5 Most Common Betta Fish Illnesses (and How to Treat Them)

[@AquariumCoop2]

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[@cynthiabates965]

My betta fish had a light colored tumor on the side of his head. After consulting with some of my fishy friends, I learned that metallic scaled bettas (samurai, dragonscale, etc) and marble colored bettas (koi, galaxy, etc) have a high tendency to have tumors. The same gene that mutates scale color also easily mutates into a tumor, basically. The bad news is that, as you mentioned in your video, there's not much you can do except wait and see how they do. The good news is that a betta can often live a happy, comfortable life even with a tumor. Unfortunately, since my betta's tumor was on his gill covering, he did not live long once the tumor got rather large. But he did live a few months from the first time that the area started to look abnormal.

[@templebennett-robinson5901]

aw im sorry to hear that 😔 rest in peace lil guy it's always sad to lose something you loved and cared for

[@angiebear8727]

I think my hellboy betta Alf has a tumor. Had him about two years and it’s recently gotten very bad. He’s such a sweet guy too. Just trying to keep him as comfortable as I can for now. So sorry for your loss.

[@karinchristensen220]

I got my first betta about 3 months ago. He has been keeping only one side towards me when he comes up to greet me. I now see a small bump below his eye on the other side that is the same color as the rest of his head. It seems to be taking over the eye which makes me think he can't see out of that eye. There is another smaller one on the gill covering. They must be tumors. I don't think I will ever get another betta.

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

Very timely information indeed. I'm currently watching the fins on my betta get shorter by the day. I have not tested the water because I ASSuMEd it was fine. It's a 14g cube with no tank mates and weekly water changes/gravel vacs/glass wall scrubbing. There should be virtually no nitrates or stress in there other than it's new to him after being moved out of a 2.5 gallon cookie jar filled with pothos roots. I'll pull him out and put him in something substantially smaller to treat the fin rot and see if that helps. Thanks!!!

[@beckabelle5927]

Be careful putting salt in your tanks! Make sure you let it dissolve first before putting it in as the salt can really burn your fishs body if they touch it!

[@yuuui7025]

omg i never know about this! thank you so much may god bless you!

[@RyanButton-wl1ng]

Thank you for your vast experience and easy to understand format. You guys are great at Aquarium Co-op.

[@debbiekelly3866]

Make sure if you use Ich X don't use Prime as dechlorinator. I had bought Ich X and went to use it when I realized the 2 can't be used together! This caused another delay in treatment cause I couldn't get to the store to buy something else! Can't be sulfur based dechlorinator, I ended up getting API stress coat

[@suzienelson904]

Thank you Irene: always appreciate your helpful videos!

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Thank you Irene, a great video for helping our betta fish if we ever have some of these issues arrives!! On point information and advice!! I always appreciate everything you share!! Hope you and everyone at the Co-op has a great day!!🙏🤗🌿🐟🌿💚

[@ChrisCorpse669]

Awesome just in time for my sick betta

[@joycelinlow9485]

My betta actually has a cysts growing on its body near the head and I couldn't find any solution or anybody that has the same problem online.... I don't know what to do but to give it the best life that I can offer for its remaining days..... :'(

[@DarkenedSilhouette]

Your enthusiasm in explaining in detail how itch x deals with parasites is sending me 😂

[@cindylenhoff2700]

I got started in this hobby from watching your videos, so helpful! Unfortunately, my betta died after having him for 8 months from dropsy(my ph was high 8.0 could that have caused it) Again, I learned to take care of tank from you, planted, tested , water chsnges and cleaned weekly. Moving fwd do I need to sterilize tank and start again before adding new friends?Nerite snail happy)

[@josie42]

Thanks so much for this. Are you treating with antibiotics in your main tank or in a quarantine tank? Would the antibiotics not also kill the good bacteria you’ve established in your tank?

[@Anna-nz6ie]

Love ur videos n your voice. U also should be a model. So beautiful but the most important is your knowledge about aquarium world. Big thanks!

[@Motiviz]

I bought beta yesterday and he is feeling hard to stay in water and its body is pulling it upwards and he is staying near top of tank what problem it has?

[@camb9274]

My short fin male recently died. I only had him for four months and I kept shrimp with them. There was no problem with either. The tank was completely clean and the betta fish was doing fine. I noticed some fin rott but after changing the food everything was fine. Recently, I noticed that he would be more and more lazy, but continue to eat. Eventually, he was just laying on the bottom of the tank. He died a few days after doing this. I'm not sure if it was old age or not, but I want to think that it died naturally. I have shirmp in there with it and they are much more fragile and they did fine.

