Betta fungus not working from jungle clear! Can’t tell to stop meds to rest or change water early.

[Essjay]

See how he gets on. If he does start to show a reaction to the salt, do a water change to remove some of the salt straight away.

 

[MarblemMooEclipse]

Now I have an issue: Checked on betta again tonight since the aquarium salt been dissolved in tank this morning (no meds in tank) and the fuzz on the betta's tail and front fin grew. Last tank water change was this Friday.

 

[MarblemMooEclipse]

Before the salt today: betta had more fin movement and head movement. Since the salt added to tank: The fuzz is growing bigger and betta barely moves but breathing. Much like how he was when I used to have the meds in the tank.
The tank only has aquarium salt for treatment right now. Please advise asap.

 

[Lcc86]

If he has shown signs of dropsy then there could be internal damage that you can't see, dropsy can be a symptom of a wider issue. I am hoping that's not the case for your little guy but if the medication hasn't cleared it up then he may be struggling to fight off whatever infection it is. Hope your little guy makes it.

 

[MarblemMooEclipse]

As of this morning, my little betta has passed. There was more white fuzz on him. I checked the water conditions and it was still clean. If anyone has any feedback what I could have done differently with this persistent fuzz, I appreciate it. I want to be better informed before getting another one and I do appreciate the earlier advice too since I'm new to fishkeeping.

 

[Essjay]

I doubt the fuzz was the cause of death. There was probably something else going on which meant he was more likely to pick up secondary infections such as the fuzz which was growing on him.

I agree with @Lcc86 - if he had dropsy, that is another symptom of an underlying disease. Dropsy occurs when the fish's kidneys start to fail due to the underlying disease. Once the underlying disease reaches this stage, it's usually just a matter of time no matter what we try to treat it with.

 

[MarblemMooEclipse]

I doubt the fuzz was the cause of death. There was probably something else going on which meant he was more likely to pick up secondary infections such as the fuzz which was growing on him.

I agree with @Lcc86 - if he had dropsy, that is another symptom of an underlying disease. Dropsy occurs when the fish's kidneys start to fail due to the underlying disease. Once the underlying disease reaches this stage, it's usually just a matter of time no matter what we try to treat it with.

I see. I figured the epsom salt baths would help with the dropsy but conflicted on its effectiveness. The scales were raised but never pineconing however I did notice he didnt look bloated anymore or at least the bloating went down. If there anyway we can catch signs of this underlying disease before it escalates? The fuzz was so stubborn with all the meds I used I fear it tainted the tank. Im open to do a mini autopsy on betta if it helps get answers.
Other note: I have stones not sand as the bottom floor. Should I make changes to the tank setup? I read the tank floor can be a factor on conditions and I usually still kept clean water parameters and need to change my water change frequency. I only have one lone snail in the tank and he's been chillin through all of this.

 

[Lcc86]

Sorry you lost your little guy, I'm no expert so unfortunately can't give any advice on why the fungus may have been so treatment resistant, there may have been something else going on for him that weakened his ability to fight any infection.

You could change to a plain sand substrate, it would help make maintenance easier moving forwards.