Holes in head?

[cyg54]

Hi I think my betta has hole in head disease but I'm not sure. He also has this fiber sort of thing hanging off his gill. I've included some pictures.

 

[CassCats]

Those are sensory pits on his face. Totally normal and great job getting a photo of them!

The fiber looks like a piece of mulm or mucus that got stuck breathing it in. Watch that one though. If its mucus it could be a symptom that something is irritating the gills.

 

[nightpaws]

I got 5 koi bettas from Petco a couple months ago and one of them had hole in head disease. The first sign was lethargy and swelling/pineconing in the affected area. The lesion went away after a week and fishy made a full recovery. However I don't see any signs of it in your photos.

 

[cyg54]

I don't know if I should create a new thread or not but something else has shown up. He has this white/gray growth on one of his ventral fins. It can be seen on both the front and the back of the fin. It looks like a cluster of something. I know the pictures aren't great but it was the best i could do.