{"id":396,"date":"2018-08-13T04:24:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T04:22:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-11-08T02:12:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T02:12:04","slug":"betta-fish-diseases-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettafishworld.com\/betta-fish-diseases-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you know if your betta fish is sick? (REMEDIES)"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the time of breeding betta fish<\/a>, you need to be responsible about their illnesses as well.<\/p>\n In other words, you need to spot the common health conditions of betta fish. Upon discovering the common health conditions, you need to go ahead and provide appropriate treatments to betta fish as well.<\/p>\n This article will provide you with a clear picture on that.<\/p>\n I have provided information on betta fish health condition<\/a>. The betta fish contracted a betta fish disease and now you do not know what kind of betta fish disease it might be.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is best that you have to diagnose them properly in order to have it corrected immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n In order for your betta fish not to contract a disease, it would be essential if you have followed the Betta Fish Care Guide<\/a> that i have made a comprehensive outline and easy to follow maintenance procedures.<\/p>\n But sometimes things happen so I have outlined below some of the comprehensive summaries on the betta diseases.<\/p>\n As the first thing, it is important to understand how to find a sickness in your betta fish<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the common signs that indicate a sickness in the betta fish<\/a>. When you are observing your betta fish<\/a> tank, you need to pay special attention towards these signs.<\/p>\n It can help you to spot a sickness immediately and direct your betta fish<\/a> to appropriate treatments immediately.<\/p>\n As I have mentioned before on betta fish disease symptoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since you have been properly feeding and taking care<\/a> of your betta fish then you may have observed some strange behaviors.<\/p>\n The behaviors that don’t seem to be natural may be the onset of contracting a disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here is the rundown on the behavior problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n These behaviors certainly need action on your part. These are the early symptoms that you can still cure and treat your betta fish<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you just ignore the symptoms it will ultimately lead to its death and also will affect all the betta tank<\/a> mates if the disease is parasitic and bacterial in nature.<\/p>\n If there is contamination then the whole fish tank<\/a> will be in danger.<\/p>\n When you absolutely know what kind of disease that your betta fish<\/a> has contracted then you can safely follow the medicine instructions.<\/p>\n If the betta fish tank contains only one fish which is your betta fish then just put the medicine in your fish tank.<\/strong><\/p>\n If the betta fish tank contains a lot of fish then you have to see if the disease is contagious or not and isolate your betta fish on a separate fish tank labeled as a hospital tank.<\/strong><\/p>\n If the disease is contagious then simply just treat the community tank since to treat everyone inside it.<\/p>\n Some treatment is simply making daily water changes which can drastically improve all the occupants’ health.<\/p>\n Most of the ailments can be treated quite easily just by changing the water parameters<\/a>. You have to check the behavior is it is not normal.<\/p>\n You would know if your betta fish and its tank mates don’t consume fish food<\/a> voraciously as expected during feeding time.<\/p>\nHow to figure out a sickness in your betta fish?<\/h2>\n
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Betta Fish Behavior<\/h2>\n
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Betta Fish Diseases Table Format<\/h2>\n\n
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\n\t \nDisease<\/th> <\/th> Symptom(s)<\/th> <\/th> Cause(s)<\/th> <\/th> Treatment(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t Velvet<\/td> <\/td> Rubbing on Plants<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water, 76-81 degrees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> Yellow Gold dusting<\/td> <\/td> Improper temperature<\/td> <\/td> Fahrenheit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Mardel Copper Safe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Swim Bladder Disorder<\/td> <\/td> Cannot swim properly, No Depth Control<\/td> <\/td> Bacterial invasion, Overfeeding, Bad genes<\/td> <\/td> Fast for 3 to 4 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Maracyn II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Dropsy<\/td> <\/td> Unnatural Body Swelling<\/td> <\/td> Bacterial, Virus invasion<\/td> <\/td> Kanamycin Sulfate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> Pinecone Scales<\/td> <\/td> Parasitic invasion<\/td> <\/td> Maracyn II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Ich \/ Ick<\/td> <\/td> Small White dots all over the body<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> rubbing on d\u00e9cor and plants<\/td> <\/td> Stress<\/td> <\/td> Rid Ich Plus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Cantagious fish mates<\/td> <\/td> Mardel Copper Safe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Fin or Tail Rot<\/td> <\/td> Receding Fins edges<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water. Put some aquarium salt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> Fins are getting rotten<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Maracyn II, Kanaplex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Tumor<\/td> <\/td> Noticeable bump or lump on body<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> cannot be cured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Poor diet, Bacterial invasion<\/td> <\/td> clean water all the time to observe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Bad genetics<\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Popeye<\/td> <\/td> Noticeable bulging eye<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> tuberculosis<\/td> <\/td> Maracyn II, Kanaplex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Hole In Head<\/td> <\/td> Noticeable holes above the eye<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> Poor diet<\/td> <\/td> Proper nutrition on betta food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Columnaris<\/td> <\/td> Noticeable cottony white growths on<\/td> <\/td> Poor water parameters<\/td> <\/td> Clean water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t <\/td> <\/td> the body<\/td> <\/td> Stress<\/td> <\/td> Anti Fungal medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n Betta Disease Summary and Images<\/h2>\n
What are the most common diseases among betta fish?<\/h3>\n
Velvet<\/h3>\n