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Thank you for your patience with spelling/grammar mistakes. Feel free to ask any questions you feel are necessary. I have had my betta for a year. 5 days ago, I noticed he had a lump/red spont on his side. Now it's an open sore and after researching I'm 99% sure it's an ulcer or abcess. 2 days...

Forgot to add: I added fish food to the tank after that and check the water chemistry every time I do a water change (1 a week, it's a 5 gallon tank)

No live plants, yes the betta is still in the tank, (I use Tetra 5 in 1 test strips) my tank water is normally 20 ppm, but this time it was almost 0 (almost because it had faint tan color), my water on its own I can't get an exact reading with these test strips but definitely under 20 ppm. I...

I've had my tank set up for 4 months now. I had a snail in it the entire time (I've had him at least a year, he was in this tank before i changed it) and I had a betta for 3 months. I did my water change and I had very very little nitrates. I had no nitrites or Ammonia (and havent in 4 month)...