Since betta pellet size varies widely, feed them enough pellets that would theoretically fit inside one of their eyeballs. Here is more information on how to properly feed your betta.
This is where things get tricky. You will require a veterinarian to discern between these causes and discuss potential treatment options. NEVER stick your betta with a needle! If your fish has Mycobacteria , you can infect yourself! Betta fish are also prone to most freshwater parasites. Since they are kept individually, they usually are not the parasite provider, but can easily fall ill if it enters their system on another fish or infected plant.
Learn more about how to properly quarantine your fish and your aquatic plants. On the other hand, your community fish can also turn on your betta. Once-peaceful fish might start to chase and fin-nip at your betta. Of course, this can lead to ripped fins, which welcomes infection. Other causes of stress could be lack of enrichment or over-flaring from the fish being able to see its own reflection. If you notice that your fish is swimming up and down the side of your tank, this could be due to boredom.
If you find that your fish is becoming aggressive and flaring up while facing the side of the glass, this could mean that it is seeing its own reflection which can lead to inflammation as well. A healthy system starts with how you introduce fish into your tank.
A month will give enough time to observe any illnesses or diseases and treat them promptly. If your betta fish is the only one that will be living in the tank, you can simply acclimate the fish to the tank and let it go since the display tank can then act as the quarantine tank; this is not recommended if you plan on having live plants as some treatment methods are not plant-safe. Otherwise, you can float the fish for minutes and slowly add water from the display tank to the bag or another bucket for up to an hour.
This should help reduce stress and get your fish used to the parameters in your tank. Unfortunately, some illnesses come along with others and you will have to treat two or more at the same time. The most obvious symptoms of ich are tiny white spots that cover the body and fins of the fish.
You might also see your fish scratching against the glass and other objects in the tank as well as swimming erratically and flashing. Ich is easy to cure with increasing water temperature and water changes, but can also be treated with dosing medication as well. For a full guide on treating ich, make sure to check out our guide here.
Velvet is very similar to ich in behavior and appearance and is also a parasite most often Oodinium spp. Unfortunately, velvet can be much more difficult to treat than ich. Velvet will also cause your fish to develop small white spots across its body and fins; these spots are much smaller and look more like a dusting than the defined spots signature of ich. Because of how quickly it affects fish, medications are usually the best course of treatment.
Columnaris is a bacterial infection Flavobacterium columnare that can cause great pain to your fish and needs to be treated immediately. Watch for white patches with fungal infection. This disease is most often noticed by the white patches that appear on your fish. He may also have clumpy fins or be less active than normal.
While a fungal infection is different from fin rot, they are treated in much the same way. Change the water. The first step is to change out the water. Of course, you need to remove your fish to another container while doing so. This disease often develops from dirty water, so you need to provide a clean environment for your fish.
You should clean the tank before putting water back in. The best way to clean the tank is to use bleach at a 1 to 20 ratio with water. Let the mixture sit in the tank for about an hour. You can leave the fake plants and scoop in this mixture but not the rocks or gravel, as they can absorb the bleach Make sure you rinse it several times after cleaning it. Let them cool before adding them back in. Use a medication. You will give your betta tetracycline or ampicillin, which you add to the water.
How much you add depends on the size of the tank, but you will find directions on the package. That will keep the growth out of the water. Repeat the process. Change the water at least every 3 days. Every time you change the water, add the medication back in. Only stop when the betta fins seem to be growing back in, which can take up to a month.
When they do, treat the tank with Bettazing or Bettamax to help eliminate the fungus. Method 4. Shine a flashlight on your fish. One way to see velvet is to use a light directly on your fish. The light will help you see the shimmer of gold or rust that this disease can produce on the scales. Your fish will exhibit other symptoms, such as lethargy, loss of appetite, and rubbing or scratching himself against walls or items in the aquarium.
He may also have clamped fins. This parasite can be prevented by adding aquarium salt and water conditioner to your tank on a regular basis. You also need a drop of water conditioner per gallon, though always read the instructions that come with your water conditioner. Only add extra salt when doing water changes, not when topping off a tank. Use Bettazing. This medication is the most effective against velvet because it has two agents in it that work against the disease. Add 12 drops per gallon of water.
Continue treating until the fish no longer exhibits symptoms. Treat the whole tank. You should still isolate the affected fish, but you should treat the original tank as well. This disease is very contagious. You need to provide treatment to both tanks. Method 5. Look for white spots all over the body that look like salt. Ich is a parasite that produces spots on the body. Also look for clumped fins and lethargy.
He may also stop eating. Like velvet, this parasite is preventable if you treat the water right. For water conditioner, use a drop per gallon of water, though always read the directions first. Try raising the temperature for ich. If you have a large community tank, you can try raising the temperature to 85 degrees Fahrenheit, which will kill off the parasite.
However, don't do it if your tank is smaller, as you may mistakenly raise the water too much and kill off your fish. Change and clean the bowl. With ich, you should change the water. Also, take time to clean out the water, as noted under the section about fin and tail rot and fungal infections.
In a smaller tank, you can remove the fish first, clean it, and then heat the water to 85 degrees Fahrenheit before putting the fish back in. Treat the water. Be sure to put in aquarium salt and water conditioner before returning your fish to the tank.
That will keep the tank from reintroducing the parasite to your fish. Add Aquarisol. Use one drop of this medication per gallon of water. Larger Tetras for the Community Tank.
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