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I just brought home a new Betta and I'm a bit concerned about his fins - they look a little beat up. Not super experienced with bettas, so I'm not sure if that's normal or not.

Shoot, I hit create before I was done, Picclys.

Looks like fin rot to me. What size tank is he in, and did you cycle it before adding him? What are your parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH?

freshwave wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:29 am Looks like fin rot to me. What size tank is he in, and did you cycle it before adding him? What are your parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH?

He's in a 1.5 gallon tank. We used water conditioner when adding water, but I'm not sure about the parameters - we didn't test them.

I'd recommend doing daily water changes for a bit. Drain most of it out and leave just a little for your betta, then top it back up with dechlorinated water.

coltin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:55 am I'd recommend doing daily water changes for a bit. Drain most of it out and leave just a little for your betta, then top it back up with dechlorinated water.

Aww, thanks so much for the help, I really appreciate it.

I'm curious, do you have a filter in that 1.5 gallon tank?

angelica wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:56 pm I'm curious, do you have a filter in that 1.5 gallon tank?

We do have a filter in the tank, but it's currently out for cleaning and a cartridge swap.