My mom got my daughter a betta for christmas. She got the gallon tank and everything we need. However, I started reading and we decided to upgrade the tank. We got a 10 gallon tank with live plants and a snail mate. We let the tank cycle 3-4 weeks before adding the betta. We then had a trumpet snail outbreak. I'm not exaggerating when I say I would vacuum up 25-50 snails every time I would clean the tank. Anyway, all this is what I think led to my fish getting sick. It started with what looked like white fuzz on his top fins. I immediately got him out of that tank and started treating him with salt water. His top fins got better and started growing back, but after 10 days, it started to look like the rest of him was getting worse. I finally decided to resort to maracyn two. He did a 5 day treatment and looks better, but there's still an area on his body that I wasn't sure about so I did treatment day 6 yesterday, but wanted some opinions on what I should do. I am very new to the fish scene and trying to do my best, so any help is much appreciated. Pictures are from today to try to show the area below his top fin.
Also, while he's recuperating in the gallon tank, I took all hardscapes out of his aquarium and vacuumed the water way down and tried to get rid of all the snails. I got a goldfish that eats snails as a hobby to help my tank while betta is gone. (don't worry, I'll find a good home for him when we're done.) My hope is the big tank will be a better environment for him when he gets back.
Also, while he's recuperating in the gallon tank, I took all hardscapes out of his aquarium and vacuumed the water way down and tried to get rid of all the snails. I got a goldfish that eats snails as a hobby to help my tank while betta is gone. (don't worry, I'll find a good home for him when we're done.) My hope is the big tank will be a better environment for him when he gets back.
