Fin Rot tank
So since I have two babies with fin rot and 10g doses of the medication, I went ahead and set them up in the 10g with the divider. I also hung some aquarium background on the divider so that they wouldn’t stress each other out by seeing each other all the time. It has been dosed with:
- 1st dose of Tetracycline
- 1/2 dose of aquarium salt
- Double dose of stress coat
- Normal dose of water conditioner
“Hole in Head” Infection to Body Wound tank
Balraj got upgraded to the 1g for the sake of my sanity (dividing a 10g packet of powder into 20 parts? kill me now). His tank has:
- 1st dose of General Cure
- Double dose of stress coat
- Normal dose of water conditioner
Healing fins tank
Fezzic is still in the tiny tank for now because he’s been doing fine in there, fins are growing back, he eats well, etc. Tank had:
- Normal dose of water conditioner
- Double dose of stress coat
- 1/4-1/2 dose of aquarium salt
I fed everybody once they got settled in their tanks and everybody ate well! Everybody is active except for Balraj. He’s moving around, but his fins are semi-clamped and he likes to sit still for a little bit in spots. I think he’s beginning to feel the effects of the infection.
pH Poisoning cup
Meanwhile at Sav’s house, Bonaparte is still in a cup but he gets daily water changes with normal dosages of all the usual stuff. He’s displaying more color each day, though its still a slow process. His fins are no longer clamped! But they have some growing back to do, they aren’t as majestic as they were before the pH poisoning. He eats well and flares his fins at all other fish. He is clearly just as fierce as he was before getting sick!!
On the downside, it looks like Ilana might be showing signs of popeye? We bought medication today, will start dosing her tomorrow. Seriously like… I know the main cause of problems is dirty water, that makes total sense. What I don’t understand is that we do diligent water changes with treatments and everything, how is everybody still getting sick? Ugh! Anyways, jesus, I feel like I’m going to be a pro at caring for sick betta fish at this rate, its almost like we’re cycling through every freaking disease they can get.
