Betta Fins going white and thin

[ishar]

As the title says, the fins of my betta are going pale at the tips and are sort of thinning out. He is also being very antisocial by hiding at the back of my tank behind a bunch of plants- he has never done it before. Is there something wrong with him? Anything I can do? I tested my water on tuesday and all parameters were fine...

 

[MissFishy]

Sounds like something is stressing him out and/or picking on him. Looking at your tank, it seems it's a bit crowded.

 

[ishar]

crap... his fins have white fuzz growing on them now... he looks really unhappy and he has white fuzzies growing on his fins... is it fin rot???? is it fungus??? what can I do????

 

[ishar]

well I put him into a bucket for the night so he didn't infect the other fish, and hoped for the best. I was thinking of dosing him with some salt, but when I checked on him this morning he was dead. It happened so fast... there is no other signs of anything on his body just on the fins that fall from the bottom of his tummy. It happened within 2-3 days... could that be fungus??

RIP Cosmo.

 

[ishar]

can no one tell me what was on his fins? I know there is no picture but I hope to know what to do in the case that it happens to one of my fish again.

 

[Lotus]

I suspect the sick neons you've had brought something in with them. Most likely a bacterial infection of some form.

 

[ishar]

ah. I thought it might have come from the neons too . I guess that should teach me for not having a quarantine tank. If I ever have another fish have it happen to them, is there anything I can do? Put salt in the tank or something?

 

[Lotus]

I wouldn't treat the tank unless you see another fish with any kind of symptom. Even then, salt isn't the right treatment for bacterial infections, you'd need an antibiotic.

 

[ishar]

oh ok. Thanks Lotus. I will remember this for next time it happens.