silver_phoenix
Jul 28 2006, 05:56 PM
my pink betta fireball has just started to shread his fins how do i make him stop doing this and what could be causing this since i havnt done any thing diffrent to the tank
Devs
Jul 28 2006, 09:13 PM

Hi,What size tank is your Betta in?Does it have a filter?How often/how much are you changing out his water?Do you do water testing in the tank?
mrbumblebee
Jul 28 2006, 10:52 PM
Sometimes this behaviour is stress induced/environmental and sometimes they are a sign of a disease problem. If you can give a litttle more information, like Devs suggests and someone can try to help
Devs
Jul 30 2006, 05:46 AM

Hey,How is your Betta doing?
silver_phoenix
Aug 12 2006, 03:27 PM
sorry i didnt respond right a way but i went on vacation the day after i posted this and forgot to Inform you guys srry. I feel bad about that....but the fish seems to be doing better
Ponderosa Power
Aug 12 2006, 05:41 PM
Did you actually see him tear his own fins?
silver_phoenix
Aug 12 2006, 06:37 PM
no but they look all riped and theres nothing sharp in the tank that could do it and im some what shure its not fin rot but i dont no to much about it.
bettaqueen
Aug 16 2006, 09:27 AM
Like Devs mentioned , can you post how big a tank he is in, is the tank filtered or not, and do you have a test for testing your water params and can post them. If you do not have testing equipment you can take a small amount of the water from his tank in a ziplock baggie to the lfs and they will test it for you( you might want to bring a paper and pen to write down the results they give you so you can post them.here cause it will figure out what is wrong with your baby. It could be a number of things ,but poor water quality comes to mind that might cause finrot . How often do you change his water? Is there a plastic plant in his tank with him?
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