Betta Fish Gill Infection
Release the betta into the quarantine tank.
Betta fish gill infection. Carefully take out your betta fish from its main tank using a fishnet. Dropsy is a bacterial infection in the betta fish s kidney. But you have to treat it as soon as possible before it spreads to other fishes inside the tank.
Place the betta fish in the cup and let it float on top of the quarantine tank for 10 to 15 minutes to acclimate it. Using a clean plastic cup take some original water from the main tank. Fin rot is a fatal yet curable disease.
Instead gill fluke symptoms include your betta fish trying to gulp in the air at the surface skin sores or discoloration around the gills clamped fins mucus around the body and gills and scraping against various objects. Like ich this can lead to secondary infections which can make recovery more difficult. Its symptoms include bloated bodies and protruding.
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