Male Betta Severely Injured

[kizno1]

I would divide 25l of the 95l for the male betta and that still gives the puffers 70l. The one in the pick is a VT which yours is most likely to be aswell so yeah it should look something like that.

 

[ArnieStinger]

Will the fins grow back over time?

 

[kizno1]

Will the fins grow back over time?

With clean water they should but they normally dont grow back as big and as colourful.

 

[ArnieStinger]

I;ve tried looking for the thread but can;t find it, are there any household veggies that the betta can eat?

 

[AstonN24vantage]

now i'm gonna have nightmares! that's pretty nasty. seperate!

 

[Josiee]

Just to add to the above information - Bettas are carnivourous and ideally need a staple diet of something like TetraBetta which is a flake food specifically formulated for their needs. What you have read about the peas is contested between Betta owners; some people maintain that as a meat eater, vegetable matter isn't good for them. I have heard good things about feeding one boiled, deshelled pea to help constipation, but it should by no means take the place of a good flake food supplemented with something like frozen bloodworm.

Good luck with the poor guy, and do all the research you can

 

[Flute]

Aww poor lad. Good on you for saving them all though After being separated from those puffers, and with lots of clean water and good food I'm sure he'll make a great recovery and will be a gorgeous looking fish

Veggies that they like are de-shelled peas (cut them up as small as you can), erm you can also try cucumber too. I've currently got a little male betta regrowing is fins after stress, and bloodworms soaked in garlic juice seem to be doing wonders for him
Good luck with your new additions and keep us updated on how they go

 

[ArnieStinger]

thanks for the tips and kind words

I deshelled 3 peas and split them into 1/4's and he gobbled them up, does not like the cucumber though.

Only temporary ontil I can get into the fish shop tommorow, closed on sundays


hatching some Artemia for the puffers

 

[keithp]

I thought puffers were salt water fish?

 

[ArnieStinger]

I thought puffers were salt water fish?

Only 4 species of puffer are salt water, the rest are Fresh water including the dwarf puffer

 

[ArnieStinger]

Thanks for the advice everyone has given me
More pics Click Here

2-3 weeks ago

Today

 

[fluffycabbage]

wow, what a good job you've done!!!

 

[ArnieStinger]

wow, what a good job you've done!!!

hehe thanks.

I've realised now, that when I got him he couldn't actually swim properly, he was being taken around the tank by a small current.

due to his finnage or poor diet im not sure, but hes much happier now.

I hand feed him pro colour flakes and use tongs to feed him his frozen bloodworms and brineshrimp

 

[the biffster]

is that the same fish what a cracking
job you have done pulling that around
well done i would be proud of what you have done

 

[GhettoFish]

wow he is definately recovering thats a big difference before and now! you are doing a great job in taking care of him