Annajak

@Lauren A sorry I haven't checked in in a while, he is doing great. He still has some cysts but they are much smaller and not growing anymore. I ended up doing 2 rounds of salt. (Water changed the salt out completely inbetween). His name is Strahd (its a Dungeons and dragons reference lol 😆)

@Lauren A @NanoNano Sorry, I meant to update Friday but life got in the way, as it does, lol. Thursday, I put in another .5 tbsp of salt and some IAL tea. The water is now a light/medium brown. The cysts seemed to shrink even more and my nerite seems to be fine so far with the tannins (although I haven't done a ph test yet). There are still cysts, so I might keep the salt in there for a while, but he's definitely improving. And no signs of fungus or other infections so I think the tea is taking care of that. He seems even more hungry than usual, and he seems to move around with more ease. My plants seem to be fine (pearl weed, salvinia, buce, and crypt) Salt is really amazing.

He's actually acting a lot more active so far and his appetite is still normal. I'm actually making the IAL tea as I type this, and no worries I think I'll move my nerite anyway just in case. Again thank you so much for your (and everyone's) advice, I was really worried I wouldn't be able to help him.

@Lauren A also I was wondering, I have a nerite snail in the tank too will the IAL drop the ph too much for the snail? I can always move him to another tank if need be.

@Lauren A the aquarium salt seems to be working, I only used .5 tbsp and overnight a lot of the fluid seems to have dissipated. I'm going to watch him for another day and maybe add another .5 tbsp. I just got some new plants so wanted to ease in the salt. I haven't had time to make the IAL tea yet but I'm going to try to later today. Its hard to see from the picture but the cysts(?) Or whatever are much smaller.

@Lauren A Thanks for all the advice, I do have some Indian almond leaves in there, Ill try a little aquarium salt. If that doesnt help I'll try the Epsom salt. I'll definitly up the water changes too. Is it better to do a bath/ dip in another container with the aquarium salt or just put it in his tank?

Yeah, I figured that was the case. Hopefully it won't get to the point where I have to euthanize him. I'm afraid that it will spread internally, and I'll have to make that choice. As someone who hasn't lost a fish yet (knock on wood), the idea of having to put one down really sucks. But I guess thats part of the hobby.

I'm not sure what to do about this growth on his fin. I bought him 6 months ago and it just slowly keeps getting bigger. His appetite is fine and he swims around actively. My main question is, is it actually a tumor and is there anything I can do about it? I just worry if it gets to a size where it might affect his swimming and long term health. He is a chain store betta so I know he probably doesn't have the best genetics and I've heard bettas get tumors often. He lives with a nerite snail in a 5 gallon with a sponge filter and plants. His name is Strahd. I've only been keeping fish for about a year. Ph: 7.2 Nitrates: 0 Gh: 300 Nitrite: 0 Kh: 80 Temp: 78 f