so basically about a week ago i noticed my betta had a little white speck on his mouth as well as a notch missing from his top lip. i figured it was mouth rot since he had no spots anywhere else and i lowered the temp to abt 76 and dosed melafix directly into the tank cuz thatās all i had on hand. well, the melafix did nothing and it progressed so unbelievably fast and now his entire top lip is gone. i moved him to a quarantine tank and put some salt and a little extra stress coat to try and force his little body to start healing while i looked around for meds for him- heās still eating, heās super weak but still has energy to move around so i really donāt want to give up on him. i bought methylene blue and dosed some in his tank as like a hail mary but i really donāt know if thatās what iām supposed to do. im a first time betta owner and this one is seriously giving me a run for my money- i donāt understand how he got mouth rot in the first place; water is testing perfect, i do regular water changes and i havenāt added anything new to the tank in like a month. iād just like to know what worked for anyone else in this situation? i really love him a lot and i donāt want to kill him because i just didnāt know what to do to save him.
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iāll put this here too
ā¢ ā Tank size: 10g
ā¢ ā Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes
ā¢ ā Tank temperature: 80
ā¢ ā Parameters in numbers and how you got them: api master test kit: ammonia 0ppm, ph 6.8, 0ppm nitrite, 10-15ppm nitrate
ā¢ ā How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: iāve had the fish for 6 months, tank for 7
ā¢ ā How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: 15% water change weekly
ā¢ ā Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: mystery snail and 4 cherry shrimp
ā¢ ā What do you feed and how much: omega one betta buffet flakes, around 6-8 big flakes depending
ā¢ ā Decorations and plants in the tank: planted tank, rocks and driftwood.
ā¢ ā If you havenāt already posted a picture, please post pics/vids to imgur and paste the link here:
If the speck is fuzzy it could be columnaris if other treatments arenāt working. Kanaplex is a great med to keep in your fish medicine kit. Doing salt baths and keeping your parameters pristine is also a good start