[@darrylmoore5847]

Great video. Irene is a natural teacher.

[@tedrock-tedk]

Thank you for this educational content it is appreciated. Keep it up!

[@danily2607]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@RubyandHavi]

Great video!

[@franka6302]

Hey Irene! Love your videos. Question, is Rooibos tea just as beneficial as catappa leaves for black water tank?

[@TJH.90]

for me its seems to dropsy, first i tought i have fed them too much, but it seems to be not a case.Just moving from dry foids to daphnia and bloodworms

[@osky7777]

Hello, I recently bought my son a betta fish and just recently it developed tiny black spots on the fins, I'm unsure how to help my son cure his fish. I have him do weekly 25 Percent water change, the fish is fed betta pellets, it is in a 3.5 gallon betta tank and is filtered and has three small plants. Any information would be highly appreciated.

[@christopherhogue2310]

A larger tank would water down any harmful nitrate. It builds quickly in a small space.

[@melbeeton7060]

Thanks for the video

[@henryamaya7890]

I have a question my betta fish has a white spot on his chin not sure if he is sick or this is normal for his blue and black color

[@TCgirl]

My betta has a small patch of white, raised up scales. I have Paraguard on hand. What do you think it could be and what do you think of Paraguard as treatment? Thank you, I love your channel!

[@YLC-uz6sr]

Thanks for posting! I have question about using both Ich X and Maracyn. When doing the 5 day treatment, do you recommend changing water, or leaving it? I’m assuming it’s the latter, but I wanted to make sure before proceeding. Thanks!

[@KabayanDaddy]

Thanks for the info, i will try this later....

[@flowergoat7098]

this is a off question but what type of gravel do you have in your bettas tank?

[@ericiranon54]

Thanks for the info

[@lafaina79]

My betta has some kind of whitish eye glow, could be cataract? How do you treat it?

[@surabhivijaya9227]

What to do with tumours? Especially Plakats

[@csharpe5787]

Helpful and concise as ever. Thank

[@たろう808]

Hello ! I was hoping for some advice, My betta shows all symptoms of swim bladder disease but he is not bloated at all. I do not see any stool so I do believe he may be constipated but I believe I should be able to see some bloating if that was the case. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for all your videos, you have been such a great help!

[@yuuui7025]

i've had a betta fish with negative buoyancy swim bladder disease which makes him always stay on the ground of the aquarium, so he always struggled to swim to the top to catch some air bubbles. i reduced the water level into just 5-7 cm so it really made him easier to eat pellets and catch air bubbles. it's sad to know that there aren't really effective medicine to swim bladder disease, u just can slow the pain or make him feel better but it can't go away. for foods, try to feed him a small boiled peas. maybe he had an internal digesting problem

[@たろう808]

@@yuuui7025 Thank you for your advice it is much appreciated. A few dats after my post, my betta has become bloated. He refuses to eat so ive now quarantined him in maracyn two and hoping for the best.

[@boogrlovr]

the thumbnail was startling!! lol

[@starrystarrynight9822]

Is it okay or even good, if you suspect a bacterial infection, to treat with both salt and an antibiotic in case the salt would kill certain bacteria the antibiotic wouldn't or vice versa?

[@coco21620]

my betta has had a swollen stomach for weeks, with it extra protruding out her right side and at first we thought she was bloated from eating too much but when it didn't go away and there started the be white stuff sticking out of her right gils (almost looking like a little worm at times, or whiteish yellow stringy thing) and eventually falling off and more coming out, we got worried that was an infection or parasites. I've done a ton of research but can't seem to decipher which is the problem. What do you think? We have another betta fish separated in the tank that is unaffected, and they have both been together for almost a year without problems.

[@gracehill8048]

What should I use for Velvet?

[@yiacrazy]

Is it correct if you get in healthy fish in, you just need to treat with the med trio for the first treatment if there is no symptoms after that period? Or do you you always need to go through the entire treatment? Just making sure.... Great video.

[@views4rmthasix596]

Just hit it with the med trio. If you don’t see symptoms you don’t have to continue the treatment.

