Watching this after our new mustard gas Betta fish passed away yesterday, saw a small patch of fuzz on his scales Monday 8:30pm, got some salt and anti fungal treatment Tuesday 9am which we treated him with but by 4pm he was gone. Less than 24 hours it was a small patch to his whole body. Just trying to find answers really but all help for the future as we will be getting another so I'm glad I've found this channel 💓
Awesome video this is so informative and straight to the point! One thing i'd like to add for the aquarium salt though is to be careful because if you add too much it can cause kidney and bloating issues in your betta fish.
TLDR; fungal infections look like cotton and fluffy. They can be caused by a variety of reasons (fish cut itself in the tank, planets brought in fungus, underlying bacterial infection). To treat, remove the fish from the tank and put it in a smaller enclosure. Treat with methylene blue and first, and/or sea salt. You can do both, but start with one, then the other. Treatment talking points start at 9:46.
You need indian almond leaf extract and rock salt, always water change 2 days after if the fish got the fungus, throw everything in your tank decorations, plants, rocks and substrate they are contaminated by fungus and you must sterilize your tank. don't forget to put methylene blue. and lower the water level if your fish have a swim bladder disease. avoid putting some wheelchairs or something. the same way i said earlier to cure it and don't over feed the fish.
Hi. I need help. What do I do for a betta fish that has no visible signs of illness other than sleeping and not eating. All he does all day is sleep at the top and look dead or sleep at the bottom and occasionally go to the top for air and back down. I had him in a filtered, heated and fully live planted 29 gallon tank for 7 months. Now that he’s so lethargic, I moved him to a 5 gallon tank with a filter, heater and live plants. Still no change. It’s been about three weeks since he’s been like this.
I’m not sure what to do with my betta 😫 it don’t really look fungal and it’s definitely not ich. It’s kinda like white flaky bits on the top of his head. I’m thinking it could be stress where I had to switch him to a new tank a couple days ago since his last tank started leaking. I had a flooded living room 🙃 I also have a good set up with heater, filter, 10 gallon aquarium, etc. Could it be fungal? Or stress?
I just woke up today to see my betta fish laying sideways at the bottom of his tank gasping for air and I can’t find out what’s wrong with him and it’s literally so heartbreaking 😔
I've used both of these products (Unaware they were bad for them... I used melafix on my betta fish for fin rot, (after doing research it wasn't just panic medication :"D) and he ended up having white spot ick (which is what I used the bettafix for) and he died from shock due to the medication (he had been on medication for a long time trying to cure it) it's so disheartening to hear that they make these products but do not label them correctly for what they are safe for.
Seems kinda fishy ? Bad news is that you don't get the trophy for saving the fish but it is available for a small fee and the 1 size fits all ×- small t-shirt or tank top ( long sleeves optional) + sizes and more etc.
@@Beautyexpress07 Aquarium salt and sea salt are both same thing, that is natural unprocessed sodium chloride salt from the sea / store (no additives just pure salt). Epsom salt is magnesium sulphate and is totally different and is used to bathe swollen & bloated fish. 1 teaspoon/liter 5-7minutes bath. Regular aquarium salt / sea salt is used in small amount to prevent fresh water fish sickness. Medium dosage of 1table spoon for 10litres of water makes hospital tank water, where most of the fish can stay for many days. It can cure fin rot and about 60% of fresh water fish problems. Always Change the level of salt in the water slowly (up or down) not to stress the fish that is recovering. This is easy by doing 10-20% water changes every two days after 1week treatment in the salt water is finished.
