What are the most common betta fish diseases?
Here are some of the more common betta fish diseases: for complete information on how to recognize and treat betta fish illness see our detailed betta fish diseases page. Fungal infection: Your betta has pale patches on his head and body. Can be teated quite easily. Tail Rot / Fin Rot: tail and fins get continually shorter. Caused by dirty water. Betta Ick: Betta ick is a parasite that will result in white dots all over your betta fish. Can be treated with Aquarisol. Betta Velvet: Betta velvet is another parasite that results in your betta looking like it has been sprayed with gold dust. Can be treated with Bettazing. Betta Popeye: Betta popeye is a bacterial infection (resulting in a bulging eye). It’s usually the result of dirty water. Treat will ampicillin and make sure to clean the tank regularily. Betta Dropsy: this is a very serious betta fish illness and can be fatal. Betta dropsy is believed to be caused by feeding live food to your domestic betta, stick to Nutrafin betta max.