[@franmorr1966]

I took on betta care at work 2 months ago. I make sure his water is safe and fresh. BUT he has swollen belly, has been eating, but not gaining weight. I’ve seen regular colored poop and also white stringy. What do you suggest?

[@TCgirl]

What about Maracyn 2? I’ve tried everything else under the sun including erythromycin and Maracyn Oxy, to cure him of Popeye and white patches on his body. It doesn’t look like its ick on his body because it’s bigger patches. Should I use the Maracyn 2? I have it on hand, which is why I’m asking.

[@ReaIKinich]

Hi I just recently (got him for about 1 week) got a blue veil tail betta fish but I noticed that he is kind of turning red on his tail but not on his fins or body. Do you have any idea what u should do? ( he does not have any of the symptoms you noted in your video so idk…)

[@ReaIKinich]

He is in a 10 gallon tank and I feed him 3 pellets a day

[@DylanDurdle]

I always wonder what the red streaks on the body look like. My betta is a mix of red and blue by nature so I have a really hard time deciphering what “red streaks” are supposed to look like.

[@clover87]

If my betta is shedding slime coat. Is that something I need to be concern about?

[@hannahhenderson271]

I just got my betta 2 weeks ago. About 5 days ago, my ammonia spiked right after I did a 30% water change. My betta hasn't been the same ever since. I put him in a hospital tank. He hasn't eaten since then. I've been using aquarium salt. He lies on the bottom of the tank all the time. He doesn't swim abnormally or with a lot of effort. He just looks exhausted and like he's dying. I don't know what to do.

[@yuuui7025]

try to change water and when you put salt on the water, make sure all the salt is dissolved because if the salt still crumpled up, it could 'burn' the betta skin

[@coffeeflint]

is the salt safe for crayfish? i have a cpo crayfish with my betta

[@paulgallwey8394]

What about just raising the temp to 86 degrees for ich...

[@esmiram5375]

Is it okay if you treat the entire aquarium with other fish even though there’s only 2 fishes with a fungal infection?

[@christopherseilaff8665]

You probably won't get this, but here goes. My betta,male veil, stays at surface and floats on side. When not he is leaning against side of tank. Feeding you have to drop near his head and he struggles if moves to far. Occasionally he does swim across top of tank in short bursts. Anyway any ideas?

[@anagd5516]

why is ur water vacum not taking the stones 2 ?

[@_3mm4sgh0s1_]

Please help my beta has a white colored bump under his fin but it’s apparent above the skin I don’t know if it’s a tumor or not

[@MacHamish]

Awesome vids! Very informative. 🙂❤👍

[@aliciaDiaz716]

Can you get some kind of sickness in your hands from cleaning the fish tank with a beta that may have parasite or constipation . Also I do have a small scratch that is itchy as well.

[@Desiredsoul85]

What if the tank is only a 1.2 gallon tank?

[@clemix8283]

I have a question, what’s the suction that you use to clean your bettas tank? It’s looks very useful because I always have to use a bucket to take the water out during water changes.

[@hexxmondette90]

Pretty sure it's just a gravel cleaner. You can get them in pet stores or on amazon :)

[@clemix8283]

@@hexxmondette90 tysm! I’ll be buying that soon.

[@hexxmondette90]

@@clemix8283 They're really good. You gotta suck the tube end (like you're siphoning petrol) to start the flow and stopping before it gets in your mouth. So be careful of fishy water 😂 It works best if you then place your thumb over the end to create a vacuum. Hope that makes sense :)

[@laurag1076]

Great guys, thank u,

[@MasterPhotographer]

Great info! Thanks for sharing.

[@steveheard3175]

I had my tank 71 and thought he was cold so got a heater to 78 and he hid in the cave 2 days I unplugged the heater and he came out the next morning and is pale his fins are tight and he's swimming jerky and not as buoyant..he alsos never seen eating anything....help?

[@timhorvat7432]

I’ve had two betta fish die from bloat it’s extremely frustrating. They were both (at separate times) in a very very nice planted 10 gallon with a couple endlers and an aqua clear 20 (set to the lowest setting) and it was my favorite tank and I maintained it the most. Still no clue why it happened, I think it might have been some bacterial something, but I’ve gotten frustrated and given up on that tank I’m taking it down this week.

