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Hey everyone! I've found this forum a lot when I'm busy making something out of nothing with my little guy, but now he has something which is most certainly something, and I'm having trouble finding information and I'm really worried about him.
He's developed a small, whitish bump on the right side of his head, behind his eye but in front of the gill (about equidistant between the two). I just noticed it Friday (9 January) night, and hadn't noticed it earlier that day, but it's possible I just missed it, since I had class and was dashing around all day.
He's acting the same as normal, and is eating fine (and extremely bitter when I don't give him more, I might add).
I've managed to worry myself since the only thing the internet has come up with is Columnaris (I think I did the webMD thing, but with fish =x). I don't know if it's anything so serious though?
A bit more background, Draco had to be moved on 4 January from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA when I went back to school. He's done this move twice before with no problems.
He's in a planted tank with Anubias, Java Fern, a Banana plant, and some funky floating things (I have no idea what they are)
Housing
What size is your tank? Aqueon MiniBow 5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? ~80F
Does your tank have a filter? Yes, built in
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? It does not
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? None
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Hikari Betta Bio-Gold/Hikari dried blood worm (soaked first)
How often do you feed your betta fish? Mon-Fri he gets three pellets of the Bio-gold. He then gets one blood worm on Saturdays, and fasts on Sundays
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? I've been doing 50% daily since mid-December when he had a slight brush with what seemed to be fin rot on his pectoral fin
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50% at the moment, more regular is 25%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Prime concentrated water conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: 0.0-0.25
Nitrite: N/A
Nitrate: 0.0-5.0 (It doesn't get more exact than that with the test kit =v)
pH: 6.8
Hardness: N/A
Alkalinity: N/A
(By N/A I mean, I haven't tested for those. Tests are with API test kits. I can take some water to the pet store if need be though?)
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? He has developed a little bump on the side of the head, with white in it. It looks a bit like you can see the white around his scale.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not at all, he's as wiggly and perky as ever.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? Friday evening
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? I haven't done anything except search the internet and worry myself
Does your fish have any history of being ill? He has a history of hurting his fins, but that's all.
How old is your fish (approximately)? I got him in August, from Petco (poor guy). That probably makes him ~1 old.
I tried getting some pictures, but I only have my phone, so the bump is a bit hard to see in them (You will notice his tail fin is pretty raggedy, I'm not completely sure what he manages to do to it, but I suspect he might bite it when he gets bored. I've checked for sharp edges in his tank and come up with nothing):
Any input would be great! I'm worried about my little guy. I haven't had a fish in forever so I'm so afraid I'm going to do something seriously wrong with him.
Any input you have will be wonderful!
He's developed a small, whitish bump on the right side of his head, behind his eye but in front of the gill (about equidistant between the two). I just noticed it Friday (9 January) night, and hadn't noticed it earlier that day, but it's possible I just missed it, since I had class and was dashing around all day.
He's acting the same as normal, and is eating fine (and extremely bitter when I don't give him more, I might add).
I've managed to worry myself since the only thing the internet has come up with is Columnaris (I think I did the webMD thing, but with fish =x). I don't know if it's anything so serious though?
A bit more background, Draco had to be moved on 4 January from Portland, OR to Seattle, WA when I went back to school. He's done this move twice before with no problems.
He's in a planted tank with Anubias, Java Fern, a Banana plant, and some funky floating things (I have no idea what they are)
Housing
What size is your tank? Aqueon MiniBow 5 gallon
What temperature is your tank? ~80F
Does your tank have a filter? Yes, built in
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? It does not
Is your tank heated? Yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? None
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? Hikari Betta Bio-Gold/Hikari dried blood worm (soaked first)
How often do you feed your betta fish? Mon-Fri he gets three pellets of the Bio-gold. He then gets one blood worm on Saturdays, and fasts on Sundays
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? I've been doing 50% daily since mid-December when he had a slight brush with what seemed to be fin rot on his pectoral fin
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50% at the moment, more regular is 25%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Prime concentrated water conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: 0.0-0.25
Nitrite: N/A
Nitrate: 0.0-5.0 (It doesn't get more exact than that with the test kit =v)
pH: 6.8
Hardness: N/A
Alkalinity: N/A
(By N/A I mean, I haven't tested for those. Tests are with API test kits. I can take some water to the pet store if need be though?)
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? He has developed a little bump on the side of the head, with white in it. It looks a bit like you can see the white around his scale.
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not at all, he's as wiggly and perky as ever.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? Friday evening
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? I haven't done anything except search the internet and worry myself
Does your fish have any history of being ill? He has a history of hurting his fins, but that's all.
How old is your fish (approximately)? I got him in August, from Petco (poor guy). That probably makes him ~1 old.
I tried getting some pictures, but I only have my phone, so the bump is a bit hard to see in them (You will notice his tail fin is pretty raggedy, I'm not completely sure what he manages to do to it, but I suspect he might bite it when he gets bored. I've checked for sharp edges in his tank and come up with nothing):





Any input would be great! I'm worried about my little guy. I haven't had a fish in forever so I'm so afraid I'm going to do something seriously wrong with him.
Any input you have will be wonderful!