Refr Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) I bought this little guy yesterday, more like rescued from the local pet store, his fin has been like this since I saw him and hasn’t opened up, his other fins opened up some but this one hasn’t, he’s obviously very young, not even in his full colors, I don’t want him to die Edited August 21, 2022 by Robby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitstuk Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Could be some sort of fin rot or fin tare. 1. Is he eating or swimming around? 2. Does he have any tank mates with him? 3. Water parameters/ temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Questions 1 through 3 above will really help. Regardless....I think adding a bit of aquarium salt is a good idea. You can start at 1 Tbsp per 5 gallons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 With rescue bettas I have heard folks have the best luck with constant vigilance. That means daily partial water changes and multiple small feedings a day. Add a baseline amount of aquarium salt and only replace what you remove from water changes. (If you add 2 tablespoons salt total and remove 25% of the water for a change, I'd add back about 1.5 teaspoons max). I would start here and see how they behave day to day. Have meds ready but don't use them unless you don't see improvement with this regimen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refr Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 He swims and eats fine, he has no tank mates, and water parameters are good. I feed him twice a day and he seems happy, I just worry about his fin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 It looks like fin rot. As @laritheloudmentioned, base dose of aquarium salt and pristine water parameters are a good place to start. If he’s active and eating, that’s a good sign. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy101 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I agree with what was said above. Catappa leaves can also help with that, and I know my betta likes them! And that's a good sign that he is eating, let us know how he is doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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