Bettas by Jennifer Lapello
Bettas can suffer from a number of ailments and diseases. I am covering the most basic ones here.
In general, the
best medication is prevention. If you keep your Bettas in clean water and feed them properly, your incidence of disease
will be much lower. However, even the best fish keepers will run into disease or other ailments at some point.
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the pictures for more detailed information on each.
Clamped Fins
Columnaris
AKA Body Fungus or
Cotton Wool Disease
Constipation
Dropsy
Fin Rot
Fish Lice
Ich
Hexamita
Popeye
Septicemia
Swim Bladder
Disorder
Spinal Deformity
Tumors
Velvet
Culling Options