Help with betta

[Charoe25]

I was going to feed my beta today and noticed what is in the attached photo, is he okay I’ve never experienced this before I feed him twice a day usually blood worms or beta flakes all parameters are in check he is house by himself in a 5 gallon

 

[AIvinn]

Do you mind filling out the emergency template, my friend?

 

[darkcat]

Does he/she has pectoral fin? Also can you fill out the emergency template? I recommend you feeding bloodworms once or twice a week since it has so much nutrients. He does look like he's healthy but we'll judge it when you fill out the emergency template.

 

[Charoe25]

Does he/she has pectoral fin? Also can you fill out the emergency template? I recommend you feeding bloodworms once or twice a week since it has so much nutrients. He does look like he's healthy but we'll judge it when you fill out the emergency template.

Yes he has pectoral fin and it’s gone now so I believe I just spoiled him to much with bloodworms
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 5 gallons
How long has the tank been running? 4 months
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 76
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 male betta

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? One every 3-4 days
How much of the water do you change? 50 percent
What do you use to treat your water? Seachem prime and stability
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Both

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API freshwater master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:5
pH:7.0

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Twice a day
How much do you feed your fish? A small pinch of flakes or about 5 bloodworms
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Glofish betta flakes, San Francisco Bay bloodworms
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Frozen bloodworms

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? About 3 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? This morning
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Looks like he has a ball of poop stuck to him
Have you started any treatment for the illness? Will feed less bloodworms
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? No

 

[Noroomforshoe]

Is it that top fin that you are worried about? I have seen it happen to fish like angel fish in too small aquariums on line or at petstores. my only suggestion, is look at the ingrediants of the betta flakes, if there is more then one grain in the first 5 ingrediants, switch to new life spectra foods. Bettas are carnivours and require more protein then other fish. And MANY foods including ones labeled as betta foods, are pomoiled largly of junk fillers that provide no nutrition to any fish species. I recomende new life spectra betta pellets, but even new life spectra general color enhancing flakes are better then a lot of stuff out there and provide plenty of variety and nutrients for a betta.

 

[Charoe25]

Is it that top fin that you are worried about? I have seen it happen to fish like angel fish in too small aquariums on line or at petstores. my only suggestion, is look at the ingrediants of the betta flakes, if there is more then one grain in the first 5 ingrediants, switch to new life spectra foods. Bettas are carnivours and require more protein then other fish. And MANY foods including ones labeled as betta foods, are pomoiled largly of junk fillers that provide no nutrition to any fish species. I recomende new life spectra betta pellets, but even new life spectra general color enhancing flakes are better then a lot of stuff out there and provide plenty of variety and nutrients for a betta.

No it’s not his fin it was the ball of poop stuck to him although he had clamped fins that worried me about two weeks ago and at the time I noticed clamped fins he was in a 28 gallon tank so I placed him in my 5 gallon cycled tank to treat him and the treatment went well because his fins look a whole lot better now but for this post I was referring to the ball of poop which is now gone and someone suggested I feed him less bloodworms so I will be trying that.

 

[mattgirl]

This is beyond a doubt the most unique Betta I have ever seen. He is absolutely beautiful. I suspect he brushed up against a bit of poop on something and a bit of it stuck to him. I see it is now gone so mystery solved. Like others have said a steady diet of bloodworms isn't good for him. It will end up putting extra weight on him so a more balanced diet should keep him trim and healthy.

 

[Sb092]

Yes he has pectoral fin and it’s gone now so I believe I just spoiled him to much with bloodworms
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 5 gallons
How long has the tank been running? 4 months
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 76
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 male betta

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? One every 3-4 days
How much of the water do you change? 50 percent
What do you use to treat your water? Seachem prime and stability
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Both

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API freshwater master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:5
pH:7.0

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Twice a day
How much do you feed your fish? A small pinch of flakes or about 5 bloodworms
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Glofish betta flakes, San Francisco Bay bloodworms
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Frozen bloodworms

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? About 3 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? This morning
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Looks like he has a ball of poop stuck to him
Have you started any treatment for the illness? Will feed less bloodworms
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? No

You maybe changing too much water. It is recommended to only change 10-25% of the water in an established tank. Your parameters look good, have you tested pH? I also would suggest feeding blood worms like once a week. And flakes or pellets the rest of the time. I alternate weeklly with blood worms, daphnia, and mysis. These are my bettas treats after a water change. Also, water changes and deep cleaning are a little different. I deep clean either every 2 weeks and sometimes monthly. Water changes are done weekly. If you read my water parameters they are a little off because I am still cycling the tank. It does not appear to be fin rot on your fish because his other fins look great. Maybe he injured himself on an ornament in the tank??

 

[mattgirl]

BTW: You really aren't changing out too much water. The very best thing we can do for our water pets is keep them in fresh clean water. A 50% water change once a week and then once a month change out even more will keep the water in the tank pristine for your beautiful little guy.

 

[darkcat]

Sorry, I never noticed that it was a poop. I thought it was snails.

 

[bettafairy]

Same it took me like a whole 5 minutes of looking at the picture to realize the lil guy had a poop ball on his tummy. He’s a tad bloated, maybe feed some daphnia.