Betta Fish Signs Of Illness
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Betta fish signs of illness. Betta fish aka siamese fighting fish suffer from a wide range of infections and diseases. Clear eyes skin looks healthy and smooth unfortunately if you are reading this article it might mean your betta. Many pet stores will test your water for free.
This illness actually takes over your betta fish s eyes fairly quickly and will cause your betta fish to lose sight or even lose their eyes. Learn how to prevent diagnose and treat common betta fish infections and diseases. Very hard to detect on yellowish gold colored bettas.
If you have a sick betta fish you re probably feeling a little scared confused and anxious about how this happened. Before you treat your fish for everything under the sun check the water chemistry. Additionally you may not be able to find medications for bettas in a pet store or even a fish store.
While relatively hardy fish betta fish can suffer from parasitic bacterial and fungal diseases just like any other freshwater fish. Now continue to monitor your betta to see if there are any signs of improvement. Bettas exhibit many signs of sickness from lethargy to white spots.
Toxic levels of ammonia nitrites and nitrates are extremely harmful and weaken your betta s immune system resulting in illness. If not you ll need to try a different method. Keep betta in fish tank in a dark place during treatment to accelerate recovery.
Number one killer of betta fish. Isolate sick fish immediately salamander betta 2 by hiwarz on flickr. See also the best medication for sick betta.