Betta with fin rot help!

Question

My betta started showing signs of fin rot about a 2 months ago. I added aquarium salt and did frequent water changes, it cleared up and his tail started to grow back.Then about 3 weeks ago it started again. I changed his water washed his gravel and put more aquarium salt in. It started to look much better but is now getting progressively worse. I'm guessing he'd had it before i got him because his tail and fins were clear towards the bottom. I don't want to put any medications in with him because i've heard they do more bad than good. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You should be cleaning his water daily or twice daily depending on the size of his tank as you treat his fin rot with medication. A betta fish who is always kept in clean, healthy water does not get fin rot. If you don't have a water testing kit, you should get one.