sweet_tinuviel
Fish Fanatic
My white/opaque betta decided I couldnt feed him fast enough!!!! 
I already had three pellets in my fingers when I opened the lid and put my hand over it and started to drop the pellets when I felt something cold and wet on my palm. I thought maybe Xerxes just splashed me when I look to see where the water went I saw Xerxes on the counter. 
He seems fine acting normal even ate the food I dropped in his tank, but the very tips of his tail and bottom fin are blood red like he was cut. And its just the tip of the tines that are like this, I freaked when he jumped cause he was wiggling all over and I tried to pick him up, it was hard cause Ive never held a live fish and I didnt want to squeeze him to hard so I finally got a grip on him and got him in his tank. I saw no other obvious signs of damage on body or other fins.
I add more slime coat to the water on top of what was already there cause the bottle says its good for damaged/torn fins and scales from handling and netting so I added another dose and checked him again and the red seems to be fading slowly.
Is there more I need to do, fortunately I just did a water change last night so water is clean and I will do a full water change in the morning just on him to keep finrot and infection away.
I already in my regular process of water changes add 1/2 tsp of aquarium salt and 15 drops of slime coat and 4 drops dechlorinator and I use only bottled water.
My tank is a 1/2 gallon light substrate and one small silk plant. Water is changed every 3 days.
If this sounds good enough to help him recover, or if you guys have better suggestions tell me please. I dont want to battle another case of fin rot or anyother diseases so any and all info is welcome.
Thanks for reading.
I already had three pellets in my fingers when I opened the lid and put my hand over it and started to drop the pellets when I felt something cold and wet on my palm. I thought maybe Xerxes just splashed me when I look to see where the water went I saw Xerxes on the counter.
He seems fine acting normal even ate the food I dropped in his tank, but the very tips of his tail and bottom fin are blood red like he was cut. And its just the tip of the tines that are like this, I freaked when he jumped cause he was wiggling all over and I tried to pick him up, it was hard cause Ive never held a live fish and I didnt want to squeeze him to hard so I finally got a grip on him and got him in his tank. I saw no other obvious signs of damage on body or other fins.
I add more slime coat to the water on top of what was already there cause the bottle says its good for damaged/torn fins and scales from handling and netting so I added another dose and checked him again and the red seems to be fading slowly.
Is there more I need to do, fortunately I just did a water change last night so water is clean and I will do a full water change in the morning just on him to keep finrot and infection away.
I already in my regular process of water changes add 1/2 tsp of aquarium salt and 15 drops of slime coat and 4 drops dechlorinator and I use only bottled water.
My tank is a 1/2 gallon light substrate and one small silk plant. Water is changed every 3 days.
If this sounds good enough to help him recover, or if you guys have better suggestions tell me please. I dont want to battle another case of fin rot or anyother diseases so any and all info is welcome.
Thanks for reading.
