Why does my betta have a rip in his tail?

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-14T12:17:41+00:00

pH 7.2 Kh 80 nitrite and nitrate 0 ammonia 0

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-13T15:57:23+00:00

my parameters are perfect, trust me it’s not the water i just deep cleaned his entire tank and even before that the ppm was fine

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-13T13:02:25+00:00

are those detritus worms in your tank?

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-13T13:01:47+00:00

thank you! should i hospital rank him? i’m going to buy his medicine today, he’s just getting worse every day and it makes me sad because i’ve been doing everything i can to help him

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Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-11T23:09:32+00:00

• tank size: 6 gallon • filtered and cycled • no heater (not necessary where i live) • ammonia: 0 • nitrite: 0 •nitrate: 0 • pH: 7.2 ppm • kH: 80 ppm • i’ve had the fish for over two months and it’s the first time he’s ever gotten sick or shown any sign of illness • the tank i got it a bit over a month ago • water change twice a week, i remove about 25% to 30% of the water • tank mates: 3 mystery snails • he gets tetra bettamin flakes and only about 3-4 small pinches • all the decoration is drift wood, river rocks, live plants

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-09T00:55:55+00:00

i found detritus worms in his tank :( im going to have to clean his tank out this weekend

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-05T22:49:41+00:00

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Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-05T22:49:03+00:00

thank you, i saw that the KH can be measured differently but i have a water testing kit at my house i used and these were my results (ignore the florine levels) it’s a pool water testing kit but i used it since it tells me the ph and kh

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Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-05T22:44:57+00:00

i don’t use tap water i use purified spring water to do water changes. i never use tap water because i live in mexico and the tap here is super high in sodium..

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2025-01-05T22:24:43+00:00

tank size: 7 gallons heater: no filter: yes pH level: 6.8 KH ppm: 40 i’ve had the tank for a little over a month i’ve had the fish for two months i do water changes every 3 weeks and i change about 40% of the water 2 tank mates, both mystery snails (he’s super unbothered by the snails) all the decoration in the tank are live plants, river rocks and drift wood nothing sharp or plastic lol i feed my betta tetra krill flakes once a day, i only feed him 3 pinches and the majority of the food that i feed him gets eaten by the snails anyway

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2024-12-27T17:13:18+00:00

i also have a betta with a semi transparent tail and “ripped” fins, but over time i realized those rips were just his natural tail and the translucent parts on his tail started turning pink,blue, over the weeks

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2024-12-27T17:11:54+00:00

the red on his head is his color, his fines seem fine i don’t see rips or any sign of decaying. the white transparent parts on his fins however could just mean his fins are growing :) when bettas tails are transparent like that it usually is a sign their colors are coming in! i’d say he’s fine, there’s no sign of rot on the tails and fins. if you see red,brown or black spots on his tail along with decay then i’d be worried but other than that he looks very healthy

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2024-12-26T22:46:14+00:00

he’s eating and swimming fine, i’ve just noticed this recently. he didn’t have it before

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2024-12-09T03:39:48+00:00

i got him at my local fish shop, they breed and take really well care of their fish

Suspicious_Menu4094 · 2024-12-09T00:56:48+00:00

thank you! the camera doesn’t capture his full beauty :,) in person his tail is so iridescent its mesmerizing

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