White Betta Getting Black Spots

It can be prevented by changing and conditioning the water regularly and also optimizing parameters like ammonia ph nitrites and dissolved solids.

White betta getting black spots. I noticed black spots on his left side about a day or so after i got him. So everyone should know by know i have a betta male named riku. The only fallback of detecting the symptoms of ich through observation of its body surface is that by the time the white spots are observable the betta fish is already very sick.

The one on the fin has been there for quite a while but the splotch on his lips and the scales are relatively new. I was thinking that he may have some form of ich. Although when betta s have ich they usually have white spots.

If your fishes spots do turn white i would recomend changing his water regularly and trying fish zole and or malachite green. Care treatment of dropsy 2. Bettas exhibit many signs of sickness from lethargy to white spots.

These white spots are caused when the parasite ichthyopthirius multifiliis infects your bettas skin as well as white spots you ll also notice that your betta has a lack of appetite lethargy and their rubbing on things in the tank in an attempt to remove. He has a black spot on the bottom of one of his fins a couple of dark ish scales and looks like he is wearing black lipstick. Care treatment of fin rot 3.

Hi not sure what s going on with my betta because i ve never seen anything like this before. Any time you suspect a betta is sick you should take it away from other fish since many illnesses are contagious. I m slightly worried about my betta peach.

Additionally you may not be able to find medications for bettas in a pet store or even a fish store. I was hopping it may be just his coloring. I wish you the best of luck with your beautiful betta.