tea tree oil is in all three, bettafix, pimafix, and melafix, bettafix is basically just a watered down version of melafix so its technically " safer " but still not actually safe to use. even if the fish doesn't die they suffer and struggle to breath during the entire treatment. under-dosing is going to result in suffering and not fixing the problem, so don't do that either lol. the way that oil effects labyrinth fish isn't the only problem either, any oil type product can negatively effect how oxygen mixes with the water as well as negatively impact the osmosis. i didn't know that until recently, the guy who manages the fish part of my LFS has been doing this for over 20 years and done major research on hundreds of illnesses/species. Columnaris also 100% not fungal, that fluffy growth on it isn't fungal either, its just bacterial, its also known as " cotton mouth disease " and its very common in livebearers like guppies. you can definitely treat it, but its a bitch to treat, mostly because it kills very quickly, the fish typically dies a few days after contracting it. like its not easy to treat at all, you need both kanaplex and furan2 together to treat it in most cases and that can be super hard on the fish so if you're not super careful with the dosage you could end up really hurting your fish's organs and potentially kill them. Its also super important to quarantine anything you put in your tanks, including plants. you can get all kinds of nasty parasites from not QTing plants like camalanous worms. i've had those twice and they're a BITCH. no regular parasite medication kills them, you have to use a special dewormer to paralyze them so they fall out of the fish and starve to death. all it takes to contaminate a tank is a single drop of contaminated water. I've only had fungal infections on my fish a couple times, and honestly concentrated aquarium salt baths have always been enough for me. i don't like having it in their tanks 24/7 as it can mess with their slime coats which in turn can cause infections, but its amazing for baths. and i agree with MB, that combined with salt baths should work for anyone no matter your experience level. and lol, MB and malachite green are both bad for staining like that, i'll be in my fish room and have touched something with some on it and not knowing until i randomly see my fingers are blue, like where does this shit even come from xD
I hope you make more videos bc I trust you for some reason. 😆 There’s so much bad info out there, but everything you say makes sense. *edit: I just read one of your community posts from last year about your mental health…I hope you don’t take this comment as pressure (I have a VERY small channel myself so I totally get feeling pressure). My comment is mostly meant as a compliment. Thank you and I hope you’re feeling better lately 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Sea salt contains iodine and it's very toxic for freshwater fish. It is good for your finger but not for bettas. What you wanna use is salt that came from rocks. Not from the sea. You can find this salt in the aquarium industry. Just ask specifically for salt for freshwater fish. Not for salt water fish, it's different.
There is a small amount of salt in freshwater naturally in the wild. I think you're thinking of Aquarium salt which is how it's labelled and marketed in aquatic shops which is for freshwater fish. It's exactly the same as kosher salt. 'aquarium salt' is made from sea salt as is Kosher salt :) both are made in exactly the same way, from evaporated salt just one is marketed for fish and is very over priced. The other is for cooking, Both the exact same item
@@GraciisBettas Nope, you're wrong about that I'm sorry. You can google it and see the difference. I don't know what Kosher salt is, but aquarium salt is not the same as sea salt. One comes from rocks the other from the sea. It's like Himalayan salt, doesn't contain iodine.
@@alexblue8317 salt is salt. Iodized salt is iodized salt. Different but you have to accept that people use every kind of salt to cook, whether it is unpurified or iodized or "roasted" I personally use the salt that you classify as "Aquarium salt" to cook everyday
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Thanks for bringing light to people in panic using crappy medicine 😬 I always tell people water changes are a huge part of helping a sick fish. So simple don’t need to jump straight to chemicals hey 🤍
Watching this after our new mustard gas Betta fish passed away yesterday, saw a small patch of fuzz on his scales Monday 8:30pm, got some salt and anti fungal treatment Tuesday 9am which we treated him with but by 4pm he was gone. Less than 24 hours it was a small patch to his whole body. Just trying to find answers really but all help for the future as we will be getting another so I'm glad I've found this channel 💓
That was a really great video with great information.. it was very helpful and you have a way of teaching. Thank you
Always looking for a video like this on-line.
Thank you for a human explanation on how to treat my sick Beta.
Cheers.
Awesome video this is so informative and straight to the point! One thing i'd like to add for the aquarium salt though is to be careful because if you add too much it can cause kidney and bloating issues in your betta fish.
Finally a very informative video! Thank you!!!!!
TLDR; fungal infections look like cotton and fluffy. They can be caused by a variety of reasons (fish cut itself in the tank, planets brought in fungus, underlying bacterial infection).
