Betta sick?

[Westyggx]

Hi, does anyone know if my betta fish has a fungal infection or something else? Pics attached from both sides.

Cheers






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[dean]

A few questions

What are his tank mates ?
Have you tested the water ?



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[roadmaster]

Appear's to be bacterial infection/pathogen to me.
By the time you/ we see this progression, it is pretty late in the game.
I would want to sort out any possible water quality issues lest the cardinal tetra's begin to exhibit similar symptom's.
Perhaps I am an Island ,but I would not attempt to medicate the fish but rather consider putting it down .
Would hope the symptom's were isolated to the one fish.

 

[dean]

Put it in a breeding trap
Bettas drown when they become sick and to week to get to the surface
What's meds do you have


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[Westyggx]

It's actually acting very normal, feeding and swimming fine. However I've bought some interpet anti fungus and fin rot which I will dose tonight.


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[Gill]

does look like tumors, happens alot in bettas. most of the time tumors do not affect the betta

 

[Planted Bows]

I would dose.mela fix.....I had the same issue with my betta. Just followed the instructions for 7 days and it dissappeared

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[sciencefiction]

Fungus, as in actual fungus and not bacteria dies in high temperatures, over 28-29C or so. The best you can do for that fish is daily 70-80% water changes, good quality food and perhaps up the temperatures a bit. See how that goes after a week. If you see no improvements, then only then dose meds. Most of diseases are water quality related, environmental so to speak and extremely clean water, large water changes do miracles..

 

[Lindy]

How is the fish? If he is still alive I'd take him out of that tank as it looks like his fins have been nipped to nothing by the tetra

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[Westyggx]

He's still alive and well, to be honest his fins were like that when I bought him.


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[Lindy]

And don't use Melafix with labyrinth fish as it can coat the labyrinth organ and reduce its efficiency

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[alto]

How long have you had him?
Apologies for my bluntness but he looks like a Betta with a chronic disease & he's putting up the Good Fight
- under suitable conditions, those fins should have healed & grown out, the scale abrasions completely repaired
( IF fish is healthy with no underlying disease )

Betta fins should never have that "stuck together" appearance

 

[Planted Bows]

And don't use Melafix with labyrinth fish as it can coat the labyrinth organ and reduce its efficiency

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I have used melafix forever on labyrinth fish and never had any issues. Most of all my betta is better now than when I first got him and is currently breeding well with the females I have in there.

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