First post, thought I'd give it a try. My halfmoon betta, Sagi, has something going on with him but I can't even figure out what it is. It's this red, fleshy like sac, sometimes I see it hanging off of him. No 'illnesses' or images match up to what he has.
It's not debris from his decorations. That's what I thought at first, until I saw it again. He managed to turn and it looked like it started at his 'armpit' right in just behind his fin but who knows. It might have started a little more up for all I know.
5 Gallon Tank with a light and plastic hood
Conditioned Water (presumably instant conditioner, but I still let it sit out overnight)
Filter
Heated
Male
Recently re-acquired Bio-Gold Betta Food, which he loves. Alternated between flakes and colored kibbles until the store got some more in.
Just did a 75% change the other day to see if it would help - again
Out of the two Bettas I have he is the only one seen with this problem so I'm confident it isn't the water. I have mixed in salts once in a while (about once a week) and before that I had helped him with some fin rot. It no longer seems to be an issue, the holes in his fins have disappeared.
I don't have an official picture because one second it was there, and after he turned around it was gone. It's reappeared about 4 times (that I've seen) over the past two(?) months. My friend thinks it might be a prolapse of some kind- but again I've never seen images with a similar uh... look.
It's literally like the picture I've linked below. It's a rich red and it floats behind him like he's hauling a bag of toys as if he's Santa.
It doesn't seem to hinder his swimming at all and it does go away within a minute after I've noticed it. Is this some grotesque prank to make mommy worry? ;A; He's my first betta and Sushi, my other betta, is a different breed altogether and is pretty much a fish version of Sonic when he swims around.
Again he's my first betta, my first fish pet, so i kinda freak out whenever I notice something wrong.
Drawing of Betta
It's not debris from his decorations. That's what I thought at first, until I saw it again. He managed to turn and it looked like it started at his 'armpit' right in just behind his fin but who knows. It might have started a little more up for all I know.
5 Gallon Tank with a light and plastic hood
Conditioned Water (presumably instant conditioner, but I still let it sit out overnight)
Filter
Heated
Male
Recently re-acquired Bio-Gold Betta Food, which he loves. Alternated between flakes and colored kibbles until the store got some more in.
Just did a 75% change the other day to see if it would help - again
Out of the two Bettas I have he is the only one seen with this problem so I'm confident it isn't the water. I have mixed in salts once in a while (about once a week) and before that I had helped him with some fin rot. It no longer seems to be an issue, the holes in his fins have disappeared.
I don't have an official picture because one second it was there, and after he turned around it was gone. It's reappeared about 4 times (that I've seen) over the past two(?) months. My friend thinks it might be a prolapse of some kind- but again I've never seen images with a similar uh... look.
It's literally like the picture I've linked below. It's a rich red and it floats behind him like he's hauling a bag of toys as if he's Santa.
It doesn't seem to hinder his swimming at all and it does go away within a minute after I've noticed it. Is this some grotesque prank to make mommy worry? ;A; He's my first betta and Sushi, my other betta, is a different breed altogether and is pretty much a fish version of Sonic when he swims around.
Again he's my first betta, my first fish pet, so i kinda freak out whenever I notice something wrong.
Drawing of Betta
