Hello,
This is my first time posting here and I am hoping someone can help me!
My 5yr old son came home with a betta after a day out with Grandma about 5 months ago - I knew nothing about fish care so we have been learning on the fly. I had him in the tiny little square tank that Grandma bought, but that didn't seem fair and after the reading I was doing it didn't seem very warm either, so I bought a bigger tank after about 2 weeks.
Things have been fine for 5 months, but a few days ago I noticed his head starting to turn white on one side, and now it has progressed to his whole head, both sides. I have moved him back into the tiny bowl while I clean his tank. He is eating just fine, swimming around fine, flaring up at everything (he is fiesty!) and making bubble nests in the little tank...so he doesn't seem miserable, but what do I know about fish?!
Ok, here are the questions answered as best I can:
Housing
What size is your tank? 3.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? About 81 degrees
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? I don't think so...
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? Omega One Betta Buffet Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? Generally give him 2 or 3 pellets twice/day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? I hadn't until now...the petstore lady said to just change the filter unless the water got dirty or stinky & it was still crystal clear.
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? n/a
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? I have to add water due to evaporation & then I add a betta water conditioner with the new water.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? No
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Head has gone from black to white, tail/fins look rough
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not that I have noticed
When did you start noticing the symptoms? a few days ago, maybe 4 or 5...
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Moved it into a tiny bowl and adding BettaFix as directed by petstore.
Does your fish have any history of being ill? no
How old is your fish (approximately)? 5 months since we got him - no clue how old he was then.
I am trying to attach a before/after picture as well, hope that it works and it helps us get some answers!
Thank you in advance!
This is my first time posting here and I am hoping someone can help me!
My 5yr old son came home with a betta after a day out with Grandma about 5 months ago - I knew nothing about fish care so we have been learning on the fly. I had him in the tiny little square tank that Grandma bought, but that didn't seem fair and after the reading I was doing it didn't seem very warm either, so I bought a bigger tank after about 2 weeks.
Things have been fine for 5 months, but a few days ago I noticed his head starting to turn white on one side, and now it has progressed to his whole head, both sides. I have moved him back into the tiny bowl while I clean his tank. He is eating just fine, swimming around fine, flaring up at everything (he is fiesty!) and making bubble nests in the little tank...so he doesn't seem miserable, but what do I know about fish?!
Ok, here are the questions answered as best I can:
Housing
What size is your tank? 3.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? About 81 degrees
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? I don't think so...
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? Omega One Betta Buffet Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? Generally give him 2 or 3 pellets twice/day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? I hadn't until now...the petstore lady said to just change the filter unless the water got dirty or stinky & it was still crystal clear.
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? n/a
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? I have to add water due to evaporation & then I add a betta water conditioner with the new water.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? No
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Head has gone from black to white, tail/fins look rough
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not that I have noticed
When did you start noticing the symptoms? a few days ago, maybe 4 or 5...
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Moved it into a tiny bowl and adding BettaFix as directed by petstore.
Does your fish have any history of being ill? no
How old is your fish (approximately)? 5 months since we got him - no clue how old he was then.
I am trying to attach a before/after picture as well, hope that it works and it helps us get some answers!
Thank you in advance!