Is this ich?

I'm really worried about Tatsu :( his pectoral fin looks like its split and he's a little less active and not easting as much :( and one of his scales looks like he rubbed it off :( he still comes up to the front of the tank ... But it looks like both pectoral fins have white spots :( I don't know what to do :( how do I treat him? And there are two oto's in the tank so I'm worried it might hurt them... Should I isolate him? Everyone else seems fine though I'll treat them all :( I had an ammonia spike yesterday so I did a huge water change ( 30 percent) and added amquel plus to protect my buddies :(

I know this is my fault and I seem like a terrible owner but could you please help and tell me that stuff later? I'm really worried about him :(
 
another picture would help.
What happened to the guppies?
 
They are in with him and healthy as can be :) that's all the pics I can get since I moved plus he never stops moving lol ... I took a close look at him and since he never stops moving his fins I'm not sure if the sopts are there or not.
 
Just so you know, 30% isn't a "huge" WC. Are his fins just split or does he still have the white dot you described earlier in this thread? If he does has it grown? Spread? Shrunk? There is a reason you had a ammonia spike, is your tank not cycled? Have you been feeding too much? What are your water parameters? Pictures would also be helpful.



Just noticed you said you can't tell if the spot is there or not.....your going to have to take a good look at him somehow, no betta is moving 24/7, your going to have to watch for a moment that he is resting and get a good look or a picture.
 
Yeah, 30% is a standard water change. Huge would be 50%+. I was having to do 90% water changes daily on one of my first tanks (set it up before I knew about cycling) due to being fully stocked with fish, to keep the ammonia levels around .25-.50ppm.

The ammonia is likely the reason for your bettas issues. It will cause split fins and the presence of ammonia will cause a fish to be prone to infection. Just like any other animal, when they are under physical stress from environmental factors they will not fight stuff off as well.

How high was the level? Anything above .25ppm is a major concern. Is the tank cycled, or is your filtration not keeping up?
 
I tested everything ammonia was originally 2 ppm which really concerned me nitrites 10 ppm nitrates 5 ppm and PH was 8 ... Did a 95 percent water change yesterday since I moved and everyone seems better ... Water tested 0 ammonia I will retest today and I thought I posted like 5 new pictures of him the other day.

Is it possible he's not eating much because he doesn't like or can't catch the food ( filter moves it) ?? Also it appears my tank didn't properly cycle which I didn't know :( but I'm trying to keep up with everything ... The ammonia is always my biggest problem nitrites never get over .25 and nitrates never get over 20 ppm ... Its the ammonia that's always bothering me. I'll keep testing and doing water changes daily if need be ... Just tell me what I should do to keep him healthy... Also I used amquel plus for the ammonia so it wasn't toxic. Noone has ammonia burns or anything luckily and they seem pretty relaxed. And tatsu sleeps with the opposite side to the glass... If they are there they are subtle and can only be seem when the lights hit it just right and it doesn't appear to have spread. The fins aren't split they just looked it.

I no longer have a computer to post more pictures :( I'm sorry :(
 
Don't know what to tell you, your problems are arising because of your non cycled tank that you have your fish in. He probably isn't eating because he is feeling the effects of the ammonia, obviously. You told us before that you were testing your tank, so I'm not sure how you failed to realize that it wasn't properly cycled. Either way, keep up with those water changes.
 
i failed to notice because everything was zero which means cycled ... I think i started a mini cycle on accident. he's eating now and active and I got rid of the ammonia spike.
 
If you're using AmQuell, your tests will still show ammonia present because they don't distinguish between toxic and non-toxic forms.
 
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