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My betta has a little bit of fin rot and I had posted about a little cut I noticed a little less than a week ago. Now my betta has clamped fins, rubbing against decorations, swimming in circles, a gray growth/cut? And fin rot. My cories are sick too, i assume whats wrong with my betta is wrong with them, same symptoms.
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Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gallons
How long has the tank been running? Since January
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 77°F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
1 male betta fish
4 albino cory catfish
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Once a week
How much of the water do you change? 25%
What do you use to treat your water? API Stress Coat +, API Quick Start, API Leaf Zone
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? I vacuum the substrate then syphon out the water.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
pH: 6.2
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 6 days a week once a day
How much do you feed your fish? Betta- 5 pellets (once a week- a tiny pinch of freeze dried bloodworms) Cories- 2 pellets per cory
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Northfin Betta Pellets, Tetra Freeze Dried Bloodworms, Aqueon Omnivore Bottom Feeder tablets, Aqueon Shrimp Pellets, Tetra PlecoWafers.
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Yes
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 4 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? A few days ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Clamped fins, fin rot, swimming in circles, rubbing on decorations
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? White fin edges and ragged edges, clamping fins, lethargic, swimming in circles, gray cut/growth on side, rubbing on decorations
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
My betta had a little cut or growth in his side a week ago. It healed a little, then got bigger and turned gray. The cut looks necrotic and dying, not fungal or anything. He had no behavior changes until last night when he started having clamped fins, he started swimming in circles, and being lethargic and rubbing agaisnt decorations. He is still eating though. He is not having trouble swimming, he can still swim around like normal at feeding time. He just seems confused. He also had no bloat or pineconing.
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Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gallons
How long has the tank been running? Since January
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 77°F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
1 male betta fish
4 albino cory catfish
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Once a week
How much of the water do you change? 25%
What do you use to treat your water? API Stress Coat +, API Quick Start, API Leaf Zone
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? I vacuum the substrate then syphon out the water.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
pH: 6.2
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 6 days a week once a day
How much do you feed your fish? Betta- 5 pellets (once a week- a tiny pinch of freeze dried bloodworms) Cories- 2 pellets per cory
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Northfin Betta Pellets, Tetra Freeze Dried Bloodworms, Aqueon Omnivore Bottom Feeder tablets, Aqueon Shrimp Pellets, Tetra PlecoWafers.
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Yes
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 4 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? A few days ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Clamped fins, fin rot, swimming in circles, rubbing on decorations
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? White fin edges and ragged edges, clamping fins, lethargic, swimming in circles, gray cut/growth on side, rubbing on decorations
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
My betta had a little cut or growth in his side a week ago. It healed a little, then got bigger and turned gray. The cut looks necrotic and dying, not fungal or anything. He had no behavior changes until last night when he started having clamped fins, he started swimming in circles, and being lethargic and rubbing agaisnt decorations. He is still eating though. He is not having trouble swimming, he can still swim around like normal at feeding time. He just seems confused. He also had no bloat or pineconing.
