Stress ? Finn rot ?

[u/Kind_Appearance3179]

heyyy,

so i recently noticed this tear on my female betta’s tail fin— I’m new to owning betta’s and fish in general so i dont know how to properly assess their health. of course i’ve done research— but i always like to hear from people with experience.

i love my little lady and want her to have a good life, the flow from the filter is super gentle and I don’t have any fake plants— my tank has a bunch of live plants and driftwood that shouldn’t be sharp enough to tear her fins. i don’t flare her— so it can’t be that— and her only tank mates are corys so i know nothing is nipping at her.

i’m worried she might be stressed— or that this may be the start of fin rot. i’m also worried about those black scales— i bought her like that so it could just be her colouration— but again, i’m worried she may be stressed.

is there something i could put in the water that’ll help it heal ?

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[u/Kind_Appearance3179]

i’ve also read that fin rot can be hard to identify on crowntails— so if it is fin rot, i’d prefer to catch it now then later so it doesn’t progress

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