my betta hadnt had much energy since i bred him last time, which was about 3 weeks ago. he is in an indivisual jar and i check on him every day and he's been fine but just really low in energy. ive had him for a long time and hes always been fine. today when i checked him just now, he is hiding himself in the bushes and he has fungus all over him body and there are lots of white spots. what should i do? what kind of disease is it and how can i treat it? and if he dies, then how can i remove germs and fungus from the tank? PLEASE HELP!!!
thank you very much!!
2006-12-01 09:32:21 · 23 answers · asked by Betta <3 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The white spots sound like ich, which is a protozan parasite. It burrows under your fish's scales, feeds off of tissue, and those white spots you see are the cysts formed by the betta's body in an effort to keep the parasite out.
Is this what it looks like? http://www.fishjunkies.com/images/ich1.jpg
Use salt to treat this. Don't use the ich meds from the petstore, they do more harm than good and frequently kill infected fish. Use 1.5 tsp per gallon of water of AQUARIUM salt (be sure to disolve it in some dechlorinator water, first).
For the fungus, treat with Maracyn-2.
If he dies, empty the tank, let it dry and wash it out with salted hot water. Then let it dry for a coupl weeks.
2006-12-01 09:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That happened to both my fish the first fish died of fungus and then i got a new fish and put it in the same tank i don't think that you can cure it and i recommend if you get a new fish don't put it in the same tank because it spreads and i watched it out really good so don't risk it and my second fish only lasted for three days and the fungus doesn't come off well at least it didn't for me
2006-12-01 18:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by Stupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your fish as Ich and fungus. Was he injured? There is treatment for Ich but it sounds pretty advanced in your fish. You can go to a pet store or even Walmart for the medicine.
If he dies, you can easily clean your tank with a tiny drop of bleach in your water. Then clean again with a mild detergent and rinse very very well.
2006-12-01 17:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by water9094 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is ick, u should get ick remover u could prob, get it at any pet store, fact i know it's ick, trust me i know what ick is cause i bought a 20.00 fish 2 days later it dies cause of ick! But all u have to really do is just put some ick remover in the tank read back to see how many drops for how many gallons and then put it in, but if u get some ick remover i really don't think it will cure ur fish cause well i think ur fish is to late into the desease, sorry it might work mabey, well good luck
2006-12-01 18:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by pimp132 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't live forever and if you've had him for a long time then this might be it. Go to the pet store though and see if they have something to kill the fungus.
2006-12-01 17:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Chula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with what ZOE said...she basically summed it all up...its def ick...you shouldnt reuse that jar or container for another fish... but if the spots are furry looking then it might be fungus...good luck with everything
try to treat him as soon as possible the longer you wait the worse he's gonna get.
2006-12-01 18:51:14 · answer #6 · answered by neverendingstars 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white speckles that look like salt? ick. fungus, it it cottony? I can't really tell because you don't go into too much detail, so you should check this site out, it's very helpful, has pictures examples of each diesease and how to treat it. good luck!
http://bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm
2006-12-01 21:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You put him in a jar? Is there a filter in the jar? Has that water turned? Go get some meds! For the both of you!
2006-12-01 17:35:01 · answer #8 · answered by Lumpy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the pet store. He has a fungus. There is medication for that.
2006-12-01 17:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would go to your veterinarian right away, with the fish in the fish bowl. possibly climate change due to global warming (is my hypothesis). i notice people where i live (just a few) are getting fungus on them, perhaps because it is warm out and it is supposed to be snowing.
2006-12-01 17:35:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