Betta with open wound

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Question

Betta wound I've had my red betta (Ronin) for the past 1.5 years. Water parameters are good & clean. He's in a 5gal hexagon tank with filter & good aeration & 1 dwarf otocinclus. He's always had a skin fold near his anal fins. About 9 days ago, the skin opened & a wound is present. He's bloated with pinecones,clamped fins, loss of color, staying at surface & just now stopped eating. I treated him with PimaFix/MelaFix for 7 days which didn't help him. I tried epsom salt & he began going on his side, went into shock & floated nose down, so I took him out. Now I'm treating him with Maracyn 2. HELP!

Answer
Hi Karen,
Sadly I don't know what else you can do. Hopefully the Maracyn will help. Keep in mind that 1.5 years is getting old for a betta so it might just be that his ability to fight off infection is declining.

-- Ron C.
rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>

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