During Christmas, I was gifted a betta fish without any preparation 🙁 I tried to get a tank and set up fast enough but he had the ick and didn’t make it. Since I had already bought a set up, we went and rescued a Betta that had been sitting since 9/26 (my birthday) and I bought him on 1/4. He is doing great but now is starting to show signs of fin rot? I think. What do I need to change or fix that won’t cost a lot at first? I recently changed the filter and I have added almonds leaves to the tank for tannins.
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Posted by Signal-Tree-9018
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I noticed in other posts, people do not have an air bubbler so I took mine out!
https://preview.redd.it/m838j67ylqcg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b491438b71ba377fc5cdd8e2b727499c0c7236e5
https://preview.redd.it/vx2jselzlqcg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28b78068266f0d5aacdf0d82c283e1475065ea4b
i’m no expert but those almost look like tears? that pot decoration you have in there is cool but looks like it has quite a few rough spots and edges – their fins are super delicate I could def see that being a potential culprit i’d replace it with something more natural and smooth. I see a lot of people using stacked rounded rocks with holes.
Is he able to swim near your filter without getting pushed around? The water looks pretty agitated in the photo
https://preview.redd.it/j9bf3irjhrcg1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ebb527fee3e7ea86a6d847d1c557064162ff431
Updated without the bubbler and vase 🙂