To treat, remove the fish from the tank and put it in a smaller enclosure. Treat with methylene blue and first, and/or sea salt. You can do both, but start with one, then the other.
Treatment talking points start at 9:46.
You need indian almond leaf extract and rock salt, always water change 2 days after if the fish got the fungus, throw everything in your tank decorations, plants, rocks and substrate they are contaminated by fungus and you must sterilize your tank. don't forget to put methylene blue. and lower the water level if your fish have a swim bladder disease. avoid putting some wheelchairs or something. the same way i said earlier to cure it and don't over feed the fish.
Hi. I need help. What do I do for a betta fish that has no visible signs of illness other than sleeping and not eating. All he does all day is sleep at the top and look dead or sleep at the bottom and occasionally go to the top for air and back down.
I had him in a filtered, heated and fully live planted 29 gallon tank for 7 months. Now that he’s so lethargic, I moved him to a 5 gallon tank with a filter, heater and live plants. Still no change. It’s been about three weeks since he’s been like this.
I’m not sure what to do with my betta 😫 it don’t really look fungal and it’s definitely not ich. It’s kinda like white flaky bits on the top of his head. I’m thinking it could be stress where I had to switch him to a new tank a couple days ago since his last tank started leaking. I had a flooded living room 🙃 I also have a good set up with heater, filter, 10 gallon aquarium, etc. Could it be fungal? Or stress?
Will leave an update on my fish!
I just woke up today to see my betta fish laying sideways at the bottom of his tank gasping for air and I can’t find out what’s wrong with him and it’s literally so heartbreaking 😔
Me too😪😪😪
Mine just died
@@emilymeyers6069 sorry about that! mine died the day I posted this comment 😔
Awe I’m sorry I guess when there like that that’s a warning😭
Is sea salt and aquarium salt the same thing or should I get like sea salt from my grocery store?
Totally different aquarium salt works well and is safe for fish
So pretty. Thanks for the info !!
SiMp!
I've used both of these products (Unaware they were bad for them... I used melafix on my betta fish for fin rot, (after doing research it wasn't just panic medication :"D) and he ended up having white spot ick (which is what I used the bettafix for) and he died from shock due to the medication (he had been on medication for a long time trying to cure it) it's so disheartening to hear that they make these products but do not label them correctly for what they are safe for.
Betta fix saved my betta!
Seems kinda fishy ? Bad news is that you don't get the trophy for saving the fish but it is available for a small fee and the
1 size fits all ×- small t-shirt or tank top ( long sleeves optional)
+ sizes and more etc.
How much salt?
Tbh none of them treated my bettas fin rot, it only made my bettas fin grow bigger but not improve….
How do you use the sea salt
I add a bit of a half a teaspoon of salt to 1liter of tank water in a tub then add the fish to the tub ☺️
DONT USE SEA SALT use aquarium salt, I have no idea why she is spreading this misinformation
@@Beautyexpress07 Aquarium salt and sea salt are both same thing, that is natural unprocessed
sodium chloride salt from the sea / store (no additives just pure salt).
Epsom salt is magnesium
sulphate and is totally different and is used to bathe swollen & bloated fish. 1 teaspoon/liter 5-7minutes bath.
Regular aquarium salt / sea salt is used in small amount to prevent fresh water fish sickness.
Medium dosage of 1table spoon for 10litres of water makes hospital tank water, where most of the fish can stay for many days.
It can cure fin rot and about 60% of fresh water fish problems. Always Change the level of salt in the water slowly (up or down) not to stress the fish that is recovering. This is easy by doing 10-20% water changes every two days after 1week treatment in the salt water is finished.
@@thomaxtube damn, why did my fish UA-camr lie to me so hard.
@@GraciisBettas and for how long?
