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If it is indeed a burn, it'll heal on it's own, with clean water.
20 gallon long
Lionhead - Kiko
Calico Lionhead - Little Bean
29 gallon
Fantail - Oliver
Black Moor - Damian
Calico Ryukin - Serafina
2.5 gallon
male betta - Pirate
10 gallon planted
minnow, betta, guppy
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| one thing i found with raising bettas is they do need about 2 gallons min to really be stress free he might have parasite or the 100% water change with rapid change in temp might actually have put him on the road to a swimblader disease trust their bad news or even worse but rare what their highly susceptible to according to a fish disease book i have is Fish Tuberculosis and if you have a unprotected cut on the hand the book says it can transfer to us for this bacterial infection! please post pics to further help diagnose
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| thanx to the 100% water changes it CAN be a bacterial infection such as swim bladder disease or what paradise fish and fighting fish are most susceptible though very rare in farm raised fish but possible is FISH TUBERCULOSIS and if you have any OPEN SORES OR INJURIES and touch the water it can transfer to you so be careful!!!!!! This info comes from the book SUPER SIMPLE GUIDE TO COMMON FISH DISEASES BY: LANCE JEPSON
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At least 90% of sick fish are not a disease at all, but water quality issues, stress, or shock. I have no reason to believe this fish is actually infected with any disease.
I understand you are trying to be helpful draco, but please stop diagnosing "diseases" with that book when there is little to no evidence that the fish has the disease. Fish TB is nothing like what this betta is experiencing so you are just needlessly scaring Dragina, and increasing the likelihood that unnecessary meds will be used. Either the book is wrong, or you are jumping to conclusions...either way it would be more helpful for you to speak from your own experience rather than relying on this book.
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I don't know if I could dignose it without pictures. I have 4 Betta Bowls (Two are in Tanks) my self, and they have only have fin rot and ich. But I've have other fish with a variety of diseases, so I might be able to help. It might just be a burn: One of my Betta's favorite places to hide is around the heater, and he's been burned before. Like I said, pictures would help too.
All of Kinds of Fish I Currently Own: (Not in the same tank, of course...) 1. Betta (2) 2. Oscars (3) 3. Firemouth Cichlids (1) 4. Jeweled Cichlids (7) 5. Pelcos (1) 6. Parrot Fish (1) 7. Convict Cichlids (1)
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| Dragina I am glad to hear that you moved to a bigger container. Hagen it the company that makes that heater you have and its for 2.5 to 5 gallon tanks. Try turning the dial all the way down. The setpoint of the heater is probably set to be used in 5 gallons and may be why it's overheating. The fin thing is probably a burn from the heater being too hot. Just doing partial water changes and time should fix it. Best of luck.
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