Betta Fish Diseases| Diseases Of Your Beta Fish

Betta Diseases Below is a list of some rather common Betta fish diseases and the symptoms of each disease. It's important to note that all of the diseases listed below are caused primarily by inadequate tank conditions. If you maintain a health tank, then your Betta is unlikely to get sick.

Name	Symptoms	Frequency
Constipation	Bloated stomach, won't eat (due to overfeeding)	Common
Dropsy	Bloated body and eyes	Uncommon
Fungus	Fluffy, white, cotton-like growths on body and/or fins.	Common
Fish Lice	Round parasites attached to skin	Uncommon
Fin Rot	Torn or ragged fins	Common
Gill Parasites	Scratching itself on aquarium objects Strange swimming patterns Breathing problems	Uncommon
Ich	Small white spots on body and/or fins	Common
Mouth Fungus	Patchy skin or cotton-like growths on mouth	Uncommon
Parasites (intestinal)	Worms are visible through skin	Uncommon
Pop Eye	Protruding eye(s)	Uncommon
Swim Bladder Disease	Swimming sideways or in some other abnormal way	Uncommon
Septicimia	no energy, won't eat, red (blood) streaks on fin and body	Uncommon
Slime Disease	Grayish slime on body and/or fins Scratching on aquarium objects	Common
Tuberculosis	Colors have dulled Pop eye (sometimes) Constricted Fins Transferable to humans	Uncommon
Velvet	Gold or grayish color on body or fins.	Common

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