Tasmainia300
Aquarium Advice Regular
I think my betta has ich D: here's a picture:
You can see the little white spots and there are a few more on the other side of him
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
My male betta, has tiny white dots that at first looked like micro bubbles. They appeared today.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Ammonia is 0
Nitrite is .25 (I think this is due to an uneaten pellet and algae wafer that sunk between the gravel...)
Nitrate 40ppm and I can't get it lower because it comes out of the tap that way
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
10 gallons. Almost a month, and it is cycled.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. A tetra whisper 2-10i 5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? One betta and 2 amano shrimp. 6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time? 5 days ago. I do one water change a week, about 30% 7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? The amano shrimp are new since Saturday. The betta I have had for about a year. I floated the shrimp and netted them into the tank. 8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? The three amano shrimp as well as a water wisteria, amazon sword, and Anubis nana. 9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Aqueon betta pellets. Recently fed one algae wafer for the shrimp, but the betta took a liking to it as well. There were 3 shrimp but he killed the biggest one by biting off its legs it uses to feed D: it died last night and was only in the tank for about 30 mind after dying. My question is what do I do??? I can't use meds or salt because of the shrimp and plants.... I already started to bump up the temp a little bit it's at 81 F now. Also what could have caused it??[ATTACH]237162._xfImport[/ATTACH] The weird thing is that he is acting completely normal! He isn't lethargic, he is responding fine and eating well... He was just flaring and working on his bubble nest about 20 minutes ago. I know that's not necessarily a sign of well being but at least it means he's acting normal.. Also, all i would have for a quarantine is a little gallon bowl and I don't have any money for anything more than like $20 total :((
You can see the little white spots and there are a few more on the other side of him
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
My male betta, has tiny white dots that at first looked like micro bubbles. They appeared today.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Ammonia is 0
Nitrite is .25 (I think this is due to an uneaten pellet and algae wafer that sunk between the gravel...)
Nitrate 40ppm and I can't get it lower because it comes out of the tap that way
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
10 gallons. Almost a month, and it is cycled.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. A tetra whisper 2-10i 5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes? One betta and 2 amano shrimp. 6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time? 5 days ago. I do one water change a week, about 30% 7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? The amano shrimp are new since Saturday. The betta I have had for about a year. I floated the shrimp and netted them into the tank. 8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? The three amano shrimp as well as a water wisteria, amazon sword, and Anubis nana. 9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently? Aqueon betta pellets. Recently fed one algae wafer for the shrimp, but the betta took a liking to it as well. There were 3 shrimp but he killed the biggest one by biting off its legs it uses to feed D: it died last night and was only in the tank for about 30 mind after dying. My question is what do I do??? I can't use meds or salt because of the shrimp and plants.... I already started to bump up the temp a little bit it's at 81 F now. Also what could have caused it??[ATTACH]237162._xfImport[/ATTACH] The weird thing is that he is acting completely normal! He isn't lethargic, he is responding fine and eating well... He was just flaring and working on his bubble nest about 20 minutes ago. I know that's not necessarily a sign of well being but at least it means he's acting normal.. Also, all i would have for a quarantine is a little gallon bowl and I don't have any money for anything more than like $20 total :((
