Is fake fauna hurting my betta?

beautifulfish

beautifulfish

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Well I have a 1.5 gallon tank with 1 blue betta in it(his name is Sam:D)...and I have 2 fake plants in it. I have had him for over a year now and his tail keeps on getting shorter. I don't know if it's fin rot or not. Sometimes he has holes in his back fin. I am wondering if this is from the plants. Do you think it is?
 
I change his water about every 2 weeks..ya...not very often. and about 50%. I have another betta in another tank that's fin isn't like that.
 
You should really up your water changes to 50% weekly but I don't think that's the issue. Are your fake plants the regular plastic ones? If so they are known to tear the fins of bettas. With all my bettas I keep either live, low light plants, or the fake silk plants, not regular plastic.

Hope that helps,
Curtis
 
I'd have to agree, unless the tank conditions are souring quickly from overfeeding that should be "ok" for a water change routine... It is entirely possible if the plastic plants you have are hard plastic that your fish is catching his fins on them. Try picking up silk plants like reignman40 suggested.
 
ok..thanks! I shall try that!:D
 
I would also up the water changes too, its such a small tank, it shouldn't be too hard :D
 
My betta loves plastic plants... And he's never hurt his fins on them.
 
Hrafnkel said:
My betta loves plastic plants... And he's never hurt his fins on them.
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the fins on some bettas are more sensitive than others, plus some plastic plants are sharper than others, silk is always a safe way to go
 
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