can be kept from getting any sort of infection by changing water daily and slowly raising the temperature to 80-82, the severity of the injury can be a major factor in the time, and disease susceptibility. So if it is a small rip then My recommendation would be to do daily 25% water changes and heating the temperature in the tank to a bit higher, with this treatment the rip should go away in a max of a week, but usually around 3-5 days

 

[Platy lover]

When such situations exact or similar to the one that you are encountering at the given time is usually a result of over flaring, plastic plants, sharp decorations and sometimes the filter intake. Though it usually can be kept from getting any sort of infection by changing water daily and slowly raising the temperature to 80-82, the severity of the injury can be a major factor in the time, and disease susceptibility. So if it is a small rip then My recommendation would be to do daily 25% water changes and heating the temperature in the tank to a bit higher, with this treatment the rip should go away in a max of a week, but usually around 3-5 days

He LOVES to flair, here is a picture of him flaring and the rip

Him flaring and the tear

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Looks like there's a bubble nest in the tank there too - he must not be feeling too miserable then

Do you have plastic, silk or just real plants? Apparently the plastic ones can rip fins.

 

[lilfishie]

Looks like a nice clean split, should be healed up in no time at all, jud to a few extra small water changes this week

 

[Platy lover]

Looks like there's a bubble nest in the tank there too - he must not be feeling too miserable then

Do you have plastic, silk or just real plants? Apparently the plastic ones can rip fins.

Lol, he makes a lot of them and I switched out all the plastic to the silk ones