I got this betta at Petsmart for 25% off. His fins came looking very curled. I’ve been using Bettafix everyday the past few days and I made sure to get a control valve for his sponge filter so the flow isn’t super strong. Is there anything else I can do? What are the chances of them healing?
(Also I know I’m probably overfeeding him, I’m working on it 😭)
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Posted by sawyermom
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Curled fins are a sign up super hard water which the cups definitely had, my betta has one curled ventral too. His seems to be a genetic mutation though as no matter what it stays curled so I’ve accepted it.
Tank size: 2.5 (not sure because it was hand me down)
Heater & Filter: Yes
Temperature: 76° F
Parameters:
I’ve been using test strips
– 0 chlorine
– 25 ppm Nitrate
– 1 ppm Nitrite
– 425 Hardness
– 240 Alkalinity
– 8.4 pH
– 0 sodium
– currently waiting on the ammonia test
No tank mates
Time: I’ve had him for about a week
Water changes: I haven’t done a water change yet, plan on it soon
Food: Aqueon Betta Food & Tetra BettaMin (I know these aren’t high quality but I had a lot leftover from a betta that my younger sibling had)
Decorations:
– 1 plant
– a 3d printed floating hammock
– some almond leaves
– plastic tree
– some kind of real plant
One I used to have had this. I did about a 1/3 water change every couple of days and after a little bit it started getting better.