does this look like velvet? help!

[CheuSen1]

hi new to the site and this is my first post, I recently bought this guy from a local pet shop and hes been having symptoms of velvet. It seems like he has a goldish tint to him. I was hoping an expert could shed some more light on the situation. He darts around once in a while and twitches. Hes in a five gallon heated tank with no other fish. There are a few moss balls in there as well. The ph and nitrate levels are fine. Should I go out and find some potassium permanganate? Currently, 15% water changes daily and I've added aquarium salt as well. Any help would be great!!!

[marktrc]

doesnt look like velvet to me. lets see what other people say

[sainthogan]

Velvet is defined by gold or rust colored dust (it might look like a coating if he has it badly enough) on his body, particularly around the gills. The best way to see this is to shine a flashlight on him.
But just from the picture, it doesn't look like it. But sometimes you can only see it with a flashlight unless it's really, really bad, but by then, he's showing other signs as well, such as difficulty breathing, extreme lethargy, and clamped fins.

[Picasso84]

Doesn't look like it, but I'm by no means an expert... But a lot of bettas have gold coloring naturally... Just don't treat until u are sure, b/c meds can be harmful... (And PP is kinda dangerous if not used exactly right, from what I've heard, so if u must treat while unsure, it might be best to start w/ something else)

[callistra]

Velvet looks like gold dust.. I don't see anything remotely like it in your pic..

Twitching.. depends on what you mean by it could be a concern. Any way to share a video?

More info would make sure we don't miss anything: http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=49233