Pinpointing
your Betta's symptoms is the first step in diagnosing, treating and
hopefully curing your beloved fish. |
Does your Betta appear
flashing, darting, rapidly swimming, have spots on it's body,
white string material on it's body?
Yes No |
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Tiny, yellowish-white
spots, loss of color, rubbing or scratching against the bottom?
Yes No |
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You fish has Velvet
or another protozoan disease.
Treatments:
Acraflavin
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White spots which may
cover entire body, rubbing & scratching against the bottom?
Yes No |
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Ich
(Ichthyophthirius), a most serious
disease. Almost all cultured fish are suseptable. NOTE : Some
fish do not develop spots on the skin. Heavy infections may be
on the gills and show no evidence of disease on other parts of
the body.
Treatments:
Aquari-Sol,
Quick Cure, MethyBlu
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Worms, gill flukes,
leaches, gyrodactylus, trichodina, multicellular external
parasites or white spots on the body?
No
If yes . . .
Treatments:
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Whitish tuffs of
cotton-like material found on the fin, tail and body at sites of
injury?
Yes
No |
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Appears sluggish, hiding,
not eating or may have a swollen body or red spots, red streaks
or bleeding on body area?
Yes
No |
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