10 Gallon Tank Fin Rot Treatment in Planted Tank?

So my little betta can’t manage to fully kick this fin rot that keeps coming back and I’m not sure what to do- I have kanaplex from the first time I treated him before I had live plants, but now I have live plants and 2 snails and I’ve read that kanaplex hurts both plants and snails. I started doing 30% water changes yesterday that I’ll be trying my best to do every other day (parents don’t really understand and get upset about how much water I use). Any tips or medicine I could buy that won’t harm the plants and snails?

 

So my little betta can’t manage to fully kick this fin rot that keeps coming back and I’m not sure what to do- I have kanaplex from the first time I treated him before I had live plants, but now I have live plants and 2 snails and I’ve read that kanaplex hurts both plants and snails. I started doing 30% water changes yesterday that I’ll be trying my best to do every other day (parents don’t really understand and get upset about how much water I use). Any tips or medicine I could buy that won’t harm the plants and snails?

I highly recommend setting up a quarantine tank. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a bucket with daily water changes and a sponge filter or something.

 

I highly recommend setting up a quarantine tank. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a bucket with daily water changes and a sponge filter or something.

I’ve got a 5 gallon I can setup, but don’t the betta, snails, and plants all need the BB in the filter? How do I keep both tanks alive in that case?

 

Is your fin rot situation bacterial or fungal? Kanaplex may treat bacterial issues, but it is not effective against fungus. If there are any white cottony patches, you will need a medication effective against fungus.

Set up your 5 gallon tank as the hospital tank and move your heater and filter. If there is any carbon in the filter, it must be removed before any treatment as it will absorb the medication before it has a chance to work.

Your plants and snails should be fine for a few days in a tank without a heater and filter. There will be beneficial bacteria in the substrate, on the plant leaves, etc. to maintain the cycle.

It would be good to purchase a spare heater, a sponge filter, and an air pump at the earliest opportunity should they be needed in the future.

 

Is your fin rot situation bacterial or fungal? Kanaplex may treat bacterial issues, but it is not effective against fungus. If there are any white cottony patches, you will need a medication effective against fungus.

Set up your 5 gallon tank as the hospital tank and move your heater and filter. If there is any carbon in the filter, it must be removed before any treatment as it will absorb the medication before it has a chance to work.

Your plants and snails should be fine for a few days in a tank without a heater and filter. There will be beneficial bacteria in the substrate, on the plant leaves, etc. to maintain the cycle.

It would be good to purchase a spare heater, a sponge filter, and an air pump at the earliest opportunity should they be needed in the future.

He doesn’t have any cottony patches. I’m almost 100% certain it’s not fungal. And I have 2 heaters, 2 filters, and one air stone. I’ll setup the 5.5 gallon tomorrow and start treating after removing the carbon from one of the filters. Only one of the filters is full of BB as the other was just added like a week ago

 

He doesn’t have any cottony patches. I’m almost 100% certain it’s not fungal. And I have 2 heaters, 2 filters, and one air stone. I’ll setup the 5.5 gallon tomorrow and start treating after removing the carbon from one of the filters. Only one of the filters is full of BB as the other was just added like a week ago

That sounds fine, it doesn't need to be perfect, just adequate for a bit. I would use a 0.3% salt concentration, dissolved completely in tank water before add though so you don't accidentally burn the fish.
Best of luck!

 

That sounds fine, it doesn't need to be perfect, just adequate for a bit. I would use a 0.3% salt concentration, dissolved completely in tank water before add though so you don't accidentally burn the fish.
Best of luck!

Thanks! I’ve already been using aquarium salt to try and help but clearly it’s not enough- is it safe to use both aquarium salt in conjunction with the kanaplex once I get the quarantine tank setup? Also the quarantine tank won’t technically be cycled will it? Won’t that stress the fish out and make him more susceptible to diseases?