black dots on dorsal fin???

[Little Leaf]

so I was just shining a light on my betta to see if he had velvet or something, but when I got to his dorsal fin, I saw black dots! I took away the light and looked somewhere else for a bit, then looked at my betta without the light, I still saw the black dots... in the picture, (attachment) I circled where the black dots were, but it was hard because I was using my DSI XL and it had no flash (one more thing, I'm not an expert on fish body parts, I don't know the names of all the fins, so I may have gotten the fin name wrong... please alert me in a private message and tell me the correct name of the fin )

[LebronTheBetta]

I don't see it, sorry. Oh, and I found out that Black Spot Disease only appears on the body of the fish. It mostly strikes wild fishes so I doubt that's what his problem is. Yes, that is his Dorsal Fin. His tail is called a Caudal Fin and the fin that's at the bottom is his Anal Fin. The fins near his gills are called Pectoral Fins. And lastly the Ventrals. Those are the fins that are just below his gills and pectorals. That's most likely his color, I suppose.

[Luimeril]

do they look like the ones on this HM?

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by Luimeril

do they look like the ones on this HM?

yes, exactly like that.

[laoshun]

nothing to worry about if its like that then, its basically like a pattern for some betta fish.

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by LebronTheBetta

I don't see it, sorry. Oh, and I found out that Black Spot Disease only appears on the body of the fish. It mostly strikes wild fishes so I doubt that's what his problem is. Yes, that is his Dorsal Fin. His tail is called a Caudal Fin and the fin that's at the bottom is his Anal Fin. The fins near his gills are called Pectoral Fins. And lastly the Ventrals. Those are the fins that are just below his gills and pectorals. That's most likely his color, I suppose.

kk. I got my betta from PJ pet store at scarborough town center (I love and hate you, Canada!!)

(...now I'm having a random ezcema moment, IM SO ITCHY!!)

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by laoshun

nothing to worry about if its like that then, its basically like a pattern for some betta fish.

how long does it stay? my betta looks like its trying to scratch itself...

[Luimeril]

the spots are perfectly harmless.

him itching is a different story, though. i'm not that great with parasites, but he might have some. o-o

[Little Leaf]

[quote=Luimeril;1165292]the spots are perfectly harmless.

him itching is a different story, though. i'm not that great with parasites, but he might have some. o-o[/quote

hm.. I'll go to the vet's and see what I can do

*scream* ROTTEN CHERRIES!!

[LebronTheBetta]

What? And there are only a few aquatic vets in the world...