Hi everyone,
This morning I saw white patches on the head of my betta fish. He seems normal and still very active and eats normal. I have attached a picture
Housing
What size is your tank? 5 GALLONS
What temperature is your tank? 80
Does your tank have a filter? YES
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? NO
Is your tank heated? YES
What tank mates does your betta fish live with?NONE
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? HIKARI BETTE BIO-GOLD
How often do you feed your betta fish? TWICE A DAY, 5 PELLETS PER TIME
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? ONCE A WEEK
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? ABOUT 50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change?TETRA WATER SAFE AND STRESS COAT
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? NO
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed?WHITE SPOTS ON HIS HEAD
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? DOESN’T SEEM TO CHANGE MUCH, HE STILL EATS AND SWIMS AROUNF
When did you start noticing the symptoms? THIS MORNING (4/11/2013)
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how?NO
Does your fish have any history of being ill?NO
How old is your fish (approximately? A YEAR-ISH
You can see 2 white spots on his head
This morning I saw white patches on the head of my betta fish. He seems normal and still very active and eats normal. I have attached a picture
Housing
What size is your tank? 5 GALLONS
What temperature is your tank? 80
Does your tank have a filter? YES
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? NO
Is your tank heated? YES
What tank mates does your betta fish live with?NONE
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? HIKARI BETTE BIO-GOLD
How often do you feed your betta fish? TWICE A DAY, 5 PELLETS PER TIME
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? ONCE A WEEK
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? ABOUT 50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change?TETRA WATER SAFE AND STRESS COAT
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? NO
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed?WHITE SPOTS ON HIS HEAD
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? DOESN’T SEEM TO CHANGE MUCH, HE STILL EATS AND SWIMS AROUNF
When did you start noticing the symptoms? THIS MORNING (4/11/2013)
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how?NO
Does your fish have any history of being ill?NO
How old is your fish (approximately? A YEAR-ISH
You can see 2 white spots on his head