Betta Popeye And Fin Rot
Does my betta have popeye and fin rot.
Betta popeye and fin rot. I have a one and a half year old blue crowntailed betta he has finrot which i ve been treating and tonight i found one of his eyes all swollen and white. It s important to note that all of these diseases are caused primarily by inadequate tank conditions. If not you may need to use a medication but the medication won t be as effective if the water parameters aren t rectified.
I check him everyday and noticed that his eyes looked bigger a week ago i also noticed that he seemed to be losing color by the bottom of his mouth. They make it more likely that your betta will develop a disease known as fin rot. We love our betta fish for their scrappy personalities and elaborate rainbow hued fins.
Find out how you can cure it and the dangers of leaving it too long. I thought my betta had fin rot but there was only discoloration and a fraying of the ends. Always have clean water in the betta s fish tank or bowl to ensure that it won t get popeye.
Betta fin rot symptoms. He is eating normally and active but no bubble nests. I ve been doing a 50 water change every other night and have been putting like a sixteenth of a teaspoon of aquarium salt in his tank everynight his tank is a.
Instead it will appear uneven and cause the rotting to look more ragged. Those beautiful long tail fins come with a downside however. If your betta is kept in a bowl or tank that holds two gallons of water or less do a 50 water change every week.
And it may have been in the water the whole time. I think he may have it i m a new betta momma and did research before getting a betta of course. A guide to betta fin and body rot.