How do I know if theres a problem with my betta?
Each day as you feed your betta, take a little time to inspect his body and fins notice what colors and spots are exactly where get to know every little speck of him. The reason to do this is so that you become very familiar with what is “normal” for him. For it is only when you know what is normal for him that you can easily recognize when something is abnormal. This will save you lots of needless worry and anxiety about finding little things and wondering whether they are something significant or not. For example, you will know that the yellowish spot that you always see on his head is in fact part of his normal coloration and not new or due to some disease process like Velvet. If you do see any abnormal external signs, such as “grains of sugar” (Ich), yellowish/goldish powdery coating (Velvet), fuzzy patches (Flexibacter), red streaks or bloody splotches (septicemia), abdominal swelling with scales sticking out (dropsy), pop-eye or torn, ragged fins with an eaten away appearance (fi
Each day as you feed your betta, take a little time to inspect his body and fins notice what colors and spots are exactly where get to know every little speck of him. The reason to do this is so that you become very familiar with what is “normal” for him. For it is only when you know what is normal for him that you can easily recognize when something is abnormal. This will save you lots of needless worry and anxiety about finding little things and wondering whether they are something significant or not. For example, you will know that the yellowish spot that you always see on his head is in fact part of his normal coloration and not new or due to some disease process like Velvet.
