Hey, my first post.
My betta has some white spots on it, it's fins are frayed and it's eyes are popping out. I got some tetracycline and have about completed the treatment and the only difference I notice is that some color has returned but not much. I thought the white spots were ich so I added some aquarium salt and turned the temp up to 89. I know there are a few different things that can cause white spots, can people tell me how to differentiate between the different causes? I don't want to keep medicating him for the wrong stuff. I've searched everywhere but I can't find anything really descriptive. The white spots have moved to being closer to the head now and the joint between his front fins and body is white. I think he's just getting worse which is really frustrating because he survived for so long without treatment (I was away). I really just wanted a low maintenance pet. Initially the spots were just on his decorative fins but they've moved. The eyes seem to have gotten worse, which I'm guessing might be the result of the tetracycline killing off the good bacteria (I saved the filter by taking it out and putting it in some water)
The white spots look like salt to me, but they do form larger spots sometimes.
My betta has some white spots on it, it's fins are frayed and it's eyes are popping out. I got some tetracycline and have about completed the treatment and the only difference I notice is that some color has returned but not much. I thought the white spots were ich so I added some aquarium salt and turned the temp up to 89. I know there are a few different things that can cause white spots, can people tell me how to differentiate between the different causes? I don't want to keep medicating him for the wrong stuff. I've searched everywhere but I can't find anything really descriptive. The white spots have moved to being closer to the head now and the joint between his front fins and body is white. I think he's just getting worse which is really frustrating because he survived for so long without treatment (I was away). I really just wanted a low maintenance pet. Initially the spots were just on his decorative fins but they've moved. The eyes seem to have gotten worse, which I'm guessing might be the result of the tetracycline killing off the good bacteria (I saved the filter by taking it out and putting it in some water)
The white spots look like salt to me, but they do form larger spots sometimes.