sarahahsfish
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Hi, all. My betta has a case of finrot and it’s not getting any better with water changes every day.
Tank size: 5 gallons
Water conditioner: prime
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10-20 (I really need to bring these down, I think, could this be the cause of her not getting any better?)
pH: 7.0
Decorations: live plants (took them out when treating her with Jungle Fungus Clear), and glass jar, Moss ball
Heater, filter: yes to both (no carbon in filter, only the sponge-y part, hopefully you know what I mean); temp at 25°C
Supplements: garlic guard and vita-chem
I’ll include some pictures as well. I’ve never seen finrot with the fin falling off in clumps before. For example, the top fin as you can see right now is white and fuzzy. After a time it just falls off in a chunk, and that’s what confuses me because her bottom fins aren’t falling off that way, they’re melting(?) I think.


She isn’t sluggish or anything as of right now, in fact she’s active like usual and she’s eating like usual as well (2 pellets). I’m not so sure but maybe if I scrub off the algae then she’ll improve. I didn’t think algae are harmful to fish and I didn’t really attempt to scrub it off because they’re a pain to do so (they’re really stuck on there, even with a toothbrush they barely come off).
If anything I mentioned is unclear or if you have any questions please ask them! I am in desperate need of help right now. I thought cleaning every day would work but I guess not!
Tank size: 5 gallons
Water conditioner: prime
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10-20 (I really need to bring these down, I think, could this be the cause of her not getting any better?)
pH: 7.0
Decorations: live plants (took them out when treating her with Jungle Fungus Clear), and glass jar, Moss ball
Heater, filter: yes to both (no carbon in filter, only the sponge-y part, hopefully you know what I mean); temp at 25°C
Supplements: garlic guard and vita-chem
I’ll include some pictures as well. I’ve never seen finrot with the fin falling off in clumps before. For example, the top fin as you can see right now is white and fuzzy. After a time it just falls off in a chunk, and that’s what confuses me because her bottom fins aren’t falling off that way, they’re melting(?) I think.


She isn’t sluggish or anything as of right now, in fact she’s active like usual and she’s eating like usual as well (2 pellets). I’m not so sure but maybe if I scrub off the algae then she’ll improve. I didn’t think algae are harmful to fish and I didn’t really attempt to scrub it off because they’re a pain to do so (they’re really stuck on there, even with a toothbrush they barely come off).
If anything I mentioned is unclear or if you have any questions please ask them! I am in desperate need of help right now. I thought cleaning every day would work but I guess not!