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haRg0wbOi Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004	was just wondering if bettas fins start to deteriorate when they get older? dont the fins start to have holes and turn brownish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	the colour does get less intense, but no, fins shouldn't randomly fall apart. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, betta fins stay in one piece. If your betta's fins are deteriorating, then it is probably either fin rot or a nippy tankmate. You might want to look into both of those theories. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
haRg0wbOi Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004	alrite thanks, bought the old fella couple days ago and notice that he was kinda ugly looking after i brought him home, hes looking beter now. the weird thing was that he was in a tank with guppies, not sure if they were ones responsilbe for the nipping. btw he was only 1 dollar.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Fins that fall apart and have brown or red edges is a sign of bacterial fin rot, I believe. Treat with Jungle Fungus Eliminator or something along those lines. I've dealt with this before, on a betta who has a case of recurring fin rot. sigh He's suffered from the bacterial version once, but since then, has been in a constant up and down when it comes to fin rot. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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