White spot on betta's face

Hello, I was just looking at my tank when I noted a white spot on the side of my betta's face. I am aware of some diseases such as ick can cause similar-looking spots however this is my first betta so I would like to ask for some opinions. On what the actual spots are and what medication would be needed. Thanks



Other fish in the tank

x5 ember tetras
x1 nerite snail
x3 Amano shrimp

What the white spot is, is a bacteria making a home for itself basically (others will say it in a more sciencey way but just for simplicity sake I'm saying it made a home on the betta) dont use any chemical medications (this can sometimes make it worse) people here like @Colin_T and @Byron know more about different ways of treating things like this without meds. A lot of people swear by everyday water changes and others swear by salt. (I've heard salt works really well)

I don't guess with "disease" type issues, so other members will have better advice than I could give as to what this is.

It's not white spot.

It just looks like a blob of mucous. The fish might have scratched itself and the mucous is protecting the wound.

Do big (75%) water changes and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

Maybe add some salt. See directions below.

If there's no improvement after a few water changes and a few days of salt, post more pictures.

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.