[@matMUthew]

Can somebody help I have a 40 gallon community tank and a white fungus is spreading rapidly around all the fish. I have already lost a few fish and dont know what to do as I dont know the name if the fungus disease to do research on it. I asked the staff at my local fish store but none of them had ever see it before so I decided to treat the tank for fungus infections. If anyone know what it could be called then please let me know. The best way I can describe it is a fungus ich (its not spots it more like white candyfloss coming off the fish)

[@curgunner]

Literally 9:23 in the video

[@matMUthew]

@@curgunner It doesnt really look like that though If you search up the aquarium co-op how to treat ich video there is a picture of a cory at 1:20 that say its not ich but its the same as what my fish have. That might help you figure it out

[@curgunner]

@@matMUthew have you tried the recommended fungus treatments already? Because assuming it’s a fungus the treatments are all relatively similar. I would also post to reddit and ask there since then people can actually see a picture of what it is. Hard to say just based on a verbal description.

[@matMUthew]

@@curgunner What redit page would you suggest posting on

[@curgunner]

@@matMUthew r/aquariums or a reddit dedicated to your species of fish affected

[@ML-ks2lj]

My Betta is done for I'm afraid. Looks like dropsy but could be swim bladder. His upper portion of his tail just fell off and then he swelled up like a balloon on his right side and his eyes are bulging out. Very lethargic until food is around. I did a big water change and that's when all of the stuff started happening. He does not like water changes never has. I think I have to euthanize. This has been a week now. Tried healing he seems to be getting worse. Sad watching him struggle. How much clovento euthanize?

[@danthefishman6051]

Is Ich x safe for African dwarf frogs

[@sandidsaman7723]

sir urgent problem!!!!! my newly bought halfmoon betta is lethargic and not eating he is often laying at bottom of the tank and just comes up a few times to take breath its been 2 days since i bought him and i did acclimate him decently is it a serious issue or will he just recover on his own as he gets adjusted??? what to dooo????

[@subashreethenmozhi1900]

It will take still two or three days for him to get adopt

[@alexkostel3777]

Thank you! This was great!

[@sushantshekhar3016]

my betta not eatiing heavily breathing in the bottom and staying in the bottom all time... please help anybody..

[@erronmartins4398]

I got a betta fish recently. Its head as just turning white. What is that? Ich? He eats normally . Just I noticed his rubs his face on the tank.

[@Taylorswan31]

Did you ever find out your betta fishhead? Mine has this also, and slightly white tips on his fins

[@rahulparashar1]

How can u help cure ur fish if it has black spots?

[@mariavargas-yf6zr]

These steps seem like too much work I will do them but I don't think I will buy anymore Bettas anymore

[@James-yv1qq]

My betta has untreatable finrot, theres been days where i thought he was gonna die. No treatment seems to be working

[@amanda67]

Thanks

[@sandidsaman7723]

why did my betta suddenly grew a white pimple like tiny bump over his one eye? i noticed it since 4 days he still looks perfect and very active but what should i do now?

[@yuuui7025]

get an ich medication right away, put it on your hospital tank, or if u only have one tank, cleared all thing, take out the plants, just put rock on there if u want, and put salt too

[@krowfeathers9229]

Hi I have a female betta who’s lips turned white like it had put on some lipstick and it really sticks out but I’m not sure what is that supposed to mean ?

[@Qyngali]

Nice video, but why target it only towards Betta? None of these apply only to them.

[@Yonatan24]

Many beginners have a betta. Also they have large fins.

[@Qyngali]

@@Yonatan24 sure, but that doesn't change the fact that other fish are equally susceptible. The title should at least contain (and all other fish). It's just a minor point though!

[@chubistapia8713]

My beta have black dots on his head and I’m not sure if it was there before and it’s starting to worry me cause we just got it and I don’t want it to die yet

[@briannacruz8399]

I got my betta a week ago and he had the same when I bought him. It’s gone down some but still there. I think it’s part of his colors thought especially because he has black eyes and very large Gil beard.

[@maddielabounty4920]

My betta has developed horn like bumps and a white spot located at the bottom of its body. She has also lost a significant amount of weight in the matter of a few day. Does anyone know what this could be?

