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Thanks for the information. My betta has now developed some little white stringy things that are sticking to her sides with one little piece on her head and one on her chin. I think it might be columnaris. I went ahead and did a water change and added a little salt. I don't know if I'll be...

No. There were two little string stuck to her side, and one little short one on top of her head.

Sorry, I don't have a testing kit for ph. She is in a 1/2 gallon bowl by herself. There is a small plastic plant and some gravel. I haven't seen anything crawling in the water. The temperature is about 73 degrees? I have trouble reading the little stick-on thermometer. One of her fins has...

Thank you everyone for your help. I promise to be good about water changes. Unfortunately she seems to have developed some other problems, but I started a new topic about it because this is an entirely different issue. Is that right? If it's the same fish, but a completely different problem...

Today I noticed that my female betta has some short little whit strings sticking to her. She is also looking a little pale. On her back she has a particularly pale area. Perhaps she is growing some white stuff there in a patch and it's just very thin? She is also listless and disinterested...

I have had bettas for 2 weeks. I am ashamed to say I took them up a little hastily. I now have: 1 male betta in 1/2 gallon bowl with a little gravel and a small plastic plant 2 females in 2separate 1/2 gallon bowls set up the same way as the male's. I assumed they would be happy set up this...