Does anyone know what is wrong with my betta?- sick fish
I've had him for almost two years and when I first got him his body was mostly blue with some red fins and his head was black. I'm pretty sure he has fin rot and l've been treating it for a while with kanaplex, I couldn't tell if I was doing anything so I have also been trying EM erythromycin, I still can't tell if that has helped. He's very active and eating perfectly normal, he also does seem in pain and is acting normal. I also just added alder cones to hopefully release some tannins and maybe help whatever is going on. Tank size: usually in a 20 gallon but currently in a 5 gallon hospital tank Heater and filter: yes Temperature: usually around 78-80 degrees, currently 80. Perimeters: O for nitrate and nitrate, ph is 7, my test strips don't read for ammonia (I’m going to get a better testing kit because I’ve hear strips aren’t very accurate) The tank I've had for about 5-6 months, the fish I've had for almost two years, he was in a five gallon for a while before I moved him to a 20 gallon I used to give him water changes once a week, before I put him in the hospital tank I would take out a couple gallons, get water the same temperature, add prime and put in the new water after siphoning out waste. While he's been in the hospital tank l've been giving him water changes every 3-4 days to keep it very clean. No tank mates accept for a few oto catfish and some snails but this started before he was with them. In the tank there is driftwood that has been boiled and is safe, and plants.
I've had him for almost two years and when I first got him his body was mostly blue with some red fins and his head was black. I'm pretty sure he has fin rot and l've been treating it for a while with kanaplex, I couldn't tell if I was doing anything so I have also been trying EM erythromycin, I still can't tell if that has helped. He's very active and eating perfectly normal, he also does seem in pain and is acting normal. I also just added alder cones to hopefully release some tannins and maybe help whatever is going on. Tank size: usually in a 20 gallon but currently in a 5 gallon hospital tank Heater and filter: yes Temperature: usually around 78-80 degrees, currently 80. Perimeters: O for nitrate and nitrate, ph is 7, my test strips don't read for ammonia (I’m going to get a better testing kit because I’ve hear strips aren’t very accurate) The tank I've had for about 5-6 months, the fish I've had for almost two years, he was in a five gallon for a while before I moved him to a 20 gallon I used to give him water changes once a week, before I put him in the hospital tank I would take out a couple gallons, get water the same temperature, add prime and put in the new water after siphoning out waste. While he's been in the hospital tank l've been giving him water changes every 3-4 days to keep it very clean. No tank mates accept for a few oto catfish and some snails but this started before he was with them. In the tank there is driftwood that has been boiled and is safe, and plants.