Bettas fish health

[Yuhui]

Hello, my betta fish body seems a bit weird. It has like black dots on his fins. He has a white belly too and is a bit plump. He recently been like rubbing his body into plants.

 

[Colin_T]

The black dots are most likely just pigment/ colouration and nothing to worry about.

I can't see the white belly due to the glare in the pictures.

Rubbing on plants can be from poor water quality or external parasites like white spot. It does not appear to have white spot.

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What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the tank water?
How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?

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Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.

Monitor the fish and if it gets worse, post some more pictures and maybe a video of him rubbing on things in the tank.

 

[Yuhui]

The black dots are most likely just pigment/ colouration and nothing to worry about.

I can't see the white belly due to the glare in the pictures.

Rubbing on plants can be from poor water quality or external parasites like white spot. It does not appear to have white spot.

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What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the tank water?
How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?

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Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.

Monitor the fish and if it gets worse, post some more pictures and maybe a video of him rubbing on things in the tank.

I have the fish for like 5-6 days. I did a ammonia test it came with 0.50ppm so I did a 50% water change, ph level is 7.6. Nitrite was 0.50ppm and nitrate 5.0ppm. The ammonia and the rest was all 0 when I first got them.

 

[Colin_T]

You are doing a fish in cycle, which simply means there are fish in the tank while the filters develop the good bacteria that helps keep the water clean. It takes about 4-6 weeks for the filters to cycle (develop the good bacteria).

Reduce feeding to 2-3 times a week. Don't worry, the fish won't starve. After the tank has cycled you can feed more often.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate 4-8 hours after feeding.

Monitor the ammonia and nitrite levels and do a 75% water change any day the ammonia or nitrite is above 0ppm, or the nitrate is above 20ppm.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

After the tank has cycled, you can feed the fish every day if you like, and do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate once a week.

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

If I were you I'd strictly follow colin t's advice. he summed it all up!!

 

[Yuhui]

If I were you I'd strictly follow colin t's advice. he summed it all up!!

Yeah I would and been doing that since

 

[Yuhui]

You are doing a fish in cycle, which simply means there are fish in the tank while the filters develop the good bacteria that helps keep the water clean. It takes about 4-6 weeks for the filters to cycle (develop the good bacteria).

Reduce feeding to 2-3 times a week. Don't worry, the fish won't starve. After the tank has cycled you can feed more often.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate 4-8 hours after feeding.

Monitor the ammonia and nitrite levels and do a 75% water change any day the ammonia or nitrite is above 0ppm, or the nitrate is above 20ppm.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.

After the tank has cycled, you can feed the fish every day if you like, and do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate once a week.

This is the closest photo of his belly I can get. I did get him from a pet store so there’s must been like some health issue with him. So I been trying to follow your advice

 

[Sgooosh]

Hello, my betta fish body seems a bit weird. It has like black dots on his fins. He has a white belly too and is a bit plump. He recently been like rubbing his body into plants.

i think he ate too much or had parasites, his belly is very full but not pineconing

 

[Colin_T]

He looks fine. The white is just colour.

As long as he eats well and does normal coloured poop, don't worry.

 

[Deleted member 149562]

Silly question but I am going to ask it anyway

Is this Betta in the same aquarium as the Guppies?

(Hoping it isn't)

 

[Yuhui]

Silly question but I am going to ask it anyway

Is this Betta in the same aquarium as the Guppies?

(Hoping it isn't)

lol is that bad?

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

Is this Betta in the same aquarium as the Guppies?

(Hoping it isn't)

may I ask why??

 

[connorlindeman]

may I ask why??

bettas shouldn't go with other fish. they are way too agggresive

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

bettas shouldn't go with other fish. they are way too agggresive

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

It depends on the betta itself, not the species!!