Bettafix remedy?

Question

My fish has a fungal infection on his face and a bit of tail rot, I have been using Bettafix for 4 days so far, and my fish looks the same, I know the directions say to use for 7 days, or longer .

My question is, when do I stop uisng this medicine, do I stop using it when his infection clears up , or when his tail is in better condition? Or is 7 days of medication enough?

After 7 days of using this medication is it safe enough to put him in a tank with the other fish (with a divider)?

Answer 1

bettafix is garbage, it's simply watered down meds. NEVER buy something that's betta anything except food, because it's 99% of the time the same as everything else just twice as expensive.

instead switch to Jungle Fungus Eliminator, and try adding some aquarium salt (1tsp per gallon, dissolve before adding). keep the treatment up until you see some progress, at least 10days. continue to use the salt forever and keep your water cleaner from now on.

good luck :)

Answer 2

Betta fix isn't that strong of a medication. Depending on what your fish has, it may not be the best treatment.

What appears to you to be a fungal infection on the face may be Columnaris, which is a bacterial infection (it's sometimes called "cottonmouth disease", since it often appears near the mouth, but it can also affect the gills, and other parts of the fish. The way you can tell this apart from body fungus is by the length and "straightness" of the individual strands. Columnaris tends to be shroter and matted (twisted) so you can't make out the individual strands for much of their length. Fungus is longer and you should be able to follow individual strands for a greater part of the length. If this is Columnaris, you should treat with a product like Binox (nitrofurazone).

The tail may be fin rot, or it could be due to ammonia in the water. Fin rot looks like pieces of the fin are "rotting" off from the outside, or like it has a fingus eating the tail down to the body. Ammonia causes the fins to split from the edge toward the body. You should be sure which conditions your fish has before you treat him. Ammonia only means you should change the water more often (100% every 2-3 days if in an unfiltered bowl, or 25% weekly if he has a filter). Fin rot also needs to be treated with medication.

One cause of body fungus is being kept in too cool of water - bettas are tropical and need to have a heater so their water stays 76-86o (choose a tamperature within the range, and try to keep it consistent).

If you want to continue to try treating with your current medication, you should continue until you notice that the progression of the tail rot stops, and the infection on his face is gone.