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tuttifrutti Member Posts: 478 |
posted 07-07-2003 07:39 PM
My Betta was growing white fuzz/fur stuff on the ends of his tail! The fish that had been in the same bowl before him had the same symptoms, but I didn't think anything of it! Now I think it is a disease! He is in a bowl with a plant, I don't know what kind of plant it is though. Does anyone know what this is, and is there a cure? PLEASE HELP! IP: Logged |
kat_caged New Member Posts: 7 |
posted 09-16-2003 08:06 PM
It is a fungal thingy. It will affect the other fish in the tank though not immediately. It appeared on the gills of a male betta and the top fin of a female betta. Both places where they had bumped or injured themselves. If in the gills it could kill as it will affect gill function. I used the multi-purpose remedy (turns water green) and in 3 days it fell off or vanished. Naturally you don't want the white thing to be picked up by another fish so the key is to progressively (every three days 1/3 tank water change) to introduce clean water... this cleans the tank (the real contributing factor for the infection in the first place) and takes the remedy out of the water. You can isolate the betta in a tank with the remedy on its own (recommended). If the white fluff doesn't go in 3 days you can intriduce more remedy (read instructions), though this has never been necessary for me. Keep tank clean and avoid fights and the betta doesn't seem to get this any more. IP: Logged |
puff Member Posts: 98 |
posted 02-08-2004 05:05 PM
if the fish in the bowl before him had it then it probably got passed down onto him.take him out and put him and some of the water into a cup. go get some fungus plus or aomething suggested by the fishstore to make it go away. then rinse out the bowl with HOT water so its really clean and fill it up again. let the bowl set for a day or two, then put the fish back in the bowl. also continue treatment until it goes away. good luck IP: Logged |
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