Betta - noticed a weird white sac

Hi, I have had my boy betta fish for a while now an I just noticed a weird white sac on him, Right between his fins. I have no clue what this could be and what I should do. I have attached a picture. Please help ! have no idea what todo

 

More pics?

 

here are some more. if you know anything please let me know!

 

here are some more. if you know anything please let me know!

It looks like a prolapse. I would add Indian almond leaves (IAL) to help with healing. Also, what size tank is it? And what’s the Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates?

 

He is in a 1 gallon tank, and I don't know the ammonia and nitrates and nitrates. I just cleaned his bowl like two days ago.

 

He is in a 1 gallon tank, and I don't know the ammonia and nitrates and nitrates. I just cleaned his bowl like two days ago.

Can you please fill out the emergency template (copy and paste and then fill it out)? Also, what did you mean by clean?

A 1 gallon is way to small for a betta. 5+ gallons would be best and 3 gallons is the minimum size (IMO). What I would do right now is this, first, do daily 50% water changes with dechlorinated water, also purchase a liquid test kit (API master freshwater test kit is best) that tests Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates since determining the prolapse cause is very difficult without knowing the water parameters.

If you can then I would atleast upgrade him to a 3 gallon tank, that way he should have a much better chance of recovering. Most prolapses fall off just fine but it’s best to ensure clean water quality.

 

Ok i will get a bigger bowl tomorrow, and when I looked at him his thing was like this... what does this mean??

 

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 1 Gallon
How long has the tank been running? I cleaned it two days ago on monday
Does it have a filter? no
Does it have a heater? yes
What is the water temperature? 77
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) just one boy betta fish

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? once a week (100% change since its so small)
How much of the water do you change? 100%
What do you use to treat your water? Nutrafin Aqua plus
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? no

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? no
What do you use to test the water? dont have anything
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.

Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
I dont know this i am going to get stuff tomorrow
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 2-3 times a day
How much do you feed your fish? 2 pellets each
What brand of food do you feed your fish?betta bio-gold pellets
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? no

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? around 3 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? just tonight
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? he has a werid white sac, now it has a tube connected to it and i can see some of its pellets in it
Have you started any treatment for the illness? i put in betta fix
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? same just a smaller nest

Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)

 

It’s definitely a prolapse. Also, since you put betta fix PLEASE do a 60% water change to get most of it out of the water. Unfortunately betta fix and mela fix contain some stuff that makes it hard for bettas to breath. So, I think the bettas issues should atleast get better, hopefully he fully recovers as long as you do these four things
1. Get a 3+ gallon tank
2. Read up on the nitrogen cycle
3. Get him a filter and do daily water changes for two weeks to help with the nitrogen cycle
4. Add in Indian almond leaves to help with healing. The water will turn a light tea color but it’s not harmful to the betta, it’s actually beneficial and if you don’t like it it can be removed a week or two after your betta is fully recovered by doing water changes
EDIT: You may be able to skip the Indian almond leaves but the other 3 things are essential to the survival of your betta. Sorry that you’re having to deal with this issue. I absolutely love my betta and his personality, so I can’t imagine how it would feel to have one prolapse.

 

ok thank you so much this has helped.

 

ok thank you so much this has helped.

Glad I could help . If he starts showing any more symptoms and/or other issues let me know. Also, please update this thread once you get him a new tank! I bet he’ll love it!

 

I got my fish a new 3 gallon tank, with a filter and he seems to really like it but the one thing is that I am having a hard time to keep the PH levels at a good spot for my fish. Right now it looks to be between an 8 and 8.5. Which i know it's not the best for him. It may have todo with the fact that I am on well water. Does anyone have any advice.

 

I got my fish a new 3 gallon tank, with a filter and he seems to really like it but the one thing is that I am having a hard time to keep the PH levels at a good spot for my fish. Right now it looks to be between an 8 and 8.5. Which i know it's not the best for him. It may have todo with the fact that I am on well water. Does anyone have any advice.

Don’t worry about the pH. I keep my betta around that pH (along with many soft water fish, in various tanks) and I don’t think I’ve had any issues. They’re pretty adaptable when it comes to things like that.

 

Don’t worry about the pH. I keep my betta around that pH (along with many soft water fish, in various tanks) and I don’t think I’ve had any issues. They’re pretty adaptable when it comes to things like that.

Ok great, thanks so much you have been very helpful.

 

How is he? Did his prolapse heal?

 

He is acting normal. And I haven’t seen anything from him that was like what I saw at the beginning of the thread but he’s has always had a little bit of loss of colour in his one fin. And it was staying the same for a while and now I have noticed it’s getting a bit worse. But I have put the Indian leaves in his tank and he’s only been in the new tank for a couple of days so I will see how he’s doing in a bit.

 

Good luck to both of you, let us know how he does.

 

Thanks!