Otis's funky fin

[rykitten]

I didn't want to hijack the crowntail thread so I thought I'd better start my own.

Otis (my CT Betta) has a sort of retarded fin. It's mishapen and curved a bit in toward his head. Reminds me of Nemo

I didn't notice this in the LFS, only after observing him on a daily basis. He has a bit of difficulty swimming straight at times and isn't as sturdy as Cletus. I always try to be extra careful with him.

I don't think there is anything I can do about it, I just wanted to know if you pros could tell me if this is something genetic? Or something else?

Spanks!

 

[Cheeba Cheeba]

im not a pro at this, but i have 7 male bettas and i look at them everyday and every so often their fins are ripped up, im thinking cuz they rub against the fake plants i have in their tank, but they always grow back, but ive never really heard of a fin that looked like that, maybe someone else can answer your question better then i can, but what i would do is take him to the petstore i got him from and maybe they can tell u what's wrong.


your betta's look really nice by the way, i want a crowntail but i cant find them in the petstores

 

[Synastic]

Hey Ry,

It sounds like it is genetic. Couple questions is he very active from the day you got him till now? How's he doing about eat, eatting like a piggy or lost of appetite? Anything else you could tell us would help.

-Syn

 

[rykitten]

Hiya Syn! Yes, he's very active now. For the first week he often would just float around, not swimming much. But since I put him next to Cletus, he's a flaring monster. Never had a problem with appetite, he's a piggy! He and Cletus have never touched each other, never scrapped.

 

[Synastic]

Ah, then I say genetic Ry. Just keep watching him for a few more weeks. I think he will be fine.