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Yesterday, all of a sudden, I noticed my betta had many abrassion sores. I originally thought this was because he tried to go through a plastic ornament that later took out of his tank. I put some tea tree oil / melafix in his tank to help him heal. However, now I am wondering if it is something more serious. Could this be columnaris? Either way, I am going to treat him with furan-2, kanaplex, and methylene blue. I might add some salt too, but maybe not. I think I should treat this, even if it is just an abrasion, with antibiotics because such sores could lead to an infection.
yesterday:

Today:

Yesterday he had some abrasions on the other side, but I didn't take a picture of it. Here is that side today:

Today with a flash:

Here it the ornament that might have caused the abrasion if it is just an abrasion, right now:

However, maybe that ornament isn't the source of his sores. I took it out regardless though.
Also, notice his tail fin. He was healing from fin rot and getting better for more than a month now. However, if you see the picture, you can see that he lost some. I think that might be more bacteria related than this ornament could cause probably.
So my question is, can you identify this as something beyond abrasions? Is it Columnaris? in addition, do you think I should use anything else besides kanaplex, furan-2, and methylene blue?
yesterday:

Today:

Yesterday he had some abrasions on the other side, but I didn't take a picture of it. Here is that side today:

Today with a flash:

Here it the ornament that might have caused the abrasion if it is just an abrasion, right now:

However, maybe that ornament isn't the source of his sores. I took it out regardless though.
Also, notice his tail fin. He was healing from fin rot and getting better for more than a month now. However, if you see the picture, you can see that he lost some. I think that might be more bacteria related than this ornament could cause probably.
So my question is, can you identify this as something beyond abrasions? Is it Columnaris? in addition, do you think I should use anything else besides kanaplex, furan-2, and methylene blue?