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He's doing much better in general. He stresses about everything, but recently he's limited himself to only shredding his fins if I make huge changes to the tank (which I try not to any more). He used to be agitated, surfing the glass all the time, speeding from one end of the tank to the other and back, but now he's slowed down considerably. I think I'm finally starting to get a feel for his actual personality, since he's been either sick or stressed for so long. All that to say, I really, really hope this is nothing to be worried about. I just want a normal, non-stressful fish that I don't have to be worried about all the time.
Housing
What size is your tank? - about 8 gallons
What temperature is your tank? - 82-83 F
Does your tank have a filter? - I only turn it on for a short time after water changes, the flow stresses him out.
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? - does a moss ball count?
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? - NLS, Betta Bio-gold, and Omega One pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? - 3 times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? - once a week or less, with top-offs in between
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? - 30-50% depending, recently it's been more because I had a bad ornament that got plastic in the water
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? - Mostly API stress coat, sometimes just concentrated Prime if he's doing well.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? - not at home, but when i take it to be tested at the local aquarium store, they say my parameters are where they're supposed to be.
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? - he's had a little white bump on his back for about a week now. It hasn't gotten any bigger or spread.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? - within the last couple days, he started darting against stuff very occasionally, like once a day that I saw. The bump is too big to be Ich and there's only one, and he doesn't have any symptoms of Columnaris that I read about.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? - about a week ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? - no
Does your fish have any history of being ill? - He's a chronic tail biter, so he's had fin rot once or twice. He got ich when I first got him.
How old is your fish (approximately)? - Maybe a year? they didn't know how old he was at the fish store and I've had him for about 6 months.
Housing
What size is your tank? - about 8 gallons
What temperature is your tank? - 82-83 F
Does your tank have a filter? - I only turn it on for a short time after water changes, the flow stresses him out.
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? - does a moss ball count?
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? - NLS, Betta Bio-gold, and Omega One pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? - 3 times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? - once a week or less, with top-offs in between
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? - 30-50% depending, recently it's been more because I had a bad ornament that got plastic in the water
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? - Mostly API stress coat, sometimes just concentrated Prime if he's doing well.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters? - not at home, but when i take it to be tested at the local aquarium store, they say my parameters are where they're supposed to be.
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? - he's had a little white bump on his back for about a week now. It hasn't gotten any bigger or spread.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? - within the last couple days, he started darting against stuff very occasionally, like once a day that I saw. The bump is too big to be Ich and there's only one, and he doesn't have any symptoms of Columnaris that I read about.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? - about a week ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? - no
Does your fish have any history of being ill? - He's a chronic tail biter, so he's had fin rot once or twice. He got ich when I first got him.
How old is your fish (approximately)? - Maybe a year? they didn't know how old he was at the fish store and I've had him for about 6 months.