"IDzine01" wrote in message
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I think there may be a bit of overmedicating going on here.

Yeah your right...i kind of over reacted...when i seen the white spots
(which i am thinking it was ich, because if i remember correct they were on
the body also, i used the first dose of ich +

Pin holes
in the tail are nothing to worry about and will heal themselves in a
couple of days. Even more serious fin rot can often be treated
successfully by increasing your water changes and monitoring your water
parameters.

Yeah they were in a throw away cup at the lfs, so daily water changes will
probably help
is there a difference between pin holes in the fins, and tail/fin rot?? and
how do you tell which is which

To put an already stressed fish through a course of
antibiotics may add additional stress. That said, it's important to
finish the course of Ich treatment. As you may or may not know there are
three life stages to these parasites and
they are only affected by the medication a couple of days out of the
cycle so if you stop treating the Ich it's very possible you will miss
those days and they will return in greater numbers.

I'm just going to stick with the rid ich+ instead of antibiotics, yes i
know about the cycle, the last bettas i got from this place had ich, altum
wrote me down a schedule to treat the ich, and they came though great, and
are doing very well now, but they never acted sick like this one is, not
swimming around or eating.


Whether or not you finish the treatment of antibiotics is sort of up to
you. Antibiotics should be followed through because under-medicating or
shortening the course may lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. On the
other hand, unnecessary treatment may be harmful to your betta.

I'm just sticking with the ich+ and daily water changes, i would feel so
much better if i could get him to eat, i guess i will see what happens. i
keep all my betta tanks on 80-82 degrees, i know thats fine with ich but if
by chance its fin rot, heat wont make it worse right?

thanks Nikki