Betta Velvet Or Ich

It will discuss the signs and symptoms you must look for treatment and prevention.

Betta velvet or ich. The single celled parasite s life cycle is divided into three. If you think it s velvet that your betta is suffering from then check out this article which will give you all the information necessary to save your betta. Hi i ve had my betta for almost 4 months now.

Velvet is one of the most common ailments to affect bettas. Remember rapid change is bad. It s usually too late at this stage to cure velvet but you might try dosing coppersafe or cupramine.

I have a betta fish who came from the store with ich possibly velvet and minor fin rot. This works for ich too. Looks like the betta might be in the later stages of an oodinium infestation.

I m not sure if it s ich or velvet but it isn t tiny specs all over his body it s mainly that area. Unlike ich velvet is photosynthetic in it s free swimming stage. And it can quickly move through a fish room and infect every fish before you know your fish is even sick.

Removing the light reduces how long the free swimming stage can survive before finding a host. 2 heat over 85 is bad for most strains of velvet. Velvet in bettas if you notice dust that is gold or yellow then your betta is suffering from velvet.

Leave a comment care disease. Rust and gold dust disease treatment. Betta unlike most fish can take 85 90 no problems.