Stormcloudferret

I NEED HELP IDENTIFYING THIS edit #2: He died last night. :(((( hi y’all, I recently noticed my betta fish was very lethargic, only sticking to the bottom or the sides of his tank and wasn’t moving. He also hasn’t been eating recently which is why he looks so thin in the provided image. Upon further inspection I noticed a fair sized clump of what almost looks to be algae growing on his tail. I’ve searched the web but haven’t been able to find anything that seems accurate to his condition. He won’t eat anything, even when I offered him some frozen blood worms (something I only give him as a treat). He went longer than usual without a tank cleaning (school, life obligations and I was sick myself for a while) and therefore there was a fair amount of algae growing. He lives alone in a five gallon tank with one fair sized decoration (it has a natural stone look with lots of holes he can swim in and out of and places he can hide in) and one small live plant (I got it a long time ago and have since forgotten what kind it was, but I do know it was recommended to me by an aquarium co-op employee). I also have a heater (came with the tank in a kit) and an aquarium co-op sponge filter (meant for a 10g tank, but it’s an adequate amount of filtration and flow for my 5g). Does anyone know what this could be? I’m hoping to identify and cure it as soon as possible. I just cleaned his tank and gave him an around 80% water change. Thanks.

Those are pretty similar, although the sacs that holds the dots are a bit bigger, the biggest one being about the size of a fingernail. They also were quite a bit rounder and were separate sacs. I can’t get a picture of what they looked like originally because when I took the decoration they are clinging to I didn’t take into account that they would likely dry out. Here’s a photo of them now, the clear sac around them is completely dried out.

I bought it from the aquarium co-op in Edmonds, Washington. I have had it for about 9 months or so

A few things I forgot to add: the tank has a heater and a filter, and a live Amazon sword plant. I took out the decoration they are clinging to and upon further inspection the dots inside are a light brown, and the sacs seemed to “deflate” once I took them out of the water. Also, if this helps, i haven’t ever owned snails and neither has anyone in my household. I’ll try to get some pictures

Hello! This is my first time posting here. I couldn’t find enough evidence on this topic elsewhere so I’m not sure where to post on the forum. I am a minor who has a five gallon fish tank that, at the moment, only has a African Dwarf Frog and a Ghost Shrimp in it. I did a 50% water change before leaving on a trip for 5 days and came back to a strange, small, clear “sac” sort of thing containing white little dots. I’m almost certain that they are not eggs. In the recent past I had a betta fish in the tank a few months ago, and a while before that, a second ghost shrimp. (Both passed away). I unfortunately cannot find a picture that matches the growth in my tank. Could you guys please help me out here? All feedback is accepted!