Dixon1990 Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Well...Fighter had wholes in his fins, then died... I saw the wholes last night- just small pinholes no more than 1mm. Then 5min ago i found him dead with not ,uch tale left :-? :-? In the tank its only him and his son(1/3 the size) in a floating enclosure type thing. :-? Any ideas on what it is? i cant see any holes on the young fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Any ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 could you let us know all the tank details? ie; tank size, everything in it, water quality, etc. then we can see what could have happened from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Tank is 40x25x20 cm with only a heater- no filter, just daily 3L waterchanges. The tank has a floating hatchery thing at one end with a 2-3cm male betta in it, and the tank has a large clump of Xmas moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 how long has the tank been set up? how long have you had the xmas moss in there and where did you get it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 The tank has been setup for Ages, has had fighters in it since Xmas, and the moss has been in there about a month- From HaNs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 ok, possibilities that i can think of: 1, something has changed in your water that has caused a reaction 2, he's caught his tail on the net and a severe case of fin rot set in very quickly (not sure if it would kill a fish) 3, something has been transfered into the tank on the plant that has infected him (absolutely no offense meant to HaNs, just speculating here) 4, he was already infected with something that just took a while to take affect 5, a combination of any of the above i know its not a lot to go on, but it's a start. keep a close eye on the young one for any similar holes in the fins. as for any sort of treatments, i wouldn't know what to use as i really have no idea what could have caused the sudden death. hope this help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Ive had the One that died for about 6-8months, And the weirdest part was that last night at 1am he had normal length tail today when i found him dead he had hardly anything left :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 http://www.petfish.net/articles/Bettas/finrot.php i don't know if this helps, but worth a read still doesn't explain the sudden death though. sorry i couldn't be of any more help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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