Betta Fish Scales Over Eyes
As a result the physical eye to swell and bulge and potentially come out of the socket.
Betta fish scales over eyes. Are all dragon scale betta fish blind. If left untreated your fish will lose its eye and sight. Thread starter 1 j.
And thrn not always. Dragon eye occurs when the scales of a betta begin to grow abnormally over the eye. I m adam short the guy behind betta fish center.
The scales growing over eyes only happens with true dragon scale bettas. These cavities are easily visible and tend to travel along the lateral line of the betta. I ve been keeping betta fish for over 25 years and have enjoyed every minute of it.
Heard a wide range of answers for how often. I will ask one extra question is this is in one eye or both. If your betta does have cloudy eye here are the main points to remember.
They start out as nearly translucent though somewhat visible tiny scales in the eye. Betta fish aka siamese fighting fish suffer from a wide range of infections and diseases. Cloudy eye is most likely going to be caused by poor water quality.
Is there anything i can do to help him. If you find your betta has one or two bulging eyes your betta has pop eye. I know a lot of them are prone to blindness because of their scales growing over their eyes but i ve.