Treating Fin Rot in a Betta

[Chappers15]

Hi all. I’ve had my Betta for about 3 weeks now and I’ve just noticed he’s got fin rot. It’s the early stages so I’m looking to stop it now.

He’s in a 12 gallon tank with 7 ember tetras and I have no quarantine tank. I have no ammonia, nitrates or nitrites but I assume it was caused by either the move into a new tank or a serious algae problem I had recently.

so how do I treat this? I currently only have aquarium salt but I can order different medicine. If you have any advice please let me know. I really don’t want to lose him.

thanks

 

[Naughts]

What are your water test results?

 

[Chappers15]

What are your water test results?

0 ammonia, 0 nitrates and 0 nitrites

 

[Naughts]

Is the tank cycled and filtered?

 

[Attenbruh]

I had fin rot in neon tetras. A simple Fungonex (By aquasonic) helped massively.

 

[Attenbruh]

 

[Essjay]

Medications should not be added to a tank until a disease has been definitely identified. The fewer chemicals we add to a tank, the better.

Diagnosis of the condition is the first step, then if medication proves necessary, the medication should be the correct one for the disease. Finrot is usually caused by poor water conditions and water changes are the first thing to try. Chemicals should be the last 'treatment' if all others fail.
Finrot is usually bacterial but that medication states it is for fungal infections not bacterial.