Betta Fish Fin Rot
Betta Fish Fin Rot
I have a Betta Fish with fin rot. How long can I use the Melafix if its doesn’t go away or comes back?
I have had my Betta for 6 months. He has developed fin rot. I started Melafix treatments right away. He is in an average size fish bowl. When I first got him I checked the Internet and it seemed that weekly 2/3 water changes would be enough. As I have researched more I found some say that if the fish is living in a bowl I should do 100% water changes. However, for the first 5 1/2 months he was fine. It confuses me as to why he didn’t get the fin rot for 5 1/2 months when he had been living with the same weekly 2/3 water changes for that long. Since he came down with fin rot I have been doing 100% water changes every other day. I thought I would change his water every day. But this turned out to be unrealistic. What I really want to understand is what is to keep him from getting the fin rot back after the 7 day treatment and if he does how long can I put the Melafix in his bowl without it becoming toxic? I do put Stress Coat in his water and let it set for 24 hours before using it.
My betta had fungus and fin rot and I used a multi remedy which is what I think that melafix is and it did nothing for him. I ended up calling the vets, (no help) and my lfs. The guy there suggested to use a medicine for just fungus. By now the fungus had eaten a hole in his stomach and the food would go straight through him. SO I got a medicine that was for tail rot and fungus and treated the whole tank and within hours it had cleared up. Eventually the hole healed and his tail and fins are still growing back but now he is fine.
I just had it in there for 3 days and then did a water change. If it hadn’t cleared by then I would have re-treated the tank fo another 3 days. I think you can do this 3 times. But like I said it cleared up pretty fast.
Amazing little guys bettas are…..I couldn’t imagine walking around with a hole in my stomach.
