HELP!! My Betta Fish Fins Are Ripped! What Should I do?♣?

Question

My Betta is just a regular one not a crown Betta

It's a MALE and I didn't put the 2 together

But what can I do in the MEAN TIME

I feel really BAD my betta is 1 YEAR OLD. I just found these injuries when I came back from Vacation

Answer 1

Add some salt for freshwater aquariums into his tank/bowl. It will stop the torn fins form getting infected and speed up the healing time.
http://www.algone.com/salt_in_fresh.htm

Answer 2

Bettas are territories fish which is very sensitive and will attack not only others fish, but own reflection and maybe anythings that seen to be threatening to them or never seen before. Seen like your betta's fin is wounded. Well, maybe you can treat it by adding Stress Coat (Water Conditioner) to neutralize the Water Condition first (contains soothing Aloe Vera Ingredient and may help to repair body wound a little, prevent "body film" to dry up), Melafix (a powerful remedies for curing of body wounds, Splite Fin/tail fin, Fin rot etc.) and Aquarium Salt (minimize bacterials and germs growing) but a little will do as some bettas are sensitive to Salt.

Answer 3

Yeah, while you were on vacation, your fish probably got a fungal infection. Get a fungus tablet medication or fungus drops or whatever your pet store or -mart store has. Dose him properly--if the tank isn't very big, you'll have to adjust the medication to a dosage per gallon. So, if the dosage is 5 ml per 5 gallons, you'll have to put in about 20-25 drops to equal 1 ml (or you can get a little medicine dropper measuring tube thingy in the pharmacy section of a drugstore or grocery store--it costs like a buck or two and it's accurate.)

Try to get one with a stress coat ingredient in it (usually "colloidal" something or other.) My betta got fungus--tail rot--when I was gone for a while and I couldn't change the water myself and the dimwit feeding him didn't follow my instructions. Oh, well. He's OK now. Fungus can cause lots of icky conditions, like fin and tail rot, white spots, pop-eyes, mouth fungus--you'll see all the sad little pictures on the label. Just pick the package that has your particular sad picture (a torn-up fin) on it, and dose him carefully and for as long as the pack says.

After that, keep it clean--filter and change water properly. Add a "stress coat" to the water--Aqua Safe both removes chlorine and adds a stress coat. It's pretty good stuff. Fine German engineering. But there are other options, too--just pick what sounds good, but I use Aqua Safe myself, is why I mention it. And don't overfeed--it can contribute to fungus growth. Good luck!

Answer 4

how did your fish's fins get "ripped"? in other words, are you sure they got torn on something? if so, remove whatever sharp object is in the tank so nobody else gets hurt. there is a disease called "fin rot" that slowly eats away a fish's fins (the long flowy fins of bettas are more susceptible than other fish, with crown tails being especially hard hit), which is more likely that them getting snagged and torn on something in the tank. see the link below for more on fin rot. if he's in a big tank with other fish, it's important to make sure that nobody else in the tank is nipping at him (again, those long flowy fins are particularly attractive for nipping, and the biting fish can doesn't have to be bigger & obviously aggressive).

best to let him recover on his own. keep him in a tank with good quality clean water, kept in a location that isn't prone to big temperature swings through the day (i.e., not by the window or the a/c vents). drop in a product called stress coat that you can buy at any store (pet stores, walmart, etc) that will help with him maintaining his skin & slime layers.

Answer 5

They'll be ok, but fins can take years to heal. Bettas normally live between 1 and 5 years old (with 5 years being very old, and not common).

Just give them time - they'll be fine.

Answer 6

i had a betta that i kept in a bowl and i washed the bowl
every week with soap or cleanser to get it really clean
one time i didn't rinse it good enough and the bettas
fins started shredding
so is there a possibility that he's got soap poisoning?

Answer 7

well if you really want to help your Betta fish then talk to a experienced Betta fish breeder or look at a book on Betta fish sicknesses.

Answer 8

You can go to a pet store and get him some vitamins.

When this happens sometimes he isn't getting enough nutrients from the food he's eating.

Tell the petstore people and they'll get you the right stuff.

He might have fin rot, in which case he'll need an antibiotic.

You should change his water every other day or every day.

Answer 9

- add salt to his water:1 tablespoon aquarium salt / 5 gallons
- give regular salt bath to fight and/or prevent fin rot and to speed up regrowth of the fins, all without medications.

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Salt Bath:
1 tablespoon aquarium salt / gallon
at the same temperature of the water your fish is usually in
i do 15-20 min twice a day, but you can vary it (like less once your fish is doing better)

Answer 10

Dude, it's FIN ROT!!! It's as easy as over-the-counter treatment...! People don't need to write whole paragraphs just to say "FIN ROT"!!!

Sorry, I'm a little frustrated today...

FIN ROT!!!!!!!!!!!