Should My Betta Be This Colour

[mudvayne42]

my male betta who should be blue has got a large silvery patch towards his back end and it also is on his fin a big silvery blotch and is rather pale is this normal or does he have fin rot or something?

 

[FoamLess]

Can you post a picture?

Kind of unsure what you are describing. Pics help best


Regards

-Foameh

 

[mudvayne42]

is that ok .... can you see the light greyish patch

 

[*Fishkies*]

I do believe that is most certainly not normal....

Does it seem fluffy?
Is your tank filtered?
How often do you do water changes?
How long has he had this?

 

[mudvayne42]

my tank is filtered properly and i found him with this two nights ago but it was only a very small patch but it has got alot bigger now and i am very worried about him i do water changes once amonth 1/3 of the water and no he doesn't seem very fluffy but at the grey bit towards the bottom were his fins are inbetween he has a sort of skeletal feture it lookes liek grey bones sticking out?.....

 

[knt5005]

Body fungus, perhaps?

 

[*Fishkies*]

I would treat with a bacterial medication.
As you say it is not fluffy so this leads me to believe that it is not fungal.
I would also suggest isolating him if you could.

 

[mudvayne42]

yes i can in the last couple of hours i have been setting up an aquarium for him and do you recommmend any type of medication in particular ?

 

[*Fishkies*]

Where-ish are you located? This will help with suggesting medication.

 

[mudvayne42]

i live in the UK lol i dont no weather you know birmingham lol you live in the US dont you lol if you can help feel free

 

[mudvayne42]

and do you think after this if i can clear him back up to normal do you think he will be ok for breeding because befor this thing on him came on i was just about to breed him... so do you think he will be alright for breeding if i can clear it up?

 

[Seza]

Hows he doing?

 

[Lynda B]

i do water changes once amonth 1/3 of the water

You are not doing enough water changes, by any means. On my 15 and 30 gallons, I do 50% water changes weekly. On my divided 10 gallon, which contains my 2 males, I do 75% to 100% per week. And they are all filtered tanks.

How large a tank is he in?

and do you think after this if i can clear him back up to normal do you think he will be ok for breeding because befor this thing on him came on i was just about to breed him... so do you think he will be alright for breeding if i can clear it up?

He will be very weakened by the illness. And spawning is very stressful on bettas. I wouldn't breed him for a good month or two after he's proven to be 100% healthy.

 

[HODDY]

i think if you could do a 30% water change weekly or a 75% water change every 2 weeks.Looks like body fungus.I live near birmingham and there are alot of shops that sell king british products.Theres a good shop thats decently priced in birmingham but cant name it on here,Pm if you want the name