Hey NinjaPirate--noo, don't make me get out the scalpel! :eek3:
Kanamycin is on its way as we speak--if that doesn't work, I guess it's Fish Mox (which would be Antibiotic #5!). At some point, I'm going to have to stop the meds--at this rate, if he comes down with some other ailment, he's going to be immune to all known antibiotics. I just don't know when to stop--when I see some regrowth, then I guess I'll stop...or if he fails to improve after Kanamycin and Amoxicillin...then again, I've read about bettas with fin rot getting better then relapsing. UGH! I can't help but think, for all this trouble, I could have stuck with a $3.95 PetSmart betta vs. a $25 Aquabid betta. I expect those guys to have intractable fin rot--not breeder/show quality bettas from Thailand. :mad2:
The good news, I guess, is that all my other fish in my other 2 tanks are doing spectacularly. I can't help but think that means, it's not me, it's the bacteria.
I know one thing--if I have to resort to playing "Ginger in Austin, Betta Surgeon", I'm going to have to do it when Red isn't home. Between the three fish tanks in 2 1/2 months, 4 antibiotics, water changes every 2-3 days and Indian almond leaf extracts off the Internet, he's just about ready to ship me off to the Funny Farm.
