Hello everyone! My little guy Sushi has been in my care for 3 months now and I have adopted him from walmart. I originally got him while he was sick, but I fell in love so I nursed him back to health. However for about 2 weeks how I have noticed this bubble like lump growing on the right side of his dorsal fin. It is slightly pink due to his coloration and white. It does not look fuzzy or anything,I think it might just be a build up of cells???? He is acting perfectly normal so I am not too worried. I am just more curious about what it could be and want to know if it can get him sick. Thanks!
Also one other question I have is, even though my betta seems to be healthy I noticed his full body is still not fully purple, the rest is still a deep brown. Is that just his coloration?
Housing
What size is your tank? 1.5 Gal
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? Tetrabetta pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 pellets a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? twice a week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? Wed: 50% Sat: 100%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Bettasafe, Maracyn plus
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? newly formed lump
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? none
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2 weeks ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? maracyn plus on the 1st, 3rd and 5th day
Does your fish have any history of being ill? yes
How old is your fish (approximately)? about a year
I know it is hard to see, it is only really noticeble at an angle :c
Also one other question I have is, even though my betta seems to be healthy I noticed his full body is still not fully purple, the rest is still a deep brown. Is that just his coloration?
Housing
What size is your tank? 1.5 Gal
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? Tetrabetta pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2 pellets a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? twice a week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? Wed: 50% Sat: 100%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Bettasafe, Maracyn plus
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? newly formed lump
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? none
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2 weeks ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? maracyn plus on the 1st, 3rd and 5th day
Does your fish have any history of being ill? yes
How old is your fish (approximately)? about a year
I know it is hard to see, it is only really noticeble at an angle :c