| You've now brought your new Betta fish pet home, | | | | Velvet Disease-grayish or gold color on fins and body |
| set the tank up, and everything is going fine. So far, | | | | Slime disease-a grayish slime on fins and body |
| so good. Inevitably though you are going to be | | | | Fungus-cotton like growth on the body and/or fins |
| confronted and have to deal with betta fish diseases. | | | | Constipation-bloated stomach (probably due to |
| The objective is to take preventive action before | | | | overfeeding) |
| they occur and to have the necessary medicines on | | | | The best strategy of course is to take preventive |
| hand to treat the diseases when they do occur. | | | | steps in the first place: |
| Don't believe that your local pet store is always going | | | | Change the water regularly and on a consistent basis. |
| to have the medicines in stock that you are going to | | | | Don't change all of the water at once. |
| need. They may have, but it is better to be | | | | Don't overfeed. Remove uneaten food after 5 |
| prepared. In some cases, you may have to order the | | | | minutes. |
| medicines online to make sure that you have them | | | | Clean the tank weekly. |
| when needed. | | | | Test pH, ammonia, and nitrite levels 2 times per |
| The following is a list of recommended medicines to | | | | month. |
| have on hand: | | | | Add recommended amount of aquarium salt with |
| Ampicillin | | | | each change. |
| Tetracycline | | | | Maintain a constant temperature in the range of |
| Kanamycin | | | | 76-80 degrees. Avoid fluctuations. |
| Maracin 1 & Maracin 2 | | | | When you follow these preventive steps, you can |
| Bettazing | | | | reduce the chances of your Betta encountering a |
| Anti fungal eliminator | | | | disease but it will inevitably happen. You must |
| This list of medicines will treat most common betta | | | | become knowledgeable and be able to recognize the |
| fish diseases that you will encounter including the | | | | symptoms very early. |
| following: | | | | Observe your Betta's behavior and note any changes. |
| Pop-eye | | | | Betta fish have personalities and after observing |
| Dropsy-Bloated body and eyes | | | | them for a while, you will know how your pet |
| Tail & fin rot | | | | behaves and you will know when he is sick. |
| Ich-small white spots on the body or fins | | | | |