Betta Fish Tuberculosis Treatment
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Betta fish tuberculosis treatment. Sadly tuberculosis is not curable in fish and is fatal for betta fish. 2 x research source. The use of seachem garlic guard or similar in fish food can also be used in an ongoing basis to improve fish health and prevent fish tuberculosis.
Causes and symptoms of fish tb. The truth is that if your betta has tuberculosis by the time you diagnose it it s already too late. At first it was a 10 gallon with 2 other girls and now it s a 10 gallon hospital tank that she s in right now isolated from all other fish ph.
Tuberculosis can cause curved spines not to be confused with the natural hump that older bettas develop. If you think your betta is suffering from tuberculosis you should remove him from your tank immediately. Back to bettas in particular a problem i have seen based on patterns that are almost 100 identical and that is many betta forums and clubs will pass around the same methods of betta keeping that can increase the likelihood of tb infections.
Here is a list of common ailments how to identify them and brief details on what you can do about them. Tuberculosis was once a dreaded disease in europe as well as north america and virtually everyone knew someone who had succumbed to consumption the commonly used name for the disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Common betta fish diseases identifying diagnosing and treatment as i alluded to before there are numerous diseases your betta might contract during its lifetime.
You can either quarantine him or euthanize him. Don t have a test kit for this tank temp. Don t have a test kit for this gh.
Before we get started we should mention that it s quite rare for a betta to contract tuberculosis so don t panic if your betta starts exhibiting one of the symptoms that can be indicative of tb. In people fish tb is not the same as the tuberculosis in humans most of us have heard of the white plague disease that caused much devastation up until recent years. Not all fish who are exposed to it will come down with it but they must be considered carriers from that point on.