New Betta.....white Thing On Her

[Faythee]

I'm setting up a 30 gal. female Betta tank. It is not ready yet, but while at Wal-Mart, there was a little girl looking at me from her cup. Since I recently bought a 3 gal. I figured what the heck.

Set up tank and put her in and notice a white thing just before her anal fin. I thought it was poo....but it was still there this morning. It doesn't look like a worm, but too big for Ick. Maybe a fluke ? I bought Jungle Parasite Clear. They are fizzing tablets. She was trying to eat it ! Has anyone experienced this ? It says...treatment may be repeated up to 2 times with 48 hrs. between treatments and a 25% water change. What if it is still there ? I hope she makes it

I had to remove the filter as she was obsessed with it. Was strange. She is acting better now. Do I need to add a bubbler or somthing ? I can't get her to eat either.

Here is a pic...I named her Ruby.

Here's the tank. It came with the filter and light. It has a drawer to store stuff in and comes with colored lenses for the light. It is seamless acrylic. $39....not bad !

 

[marlie]

I am not sure But i think that is her 'ovipositor' (sp) where her eggs come from. Not a cause for concern, but hopefully someone else will have some solid answers.

 

[devon_charm]

Yea your right,it is her egg spot ad nothing to worry abut at all, all females have them. She is a really nice bright red, bootiful girl

 

[Faythee]

Oh my.....glad I asked. LOL

Does it show all the time ?

Any suggestions of what to feed her that she can't resist ? I tried Betta pellets and flake.

 

[devon_charm]

Pellets are the best every day food but as a treat you can feed her live foods like blood worm or daphnia or even frozen foods but i would try to stay away from freeze dried as it has been knows to couse swimbladder issues. As an extra treat and to help keep things ahem "regular" a cooked squished half a garden pea is good.

Her egg spot will show all the time yes, it becomes more prominent when she is full of eggs

 

[azulfire24]

hehe yep its just her ummm,,, hoohaa hole,, thats where the eggs come out if a female is bred,, nothin to worry about

 

[liz2]

lovely tank! has it got a lid because girls jump as well as boys

 

[Faythee]

Yeah the lid is the clear part above the black strip. I was happy to find this tank because it is nice and modern looking while most are pink/purple etc. which don't match my decor. It could be decorated better, but what I had on hand.


Is the freeze dried food bad for all fish ?

 

[azulfire24]

can somtimes lead to constipation problems, most peeps on this site use hikiru betta gold baby pelets and the main dish,, then maby dries or frozen worms once a week instead iof the regular food,, just not more then 3 worms at a time,, they have alot of protine and can cause poopoo problems,, being freeze dryed can also cause this,,, just feed in moderation and its ok though.