Diagnosing A Sick Betta Fish|Diseases

The Nasty Fungal Infection

Betta has white cottony like patches on its body or head. He may be less active, may have stopped eating, fins may be clumped, color may be pale.

Crazy Constipation:

You will notice a bloated stomach and loss of appetite. This is usually due to overfeeding.

Tail or Fin Rot

The tail or fins will have a ragged look. The Bettas' fins will look like something has took a bite of them.

ICK

Betta has white dots (looks like he was sprinkled with salt) all over his body and head, even eyes. He may be less active, may have stopped eating, fins may be clumped. he may also be darting and scratching against rocks, plants and whatever else he can find.

Gill Parasites

Scratching itself on aquarium objects. Strange swimming patterns and breathing problems.

Popeye

One or both of the eyes will start bulging out. In a couple of days the eye might look so ugly it will scare you.

Dropsy

It is easy to diagnose a betta with Dropsy: Look for two signs: an abnormally big (bloated) belly and if you look at betta from the top, raised scales. Scales will look like an open pine cone. If you see this, you are out of luck, and so is Betta. He will soon go to betta heaven.

Come on down to Sick Betta Fish Diseases Part 2...

Fish Diseases Part 2

Swim Bladder Disease

Your Betta Fish will float in some abnormal way. Maybe uncontrollably to the top, sideways, or have difficulty swimming and will swim at awkward angle.

Velvet

The main indicator that your Betta has Velvet is a copper or rust colored dusting over the betta's body. Bettas that have Velvet will be lethargic, show clamped fins, and will have loss of appetite.

Tuberculosis

Yes folks this is Tuberculosis and it can be transferred to humans if you have open wounds. My advice, put on some long gloves that covers up 3/4 of you arms before handling the Betta Fish or water. Let's look at the symptons. Loss of appetite, cloudy or popeye eyes, colors have faded, clamped fins, seclusion and rapid breathing. This is a difficult disease to diagnose since it has a lot of the same symptoms as other diseases.

Depression

Just like us fish get depress to. Let's talk about some of the symptons. Bettas may or may not have slightly clamped fins, lay at bottom or at surface, not eat, barely swim around. They will not flare or build bubble nests.

Mouth Fungus

Visual Symptons: The Betta Fish will have a whitish fungus around the mouth and lips. Looks kinda of like cotton. The fish infected with cotton mouth will lose their appetite and become very sluggish.

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