angelmm
10-11-2006, 08:39 PM
I just got my first male betta about 3 months ago. When I first got it I didnt know much about fish diseases. I think my betta might have fin rot and be constipated but nothing will help. When I first got it his fins were really pretty. He is dark blue with a black face. About a week after I had him I noticed he wasnt going to the bathroom and his stomach was getting a bulge, and his fins were becoming transparent and frayed at the ends. Then chunks became missing from his fins like he had been in a fight but hes the only fish in the 5 gal. tank. I have tried Jungle Fungus CLear tank buddies, Quick Cure drops, melafix, and aquarium salt. Not all at the same time, but over time. He still isnt going to the bathroom very well and i have tried to feed him a pea. He also can not keep the pellets i feed him down. I started him out on color enhancing pellets which he can eat then tried to switch to Aquarian betta pellets which he tries to eat but they always come spitting out of his mouth. He keeps trying to eat them but he cant keep them down. His fins have also not gotten any better. They continue to get very thin, transparent,clampped, and frayed or eaten at the ends. Please if you can give me some advice or is this signs of a more serious disease?