fishbreeder Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 as subject says, my VT male has eaten half his tail, he had a lovely lovely long tail so long and flowing, we had to go to town for 2 nights and came home to find that he has eaten half of his pretty tail. why? how can i tell if it is fin rot or him eating it,? none of my numerous other betta males have eaten their tails. please help me, how do i help him get "well" and grow it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 anything else in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 no, he is all by himself. as said he is a Veiltail betta, its his rear fin that has missing part and its not like hes eaten from end up the whole thing, its the back half of the fin that has half missing. i hope that makes sense. if you think about a VT blowing its tail out and it being cut in half longways, its the back half that is half as long as the rest of the fin. looks strange, there are a few long spike hanging off it and a couple of bits of fin on the bottom of tank. he is still swimming well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 hmmm he could have caught it on something and ripped it? they generally thin and frail id put some melafix in the water to help heal and stop infection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Keep the water very clean to prevent infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I don't think he would have eaten it, perhaps caught it on some of the tank decor? Use a commercial Betta healing medicine or Idian Almond Leaves. You can get IAL on TradeMe. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 thats the thing, he is the ONLY thing in his tank, boring i know. there is nothing he can catch it on. either for somereason his rotted or he ate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morcs Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 thats very odd. The only time ive encountered such a thing with a betta is when I tried keeping a baby convict with one... Suffice to say all of the poor bettas fins got a haircut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Is the remainingpart of is tail a bit cloudy? If might be fungal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 ive had a fighter bite his tail, can be caused by stress, should grow back but might not be the same what are your tank stats incase of fin rot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 It's common with fighters having big tail like VT and HM. The tail will just grow back with good quality water conditions. It could be poor water conditions or stress that cause them to bite off the tail. After keeping fighters for 20 odd years, i've come to the conclusion that they are a very smart fish. The big tail is restricting their movement so they bite it off in order to move more freely :roll: . I say that because it doesn't happen to the plakat or the female. After all those years of keeping them, I still can't find a fighter whisperer to communicate with them to find out what is the real reason behind all this tail bitting :lol: :lol: ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 rest of tail is nice colour. i will get test kit tomorrow, i run out,changing water for him . i think its a case of perhaps not enough room so will fix that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 How much room does he have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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