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	Red spots on female :(
Prue Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 4 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Dec-2004	My lovely blue betta girl has over the past day or two developed some weird spots on her head. They look a lot like pimples and there are two. She is acting perfectly normal and eating and swimmng. One is under her head near her chin and the other is just beside the top of her head. She is in a 1.25 gallon vase with a heater set at 26 degrees celcius. I can't see any other signs of disease... just the spots. I did a 50% water change and I need to go to the LFS tomorrow anyway to get plants so I could pick up some medicines then if need be. What should i do?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Prue If you are going to your LFS take her with you and they should be able to help you. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	like he said, take her with you, and have them suggest meds, add alittle salt to her water also.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Prue Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 4 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Dec-2004	Thanks to both of you. I have added salt and taken her to the LFS... they say she has hit herself on something.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	probobly cuts, i would add fungus clear just in case.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Prue Some times the easy solution is just looking at you. Well done you got her seen to straight away. Now see if you can locate what caused the damage then remove it or it will continue to happen. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Prue Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 4 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Dec-2004	Thanks for your help everyone. Since I added salt the pimply things are less red.... I think she may have injured herself on her plant which has a plastic base so I bought her a nice silk one that she likes better anyway.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Well Done Prue. Sometimes a simple plastic plant can be the cause of fish injuries & eventually deaths. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17


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