[@catastrophicphycho9250]

so got my red dragon halfmoon male a few weeks back it went through a rough shipment day so my betta was a bit tired for 2/3 days then i started feeding him blood worms alongside pallets but his was not aggresive as my other bettas he did not flare at other fishes or bettas so i thought he was stressed or scared then after a week i introduced my other female red dragon with my new red dragon male who was not flaring and after 1/2 hours of introduction my male red dragon started flaring at the female and the female was also active aggressive so i thought my male is finally active and healthy but after 2/3 days of introduction my male again started to act strange he became kind of lazy he would sit in a corner of his tank and when ever i put my finger near his tank or near him he would just run like crazy but my other bettas never showed this kind of behaviour next day i changed his water but he was acting the same but his was eating everything he ate both pallets and blood worms then his fins started to get smaller his fins were not that big from the begining but that one time when he flared at my female betta only that time his fins were like really big and beautiful but after that day his fins started getting smaller and smaller and now he doesn't even look like a halfmoon male anymore what can i do to make him healthy? i tried methylene blue but i dont think it helped him much

[@amanda67]

How so u put down a fish humanly

[@eldiary_]

hey how do i treat my betta he's not moving much he just stays at the top of the tank or (look's like )standing at the bottom

[@subashreethenmozhi1900]

Same problem

[@velvetbat-r2p]

My fishes fins and tail are broken. There isn't any rot but he looks almost lifeless

[@velvetbat-r2p]

So he got his lifefulness back but theres a white spot on his lungs and they look inflamed.

[@mrameesy]

My betta has yellow colour on under skin Is it a disease ?

[@yuuui7025]

yes, it is.

[@Taylorswan31]

What kindof disease was it?

[@starrystarrynight9822]

What kind of gravel is that? I like it.

[@artofwar037]

My fish died due to his stomach slitly become big and then it lost its color from red to white after he died also the stomach area changed to some kinds brownish color where I came to know the problem was in his stomach 😢😢😢😢

[@richardstephens3327]

Great info, what would make a Beta loose most of the color on the body, fins are still bright, but body is now white. no spots and is swimming and acting normally.

[@TripleJAquatics]

Could be marbling. You can find vids about marble bettas here on youtube

[@fanvideos2136]

I’ve had my fish for a while and he started chilling on the bottom of his tank more but still swimming ok till I noticed he started sinking and couldn’t stay a float, his belly doesn’t look big too me, he still has appetite and he stays at the bottom but comes up quickly to scoop air then falls back or goes back down, he falls to the side a little as he’s laying, I don’t know how to treat him, I was gonna try aquarium salt but can i putthat in his tank? Does he have to be in a hospital tank? Idk if he has swim bladder disease cause he isn’t bloated to me or if he has like cotton mouth disease help

[@subashreethenmozhi1900]

😂🤣

[@thefishwitch2137]

Thanks Irene!

[@nemel2134]

Ty

[@mo25115]

How much Maracyn for a 6 gallon tank? Thanks!

[@Kay.D.N]

If you go to the fritzaquatics website under the product Maracyn it has a link of instructions for tanks under 10 gallons 👍🏻

[@archieroscom2054]

How about clampped fins?

[@kyliecrown533]

Clamped fins is an indicator of poor water or another illness usually. It isn’t a disease itself

[@pranavhushe6069]

Ok ,I'm already here 😂

[@sr-hd3bz]

Be careful with heavy water changes when your fish is sick. It can lead them to be more stressed

[@jhayzzellmanalac2760]

Are u a filipina mam?

[@00vie80]

Wondering if she has eggs or obesity

[@squatchymusings4421]

I'm confused. Aren't you Irene from Girls Talk fish?

[@cadence1086]

@More Aquarium Co-Op, hi! I was just wondering how many female bettas I can have in a 40 breeder with about 10-15 rummy nose and about 5-6 corys. Thanks!

[@lillianmonet5952]

Please do lots of research on betta sororities before deciding to put your fish at risk! They're not impossible, but the amount of work you have to put in and stress the fish go through is usually not worth it :)

[@cadence1086]

@@lillianmonet5952 I’ve kept betta sororities before and I’ve done lots of research on them, I was just wondering how many bettas I could have (:

[@beaka63]

@@cadence1086 you have literally just contradicted yourself here. Which is fine. Just wanted to point that out though. :)

[@nicholaslopez6384]

Probably 3-5 depends on hiding spots and on individual personalities of the betta.

[@obsiosiris]

This just makes me not want to keep fish lol

[@kamiluvscory]

That’s how my fish died

[@jcarolinajcos]

😍🐟😍

[@patriciawhite1206]

I'm over my betta

[@nolas1360]

👍

[@cmonbroitsme]

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