r/BettaClinic

I have a female betta fish with some snails in a 7 gallon heavily planted tank and she just seems bored is there any other fish i could put with her or should i keep her solo i added some photos of her tank above and the plants set up I was just wondering if she could have a friend. 😁

first pic today april 2026 second picture is when i got him november 2025.

this is my fish biscuit! he was surrendered to me in november last year under the assumption he had popeyes. (popeyes biscuit lol). i treated him with the typical kanaplex and aquarium salt dips originally before i realized his scales were growing over his eye causing the cloudy eye. since then ive left him alone. i add stress guard every now and then if i do a tank deep clean and i also add almond leave tea plus the new leaves once a month. other than that i do weekly tank maintenance / water changes.

my parameters currently are stable. no ammonia, 7.6ph, 0ppm nitrites, a little less than 5ppm nitrate. my tank is 6 gallons, heated to 78° and has a sponge filter. currently have biscuit, 2 bamboo shrimp, and a couple of pest snails in the tank

My betta fish has fin rot all the way to the body. I just came back from a week long vacation and saw him. I’ve got him on antibiotics but I’m scared he won’t make it because everything I’ve seen online says that once it gets to the body, they’ll most likely die

Hello everyone!

I recently adopted this betta about 4 weeks ago. I've noticed for the last 2 weeks he has been losing color. His personality hasn't changed, he's active and eats any chance he gets.

I do the typical 25% water changes once a week and I check water quality about twice a week. According to the charts the water is in range. I do have a heater set for 79 degrees Farenheight. Filtered tank, live plants. I don't really have anything fake in there. He gets moderate light, I usually have it on from about 9am to 5pm.

I feed him dried blood worms, pellets and recently bought some color enhancing flakes.

Besides losing color I've noticed in some spots he has spikey fins. In some spots he has clear tips. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

j'ai remarqué ces drôles de marques sur mon nouveau Betta il se frotte également souvent aux vitres et décors, auriez vous des conseils, j'ai du sel de Guérande es que je dois essayer quelques bains rapides ?

Im new to fish and aquariums, I have had this betta for about 10 days and yesterday I noticed these sandy-white coloured spots on him, mostly on the fins but some on the body too, this was the best photo I could get. Originally I thought it was ich but from what I understand ich appears more white than this? I do have sand in the tank could it just be sand stuck to him? Any help would be appreciated

Hi my betta has been acting really weird recently. His fins are clamped and he doesn’t come up for food. It’s been a few days. I’ve been able to feed him at least once a day up until a couple days ago. He sort of just lays in one place most of the time.

This is Ginger. I noticed some tiny dots on her dorsal fin that look like tiny holes. You’ll probably need to zoom in to see. (First two photos from today, last photos when we first got her.) I don’t know what caused them or the best way to treat. Tank information below.

• ⁠Tank size: 10 gallon

• ⁠Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes/yes

• ⁠Tank temperature: 80 degrees F

• ⁠Parameters in numbers and how you got them:

Ammonia: 0ppm, Nitrite = 0ppm, Nitrate = 0ppm, KH = 7, GH = 12 using API master test kit

• ⁠How long have you had the tank? Fully cycled in November. How long have you had your fish?: Added cleaning crew in early December and then Betta after Christmas.

• ⁠How often are water changes? 1-2 weeks. How much do you take out per change? 25-30% What is your process?: Move any driftwood or decor and gravel vacuum. Added treated water, add plant fertilizer and wonder shell if needed.

• ⁠Any tankmates? Snails (nerite 2, ramshorn 3), Pygmy corydoras 5, otocinculus 3, amano shrimp 3.

• ⁠What do you feed and how much: Fluval bug bites 5x/week and bloodworms 2x/week, sinking wafers every other day or so

• ⁠Decorations and plants in the tank: driftwood, gravel, rocks, hide, floating log, tunnel

Variety of anubias, cambomba, buchplandra, Java moss/fern, frog bit, water lettuce

Noticed new white spots on my betta’s head today. He’s been acting normally and eating fine.

Water params are normal - 0 am, 0 nitrite, 5ppm nitrate

Temp is at 80 degrees f

I did have to move my fish tank to a new house recently and I’m sure the move was stressful for him but that was over 2 weeks ago. Anyone have any idea what it could be?