Housing
What size is your tank: 20gl
What temperature is your tank: 80F
Does your tank have a filter? Yes, 15 gallon
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?: 1 male betta, 2 minnows, 1 rainbow shark, 2 kuhli loaches
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? betta pellets, tropical flaked, and blood worms
How often do you feed your betta fish? about twice a day
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? 50-30%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? conditioning salt
Water Parameters
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? only ph (7.6) and chlorine(0.5)
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? i can see inside her
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? no shes still very docile
When did you start noticing the symptoms? About 2 days ago when i introduced a play sand substrate
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? with and Ich treatment that also cures secondary bacterial infections.
Does your fish have any history of being ill? Not that i know of
How old is your fish (approximately)? not sure, shes only roughly 2 inched