PetBettaFish
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I have a Betta fish, and he has a weird lump/puffball on his gill? I belong to a betta fish forum, but I was hoping for a second opinion. I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this right... This is the info the betta forum asks for. Any advice is welcome and I appreciate it!
Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5 gallons
What temperature is your tank? 80 degrees F
Does your tank have a filter? No
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? None
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Tetra BettaMin flakes, Hikari Betta Bio-Gold pellets, freeze dried blood worms.
How often do you feed your betta fish? Twice a day Mon-Thur, once on Friday, none on Saturday, once on Sunday.
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Every 2 to 3 days
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 100%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? API Stress Coat
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: I've never tested my water??
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? White puffy substance on gill.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? No behavior change yet
When did you start noticing the symptoms? This morning
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Not treating yet
Does your fish have any history of being ill? Had Ick two weeks ago
How old is your fish (approximately)? Bought him 3-4 weeks ago?
Normally I wouldn't post about such a minor thing, but since he had Ick recently, I'm a bit concerned. I took this video of him swimming around, I was wiggling my finger above his head to keep him in front of the camera
Any thoughts on what this white thing is??
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Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5 gallons
What temperature is your tank? 80 degrees F
Does your tank have a filter? No
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? None
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Tetra BettaMin flakes, Hikari Betta Bio-Gold pellets, freeze dried blood worms.
How often do you feed your betta fish? Twice a day Mon-Thur, once on Friday, none on Saturday, once on Sunday.
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Every 2 to 3 days
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 100%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? API Stress Coat
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: I've never tested my water??
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? White puffy substance on gill.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? No behavior change yet
When did you start noticing the symptoms? This morning
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Not treating yet
Does your fish have any history of being ill? Had Ick two weeks ago
How old is your fish (approximately)? Bought him 3-4 weeks ago?
Normally I wouldn't post about such a minor thing, but since he had Ick recently, I'm a bit concerned. I took this video of him swimming around, I was wiggling my finger above his head to keep him in front of the camera
View My Video