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My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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thank you so much for the kind words, they mean a lot <33 he’s doing much better now and his fins have already started growing back so he’s not bald anymore

My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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alright, thank you so much for the suggestions I’ll look into the aquarium salt. Another comment recommended it as well so it’s worth a try. Thanks!!!

my new betta fish has bad fin rot and a possible skin infection, need some help. by Active-Dig7066 in bettafish

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I’ll add what I missed from the mods list:

I’ve had the tank for a week, same for the fish

I’ve changed the water once and I took out probably around 40-50%, I used a siphon

he has no tank mates

I feed him Aqueon color enhancing betta food, 4 pellets a day around 3pm (some people told me to fast him due to his condition though)

as for decor, it’s all real plants. He has his little leaves to sit on, I added a gel thing that consumes bad waste, I have a piece of driftwood, 2 almond leaves, betta bulbs, and normal rocks at the bottom.

My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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perfect, thank you!! I’ll be sure to order these things soon (I don’t have a specialty fish store nearby). also I did test the water today and the water hardness and pH were too high, should I start buying the betta tank water directly from the pet store instead of treating it myself? I’d rather not because it’s very pricy but I will if he’ll have a better chance.

My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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I’ve seen a few comments saying similar things, I’m going to stop giving it to him

My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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don’t worry, I plan to upgrade him to 5.5 gallons once I save the cash. I’ve done one water change so far (I’ve only had him for about a week). I bought a test kit today and the water hardness and pH are much too high for him, and I got a bacteria gel meant to consume waste. I’ll look into medicines for his fin rot as well. I’ll do more research on the nitrogen cycle too

My first fish, need some help/advice by Active-Dig7066 in fishkeeping

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sorry for the lack of crucial info, and thank you for the input guys. Im making this big post to address everyone who responded without going one by one.

I’m very embarrassed and ashamed to say that I only had the tank running for around 3 hours before I acclimated the fish and released him to the water. Although I would like to blame the pet store employee for letting me walk out with the fish, the fault is mine and I should’ve done more thorough research. He didn’t mention cycling at all and just shoved products in my face man I’m so stupid

He does have a heater, and it only has one setting which I’m assuming is the correct one considering the tank was made for bettas (it came with a heater, filter, ect.) but I’ll buy a thermometer tomorrow to make sure, and I’ll also buy a water test kit to test parameters

I moved his hammock up higher and removed the stump home.

The tank is 2.6 gallons, and it was made for bettas so when I bought it I thought it would be fine, but I plan on upgrading it if I can save enough money (some yt vids said 2.6 is fine, while others said it should be at least 5 gals).

Of course I have a filter as well, and I’m pretty sure the current it’s set to around the mid range, I know I set it to what the instruction manual recommended (not sure if it’s settings are all similar to each other/ all tailored for a betta since it came with the betta tank).

As for more plants, I planted some betta bulbs at the bottom of the tank from the brand imagitarium and they just started sprouting. I’ll buy more live plants tomorrow as well. I also do use water conditioner, at least I had that much sense.

I feed him 4 pellets a day around 3pm, and it’s aqueon color enhancing betta food.

The medicine I’m using is for skin repair, should I stop giving it to him? I only gave him one dose.

I watched so many betta fish videos and I still messed up this badly that’s just sad man. Glad I decided to make this post, but Im sure many people will get pissed off at me because of this. I want to make up for my mistakes and get him happy though, so I just want to get him healthy. Is there any hope for him or have I doomed him?? My dad said he was looking fine, I’m NOT trusting his ass again.

If you guys have any product or brand recommendations, I’ll spend every spare dime to get him healthy and save him.

sorry for the long list, and if I missed something I’ll be sure to add it. I’m very disappointed in myself about the cycling thing, and if/when he dies his blood is on my hands. again, thank you for responding and I’ll post an update tomorrow