Betta Disease: Bacterial Infections

Prevention: Bacterial infections can happen for many reasons, but bad water quality is a happy environment for bacteria to grow in. Contact with dead fish can spread them too, though your bettas shouldn't have that problem unless they're in a community tank. Symptoms: Betta may have clamped fins,...

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Betta disease: Fungal Infections

Currently on the Board of the aquarium often see the topics on diseases of betta fish, many of which are deadly dangerous fungal diseases of betta fish, damage to the aquarium. Please share with your readers some information about this disease. Fungal infection is a common disease common in tropical...

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Betta Disease: External Parasites

 It is possible for a betta fish to contract external parasites in the pet store or from the foot that they are being fed or from other fish being introduced to the tank. It is usually possible to see parasites by looking closely at your fish. In the case of some parasites like anchor worms,...

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Betta Disease: Internal Parasites

Internal parasites are usually introduced to the fish through food--some are often found on live foods and others can hitch a ride on dry foods as eggs. Always carefully rinse any live foods and make sure you get them from a reputable source. Dry foods should be kept sealed and in cool, dry...

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Betta Disease: Inflamed Gills

When a Bettas gills become inflamed, one or both gills will not close properly. They may or may not look red on the inside, and if in the last stages, they would be gasping for air, unable to breathe properly. A Bettas gills may become inflamed because of bad water conditions, or perhaps from...

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Betta Disease: Velvet

Velvet Disease or Piscinoödinium or Oödinium pilularis is a parasitic infestation that is very common among both salt and freshwater fish. This parasite is opportunistic and is present in most commercial aquariums. When a fish is stressed due to temperature fluctuations, poor water quality or other...

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Betta Disease: Tuberculosis (TB)

  Causes and symptoms of fish TB. Mycobacterium marinum. Possible treatment. There is some danger to humans when servicing Tuberculosis was once a dreaded disease in Europe as well as North America and virtually everyone knew someone who had succumbed to ‘consumption’, the commonly used name...

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Betta Disease: Swim Bladder Disorder

Common Name: Swim Bladder Disorder, Swim Bladder Disease, SBD Scientific Name: N/A Description: Irregularity of gas bladder Symptoms: swimming upside down, unable to right self Cause: constipation, blockage, infection, tumor Medications: fasting, Maracyn & Maracyn-Two combo Ingredients:...

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Betta Disease: Popeye

Common Name: Popeye Scientific Name: Exophthalmia Description: Symptom of infection Symptoms: swelling and protrusion of one or both eyes Cause: bacterial, viral or parasitic Medications: Maracyn, Maracyn-Two combined Ingredients: Erythromycin, Minocycline, TetracyclinePopeye, also called exophthalmia...

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Betta Disease : Ich

Common Name: Ich Scientific Name: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis Description: Parasite Symptoms: white spots on body appear to look like sugar sprinkled on fish, darting, rubbing body against tank decor, sometimes no symptoms other than spots Cause: stress, poor water quality, most common in water under...

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Betta fish Fin Disease

Common Name: Fin Rot Scientific Name: Aeromonas sp. or Pseudomonas sp. Description: gram-negative rod bacteria Symptoms: loss of fin tissue, black or bloody fin tips Cause: poor water conditions, exposure to toxins Medications: Mardel’s Maracyn-Two, Aquatronics’ Kanacyn Ingredients:...

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Betta Fish Disease: Dropsy

Dropsy is a very common, very fatal disease that attacks the betta fish's internal organs. Very little is known about dropsy, except that it causes kidney failure. No one knows what causes dropsy, but here is what we do know. Symptoms: Dropsy is very easy to diagnose in a betta fish. Your betta...

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Wine Red Betta - Betta coccina

Species name: Betta coccina Synonym:  Common Names: Wine Red Betta Family: Belontiidae  Order: Perciformes Class: Actinopterygii Maximum size: 6 cm / 2 inches Environment: freshwater Origin: Malaysia and Indonesia Temperament: Peaceful Company: Males...

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Smaragd Fighting Fish - Betta smaragdina

Species name: Betta smaragdina Synonym:  Common Names: Smaragd Fighting Fish Family: Belontiidae  Order: Perciformes Class: Actinopterygii Maximum size: 7 cm Environment: freshwater Origin: North-East of Thailand-Kora Temperament: Peaceful Company: Betta...

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Small Fin Fighter - Betta miniopinna

Species name: Betta miniopinna Synonym:  Common Names: Small fin Fighter Family: Belontiidae  Order: Perciformes Class: Actinopterygii Maximum size: 4 cm / 1.5 inches Environment: freshwater Origin: Pulau Bintan, Indonesia Temperament: Peaceful Company: Betta...

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Slender Betta - Betta bellica

Species name: Betta bellica Synonym: Betta fasciata Common Names: Slender betta Family: Belontiidae  Order: Perciformes Class: Actinopterygii Maximum size: 13 cm / 5 inches Environment: freshwater Origin: Thailand, Sumatra, Malaysia Temperament: Peaceful Company: Do...

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