r/BettaClinic

Just got this little guy and noticed he has a white, fuzzy looking spot on his tail. Is it ich?

Hi! This is my elephant ear, Elentiya. She is 1.5 years old, and for the past two months has had a really enlarged abdomen. She was originally with some Pygmy corydoras and stole some of their fluval bottom feeder bites, so I moved her to a different tank and since then she has stayed really large. I saw her snacking on duckweed a few weeks ago and removed all of it from her tank. I thiught that was the problem, but a month later and she is still round. I have tried fasting for 2-3 days a couple of times with epsom salt baths. I also tried aquarium salt for a bit. I have tried Kanaplex and paragaurd separately in case it was dropsy, although after a few months I dont think that’s the case. In the past month, I have cut back on most of this because I assumed removing the duckweed would fix it. I switched her food to frozen mysis and brine shrimp to reduce any chance of further constipation.

Is she still backed up from the fluval bottom feeder pellets? Is it possibly cancer or egg problems? She laid eggs for the first and only time in December.

Previously, she has been pretty prone to fin rot since I first got her, and she tends to heal pretty slow in general but is always very responsive to Paragaurd. She is still acting fairly normal. She is eating, sleeping, and still energetic.

This is Merlin. Unfortunately his beautiful fins are withering and I don’t know why. I believe his water parameters are fine, I’ve tried kanaplex, and Indian almond leaves. What can I do?

My betta has a normal behavior I think. She interacts, eats and explores.

But she is kinda white in her face. Is it normal? Can someone help me please?

26,5 L gallon
Ph 7,0-7,5
Amônia zero 0

Hello Yall,

You all have been so helpful before and was just wondering if anyone can help me identify this lump under my bettas mouth that appeared what seems to be out of no where, I noticed it about 3 days ago but I look at him all the time and didn’t see it growing over time, It kinda just appeared this large and has seemed to stay this size. In the video he was getting a salt bath just in case it was fungal or something and it’s just something I do for him every so often to promote good health. He doesn’t have any issues eating his diet consists of North Fin Super Betta Pellets, Thawed out frozen Krill, Fluval Bug Bite Pellets, Thawed out frozen Bloodworms, and Aqueon Nutrisect pellets, he gets the North Fin Super Betta Pellets twice a week and the other things are in order once a week. I don’t feel like testing my water right now but if it is needed I can do it just let me know.

I will also post a few more pictures in the comments to help identify I know it’s hard with his coloration and light but anything and recommendations for steps to take is greatly appreciated, thank you!

First pic is my boy the day I got him and the second one is from today. He is still very active and happy, but fins are declining and I’m not sure whether to start treating for fin rot. I took out the hammock and the little floating cave in his tank (attaching pic) worrying that might be catching on his fins but now I’m getting worried. I also added a catappa leaf and adding stress guard. I rescued him from petsmart.

Parameters:
Ammonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 5 ppm
PH- 6.7
Temp- 78°