Crowntail Betta? Or Fin Rot?

I got my red betta back in February. I don't recall anything saying he was a crowntail.

I started getting concerned a few months ago about the state of his fins They looked ragged, and I suspected fin rot. Now i'm wondering if it's just a crowntail? I don't want to make the wrong judgment and NOT treat him if he does have fin rot, so i'm wondering if more experienced betta parents can help me out?

There was never any brown/black on his tail/fins, and he arrived with the ragged tail. Not uncommon for a poor little fish who lived in a cup for god knows how long to be sick I figured.

Here's the living situation:
- 3 gallon tank
- Not formally filtered, but has water moving from tank to plant bed, and I have a filter over the drainage holes (I have since given up on the plants because i'm concerned about the fish)
- Small heater
- Slightly salted water (aquarium salt)
- Luffy balls
- Water changed weekly
- Fed 2 pellets twice a day
- I did treat him with API Bettafix for about a week (a few weeks ago)


Adding pictures of the fish on the day I got him in February, and pics of today. His tail looks very similar. Is it just him? Or does he have fin rot and i'm missing something critical?

Thanks for any help!

 

I got my red betta back in February. I don't recall anything saying he was a crowntail.

I started getting concerned a few months ago about the state of his fins They looked ragged, and I suspected fin rot. Now i'm wondering if it's just a crowntail? I don't want to make the wrong judgment and NOT treat him if he does have fin rot, so i'm wondering if more experienced betta parents can help me out?

There was never any brown/black on his tail/fins, and he arrived with the ragged tail. Not uncommon for a poor little fish who lived in a cup for god knows how long to be sick I figured.

Here's the living situation:
- 3 gallon tank
- Not formally filtered, but has water moving from tank to plant bed, and I have a filter over the drainage holes (I have since given up on the plants because i'm concerned about the fish)
- Small heater
- Slightly salted water (aquarium salt)
- Luffy balls
- Water changed weekly
- Fed 2 pellets twice a day
- I did treat him with API Bettafix for about a week (a few weeks ago)


Adding pictures of the fish on the day I got him in February, and pics of today. His tail looks very similar. Is it just him? Or does he have fin rot and i'm missing something critical?

Thanks for any help!

If I'm seeing correctly (pic is a little blurry), it looks like most of his tail has rotted away.

 

I'd say crown tail. If it was fin rot those "rays" extending are usually the first to go. Fin rot eats the flesh and the rays.

 

I'd say crown tail. If it was fin rot those "rays" extending are usually the first to go. Fin rot eats the flesh and the rays.

In the first picture it looks like more than half of his tail is missing, but in the second it's very long and healthy looking. Am I missing something?

Never mind! I had the order of the pics reversed! Looks great haha! Healthy crowntail!

 

In the first picture it looks like more than half of his tail is missing, but in the second it's very long and healthy looking. Am I missing something?

No, you've just reversed the chronology. The second one is from the this month, and the first one if from when he bought it in February. It looks like the tail has grown in nicely.

 

The second picture is crowntail betta. IMHO get rid of the salt and don't use Bettafix. Don't take what I'm about to say the wrong way. You played doctor and treated your betta for fin rot when all the while it was a crowntail. This type of thing happens all the time in the hobby and sometimes the results aren't good for the fish.

 

No, you've just reversed the chronology. The second one is from the this month, and the first one if from when he bought it in February. It looks like the tail has grown in nicely.

Yeah, my mistake. I agree. It's grown in very nicely!

 

Awesome, thanks!

In the first picture it looks like more than half of his tail is missing, but in the second it's very long and healthy looking. Am I missing something?

Never mind! I had the order of the pics reversed! Looks great haha! Healthy crowntail!

The second picture is crowntail betta. IMHO get rid of the salt and don't use Bettafix. Don't take what I'm about to say the wrong way. You played doctor and treated your betta for fin rot when all the while it was a crowntail. This type of thing happens all the time in the hobby and sometimes the results aren't good for the fish.

Thanks! If he doesn't need it I won't use the salt anymore. the rays did grow out more since I started treating him so I knew progress was being made. I just expected the webbing to also grow out more and it hasn't Good to know he's a healthy crowntail!

If I'm seeing correctly (pic is a little blurry), it looks like most of his tail has rotted away.

Yeah I guess his fin looks worse when I got him. The fish won't really stay still for a good picture

I'd say crown tail. If it was fin rot those "rays" extending are usually the first to go. Fin rot eats the flesh and the rays.

Good to know, thanks!