Betta with Velvet

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GoldfishNewbie

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So I asked earlier if he looked like he had fin rot, but you guys said it looked like clamped fins, someone suggested I check for velvet... well I think he has it :( A relatively small amount still, its not on his fins, only like 5 specs around his head/body... how do I treat it? and how long do I have before it may be too late (I only ask because my local pet store rarely has proper medications for fish and I can't guarentee they'll have what I need in stock... is there a natural way to fix this?
 
Im so confused! Yesterday the specs that I saw were kind of glittery, and orange so I assumed it was velvet. today I looked at him and all the spots were gone, I looked closer, found one and then in floated to the top of the tank... could it have just been bubbles? theres a lot of tiny specs on the top of the tank that are so small its hard to know if theyre bubbles or not... I bought the meds just in case (well I asked my mom to get them and shes coming home in a couple hours)... should I treat him for velvet just to be safe, or will it damage his immune system too much? :S
 
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