The pale skin is under the gills on both sides it looks like my fish is less active and the water in the tank gets dirtier faster, and i noticed that my fish has brown stuff coming out of its gills. Help!!!!!
2007-04-06 05:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
You should go to the pet store and buy some medication for your betta. What do you have in you tank with your betta? Do you have any snails or other fish? If you do have a snail, check to see if it is dead or not. My snail recently died and the water in the tank got dirty pretty quickly. So I threw out the rotten snail and I noticed that the betta had this white stuff all over it's head. And I realized that it was fungus....! So I went to the pet store and the staff helped me pick the best product to medicate my betta. So my advice to you is go to the pet store and explain to the what is wrong with your betta...
2007-04-06 06:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by white_pussy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a picture it's very difficult to say for sure whats going on with your fish, but my first thought is to a protozoan infestation or one of several other parasites that attack gills first.
I would recommend you do whatever water changes are needed to keep the tank clean and treat the tank with a good broad acting parasite medication such as clout.
MM
2007-04-06 05:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without a picture it's very difficult to say for sure whats going on with your fish, but my first thought is to a protozoan infestation or one of several other parasites that attack gills first.
I would recommend you do whatever water changes are needed to keep the tank clean and treat the tank with a good broad acting parasite medication such as clout.
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You should go to the pet store and buy some medication for your betta. What do you have in you tank with your betta? Do you have any snails or other fish? If you do have a snail, check to see if it is dead or not. My snail recently died and the water in the tank got dirty pretty quickly. So I threw out the rotten snail and I noticed that the betta had this white stuff all over it's head. And I realized that it was fungus....! So I went to the pet store and the staff helped me pick the best product to medicate my betta. So my advice to you is go to the pet store and explain to the what is wrong with your betta...
Crawdude
2007-04-06 08:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It's good that you've moved him to a larger home. At least the ammonia builds up less quickly and the temperature fluctuates less. Unfortunately it doesn't change the fact that he lives in cold, stagnant water but he needs a heated, filtered tank. He is a tropical fish, his preferred temperature range is 78-80F and the smallest tank that can heated safely is 5 gallon/20litre. Cold, water quality issues, stress, sickness can make him turn pale. In a bowl, all of this has a good chance.
2016-05-18 21:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be fungus or a bacterial infection. You will have to add aquarium salt, NOT TABLE SALT, to his water. Also buy some medication for him.
2007-04-06 05:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by PinkPuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this happend to mine
keep doiing everything your doing
but add about a teaspoon of aquarium salt the water
2007-04-06 05:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
.Maybe just give it a salt dip.
2007-04-06 05:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i like fish there pretty ..n tasty..they are pretty boring tho .. sumtimes ...
..but maybe u should take ur fish to the vet
2007-04-06 05:18:35 · answer #8 · answered by ariiyah 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