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Housing:
How many gallons is your tank? 10 gallons
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What temperature is your tank? 80-81
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? Yes
Does your Betta have tank mates? What kind? Yes, 1. Guppy. I had two a few months ago but the other one had died from old age.

Food:
What food brand do you use? Aqueon
Do you feed flakes or pellets? Pellets
Freeze-dried? yes, freeze dried blood worms
How often do you feed your Betta? How much? Once a day, about 4 or sometimes 5 pellets

Maintenance:
Before your Betta became ill how often did you perform a water change? Weekly water change of 10-15%. monthly i change the water less than half and I vacuum the gravel
What percentage of water did you change? 10-15% weekly, a little less than half monthly
What is the source of your water? Tap water, and then I condition it
Do you vacuum the substrate or just dip out water? Vacuum
What additives do you use other than conditioner? What brand of conditioner? Api and/or tetra

Water Parameters:
What are your water parameters? Please give exact numbers. If tested by pet store please get exact numbers. "Fine" or "Safe" won't help us help you. Important: Test your water before the regular water change; not after one. I haven’t tested my waters lately.

Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness (GH):
Alkalinity (KH):

Symptoms and Treatment:
When did you first notice the symptoms? In October
How has your Betta’s appearance changed?
How has your Betta’s behavior changed?
Is your Betta still eating? Yes.
Have you started treating your Betta? If so, how? No.
Does your Betta have any history of being ill? No.
How long have you owned your Betta? Since May.
Was he or she ill or suffering some sort of damage when purchased? No.

 

Okay! So unfortunately this definitely looks like a tumor. My advice to you would be to purchase the API Master Test Kit and stay on top of testing the water for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate and keeping the water clean. Other than that, there is not much else you can do other than keep them comfortable. Has the tumor been growing?

 

Thank you.
Yes, it has, but slowly. It started appearing in September but it wasn’t as visible.However, It started growing in October/ November.