The symptoms of fin rot are......

[TAZZ]

my fish's tail has this blackish border - when i bought him, the tail was smooth, but black, now its kinda jagged and black - followed by a whitish colouring, then the red of the rest of the fish. The fungus cure that i was using to treat the fungus (on 2nd treatment of the cycle) says it cures fin rot too -- so hsould i continue this treatment, or look for an alternate way to cure it?

my knowledge of fin rot is: discoloring of the edge of the fin, with a jagged appearance (discoloring is usually white i believe - i dunno what it means if its black like mine is)

thanks

tazz

 

[slt]

tazz what setting is the temprature on,

 

[TAZZ]

aroudn room temp - 25 deg C - i read that bettas thrive in temp 20-30 degrees C

tazz

 

[slt]

yes they need the warmer temp, also you get the fungus more in the cooler
temps,

 

[TAZZ]

well is there anything i can do to prevent the fin rot?? other than put warmer water in. the fin rot is only on the tail fin, not the one on top or bottom.

thanks

tazz

 

[wetwetwet]

Hey Tazz,

What kind of set-up?

But in general regular partial water changes and tank and filter maintenance along with a good varied diet should keep things in good order.

Oh and keep an eye on water quality - testing...