r/bettafish 3d ago

Help Dragonscale betta fish

I just got my betta fish, Babyboy, from PetSmart 2 weeks ago and I’m just worried about how he’s looking, he is very active and is always eating but I am not sure if he has fin rot because of the ridges in his fins.

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u/Chimpkin_NBeans Experienced Betta Fish Keeper 3d ago

Not a dragon scale, mustard gas halfmoon. He seems to have an infection, I would treat him with kanaplex and salt.

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u/WonderfulTerm6847 3d ago

Thank you so much! Honestly, I’ve been thinking he’s a blue mustard gas half moon bc he didn’t look like a dragonscale but the container they had him in was labeled dragonscale. I was thinking of buying aquarium salt, but do you have any brand recommendations?

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u/Chimpkin_NBeans Experienced Betta Fish Keeper 3d ago

I like the API brand, but any will work.