dwell4of

i think that my betta fish has fin rot. the ends of his tail are like white and kinda black and curled up so i went to the store and bought some aquarium salt and put some in how long do you htink before he will he get better? or wil he die? i cant buy any other medicines cause my mom and dad are kinda on a budget

Tony G.

welcome to fishlore!
i have not had any experience with fin rot, but, the salt is probably not the way you want to go. Bettas do not tolerate salt. I would give him a water change, add some stress coat and prime.
Ccould you post any pics of him?
also i read on your aquaruim info that you do not know about the nitrogen cycle. This is ver important for your fish´s life so i suggest you read up on that
here is a link :
http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm

I also suggest you buy an Aquarium tester as soon as you can. The API master test kit is used by many on this website and i´ve only heard great reccomendations.

As soon as you buy some the test kit, fill in your aquarium info

good luck-
tony

dwell4of

thank you ill try to convince my mom to get me a test kit and im doing a complete water change every other day so i juts hope that he gets better

dwell4of

i will also try to get some pictures up

Lucy

Salt can be more of an irritant, I wouldn't bother with it.
Do you know what your readings are for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate?
Is the tank heated? Filtered?
Pristine water to help prevent infection, some extra stress coat or Fish Protector, Garlic Guard (or a drop or 2 of garlic juice) and Vita-chem will go a long way to help him heal.

If you can post a pic, it'll help the members tell if it's fin rot or not.
Is there anything in the tank that could be snagging his tail?

COBettaCouple

Welcome to Fishlore.

If he has finrot, I recommend doing a treatment of triple sulfa AND Rid-Fungus.

dwell4of

lucy i dont have the nitare ammonia reader and i dont have a filter or heater im trying to get a bigger tank fiat and ill try to put up some pictures

Lucy

It would be a good idea to get yourself a good liquid test kit. (Avoid the strips, they tend to be inaccurate)
He really needs a nice heated tank, as do all tropicals. Especially now if he's got fin rot.
How often are you changing his water?

dwell4of

im changing his water every other day so i need to do it today ive been doing a full water change or should i do 50%

Lucy

It would depend on what your water readings are. 100% changes can be very stressful to your fish.
Most stores will check your water for free.

dwell4of

ok thank you

Lucy

Good luck, I hope he recovers quickly

dwell4of

thank you i hope so to

dwell4of

Thank god my fish hector is doing better. today he built a nice old big bubble nest so i took that as a good sign hes also been swimming more. thanks to everybody who helped me