To be honest I was told not to use sea salt I was td that you are supposed to use Epson salt.
tea tree oil is in all three, bettafix, pimafix, and melafix, bettafix is basically just a watered down version of melafix so its technically " safer " but still not actually safe to use. even if the fish doesn't die they suffer and struggle to breath during the entire treatment. under-dosing is going to result in suffering and not fixing the problem, so don't do that either lol. the way that oil effects labyrinth fish isn't the only problem either, any oil type product can negatively effect how oxygen mixes with the water as well as negatively impact the osmosis. i didn't know that until recently, the guy who manages the fish part of my LFS has been doing this for over 20 years and done major research on hundreds of illnesses/species.
Columnaris also 100% not fungal, that fluffy growth on it isn't fungal either, its just bacterial, its also known as " cotton mouth disease " and its very common in livebearers like guppies. you can definitely treat it, but its a bitch to treat, mostly because it kills very quickly, the fish typically dies a few days after contracting it. like its not easy to treat at all, you need both kanaplex and furan2 together to treat it in most cases and that can be super hard on the fish so if you're not super careful with the dosage you could end up really hurting your fish's organs and potentially kill them.
Its also super important to quarantine anything you put in your tanks, including plants. you can get all kinds of nasty parasites from not QTing plants like camalanous worms. i've had those twice and they're a BITCH. no regular parasite medication kills them, you have to use a special dewormer to paralyze them so they fall out of the fish and starve to death. all it takes to contaminate a tank is a single drop of contaminated water.
I've only had fungal infections on my fish a couple times, and honestly concentrated aquarium salt baths have always been enough for me. i don't like having it in their tanks 24/7 as it can mess with their slime coats which in turn can cause infections, but its amazing for baths. and i agree with MB, that combined with salt baths should work for anyone no matter your experience level. and lol, MB and malachite green are both bad for staining like that, i'll be in my fish room and have touched something with some on it and not knowing until i randomly see my fingers are blue, like where does this shit even come from xD
How do the salt baths works ? What are the steps ?
I hope you make more videos bc I trust you for some reason. 😆 There’s so much bad info out there, but everything you say makes sense.
*edit: I just read one of your community posts from last year about your mental health…I hope you don’t take this comment as pressure (I have a VERY small channel myself so I totally get feeling pressure). My comment is mostly meant as a compliment. Thank you and I hope you’re feeling better lately 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Medication for fungus in betta fish
Didn't see this video before adding the meds. It crashed my cycle. Sigh.
Sea salt contains iodine and it's very toxic for freshwater fish. It is good for your finger but not for bettas. What you wanna use is salt that came from rocks. Not from the sea. You can find this salt in the aquarium industry. Just ask specifically for salt for freshwater fish. Not for salt water fish, it's different.
There is a small amount of salt in freshwater naturally in the wild. I think you're thinking of Aquarium salt which is how it's labelled and marketed in aquatic shops which is for freshwater fish. It's exactly the same as kosher salt. 'aquarium salt' is made from sea salt as is Kosher salt :) both are made in exactly the same way, from evaporated salt just one is marketed for fish and is very over priced. The other is for cooking, Both the exact same item
@@GraciisBettas Nope, you're wrong about that I'm sorry. You can google it and see the difference. I don't know what Kosher salt is, but aquarium salt is not the same as sea salt. One comes from rocks the other from the sea. It's like Himalayan salt, doesn't contain iodine.
@@alexblue8317 salt is salt. Iodized salt is iodized salt. Different but you have to accept that people use every kind of salt to cook, whether it is unpurified or iodized or "roasted"
I personally use the salt that you classify as "Aquarium salt" to cook everyday
@@stuffedlittlehouse-nhanhon6843 iodized salt is not suitable for fresh water fish. This talk is about the use of salt in aquarium not cooking.
@@alexblue8317 I cannot mind blow any reason why not to accept that
All fish products cause cancer just about 😂
Everything causes causes cancer in California lol
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I was watching this trying to help my gosh and she died😢
Thanks for bringing light to people in panic using crappy medicine 😬 I always tell people water changes are a huge part of helping a sick fish. So simple don’t need to jump straight to chemicals hey 🤍