MilkTea Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Hi all, This is my first time posting on this forum, so please let me know if there’s anything I need to fix. About 2 weeks ago now, I noticed a small white dot growing on my bettas mouth. Over the course of a few days, it grew into this line that goes down his lower lip. I would write it off as normal color change, however I have seen him flashing on occasion, which is new behavior for him. Other than these two symptoms, he is completely normal. I wanted to treat immediately because the white spot was growing fast, so I have been doing about 3/4 dose of Seachem Paraguard for about a week now. The white hasn’t grown, but also hasn’t gotten any smaller, and I saw him flashing just yesterday. I cannot figure out what this might be and if I should be treating with something else or leaving it alone! Water Parameters: pH- stable 7.6 Nitrates- 5 Hardness- 120 Nitrite- 0 Ammonia- 0 KH/Buffer- 80 Water Temperature- 80 First two pics are recent, last pic is the white dot I first noticed. Any help is GREATLY appreciated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryWithAKatana Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) @Colu Is the disease expert I believe. To me this looks like a fungal infection. The 80 degree water could speed up the infection so until someone more qualified can give you better advice I would say turn that down to 76-77 degrees. Welcome to the Forum btw Edited July 8 by CoryWithAKatana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkTea Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 7/8/2024 at 4:09 PM, CoryWithAKatana said: @Colu Is the disease expert I believe. To me this looks like a fungal infection. The 80 degree water could speed up the infection so until someone more qualified can give you better advice I would say turn that down to 76-77 degrees. Welcome to the Forum btw Thanks so much for answering I feel like I’ve posted everywhere possible except for this forum and this is the first genuine advice I’ve gotten!! I will turn down the temp as soon as I get home from work. Any recommendations for fungal treatments or should I keep doing Paraguard daily? and thank you! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryWithAKatana Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Please consult this Blog as it relates to your problem: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/fish-fungus As I said b4 I am not entirely qualified to be giving you medication recommendations but I do hope this article helps and our disease experts will hopefully respond soon 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkTea Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 On 7/8/2024 at 4:20 PM, CoryWithAKatana said: Please consult this Blog as it relates to your problem: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/fish-fungus As I said b4 I am not entirely qualified to be giving you medication recommendations but I do hope this article helps and our disease experts will hopefully respond soon 🤞 My apologies I’m reading it now, thanks so much again for your help!! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Does the white patch have a fuzzy appearance any rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy loss of appetite @MilkTea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkTea Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 On 7/8/2024 at 7:47 PM, Colu said: Does the white patch have a fuzzy appearance any rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy loss of appetite @MilkTea No fuzziness that I’m able to see with the naked eye or zoom from my camera. No rapid breathing, definitely no change in appetite! He hangs out by the surface frequently, but usually on one of his beds resting. He still swims around and explores as usual. The only two symptoms I have noticed are the actual white patch, and occasional flashing 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 If you don't have live plants I think it would be worthwhile treating with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons for 7 days just remember to only put back in what you take out so if you do a 3 gallon water change put 1 table spoon of salt back in as salt only removed though water changes @MilkTea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkTea Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 On 7/9/2024 at 6:51 AM, Colu said: If you don't have live plants I think it would be worthwhile treating with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons for 7 days just remember to only put back in what you take out so if you do a 3 gallon water change put 1 table spoon of salt back in as salt only removed though water changes @MilkTea I have a fully planted tank, should I quarantine him? I was hoping I wouldn’t have to but I will if needed. He’s alone in the tank aside from a nerite snail and some bladder snails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 7/9/2024 at 3:25 PM, MilkTea said: I have a fully planted tank, should I quarantine him? I was hoping I wouldn’t have to but I will if needed. He’s alone in the tank aside from a nerite snail and some bladder snails What I would do is quarantine him and treat with aquarium salt if after a couple of days your not seeing much of an improvement up the level of aquarium salt to 1 table spoon for 2 gallons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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