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Hello! I posted a thread a few months ago regarding my Betta. I thought he had bloat initially, but the consensus seemed that it was a tumor. I noticed yesterday that it seems to be turning white. It also seems to be a bit stringy, as you can see in the second photo. I realize there isn’t...

He’s eating just fine, actually! I agree with what DoubleDutch said though, that does sound a bit more like dropsy. I’ve considered epsom salt, but he doesn’t really seem constipated. I’ve been feeding him mysis since it’s supposed to be higher in fiber, plus I occasionally have given him...

I’m pretty certain it isn’t dropsy. He’s had the bloat for months and it’s gotten worse slowly. His scales also aren’t sticking out, and he has no other symptoms besides the fact that it makes it a little harder for him to swim. He’s acting as happy as usual! If it is a tumor, is there...

I have a Betta in a 10 gallon planted tank, kept around 78-80 degrees F. I was previously feeding him Hikari Tropical Micro Pellets. He began bloating a few months ago. When I noticed, I stopped feeding him the micro pellets and began feeding him a mix of Mysis, Tetramin Flakes (his previous...

I've had the fish for around 6 months. The only changes that have been made in the past two weeks would be a water change, and I changed out one of the floss pads in the canister filter. Thank you for the advice! Do you know if Seachem's ParaGuard would be effective for microsporidian...

Hi all, I have a freshwater tank with 6 rummy nose tetras and a betta. I noticed today that one of my tetras has a white head. He isn't acting funny, but I'm worried that this may be a disease or infection and I don't want it to spread to the other fish. Water has no ammonia, nitrates, or...

Thanks for the info! I’m not sure how old he is, so I suppose that could be the reason. As long as it’s harmless, I’m not too worried.

Hello! I have a 20 gallon with a male Betta, 6 rummy-nose Tetras, and a Nerite snail. I check my water regularly, and everything is fine, save for the hardness. My GH is weirdly low at 1.5 dGH, while my KH is very high at 15 dKH. I use API Proper pH 7.0 as a pH buffer, which claims to cause...

Thanks for the advice! I did think it was a parasite at first, but there’s also 6 tetras in the tank with him, and I feel like it would have spread to them by now if that were the case.

I’m glad that’s all it was! It definitely isn’t flaky and there’s no film over the water in my tank, so it’s probably something else.

Hello! I’ve got a lovely Betta fish with a strange white spot on the side of his head. I’ve done my best to get photos, but fish are ever hard to photograph. It popped up a month ago and I first thought it was Ich, so I treated the water with Seachem Paraguard for a bit. It faded, came back...