Need Help Diagnosing Betta’s Illness

I just got a betta fish a few days ago from Petco, and I’ve noticed it acting strange and I had no idea what the normal behavior of a betta fish is, so I decided to do some quick research. My betta fish has been constantly rubbing against the glass and pebbles in the bowl, and I’m a bit confused what could be wrong. I’ve narrowed it down to either being ich or velvet (I’m open to any other suggestions), hopefully my picture can clearly show what’s wrong. When shining a flashlight on my betta, I noticed very small glimmers of what looks like tiny particles of sand or sugar, so I know somethings wrong. Other than these 2 symptoms, my betta is very active and eats normally; I only feed him around 4 pellets a day so far (2 in the morning, 2 at night), so I hope that’s ok. He spends all of his time rubbing against something, so I feel so helpless since I bet he’s really irritated

By the way, I keep my betta fish in a bowl instead of a tank, so I was wondering if this is ok? I live in a tropical climate, so it’s warm all year round and the room I keep him in never goes below 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The bowl is about a gallon large, I’m worried that this isn’t a good living condition and if I should upgrade to a tank, but that’s the last thing I want to do since I don’t have room to keep a tank. I had a betta fish before that lived for over 2 years in a bowl, so let me know if it’s absolutely necessary for me to get a tank.

One extra thing (sorry that this post is so long) I just bought a live moss ball for the bowl before I knew something may be wrong with the betta, so if it is a parasitic problem, will the moss ball be affected? If it is, how can I treat it?

In the picture that I’ll post; if you look very closely at betta’s body near the tail you can see the glimmery small specs on his body. Also, does my betta have fin rot? I noticed the ends of his fins are kind of jagged and I don’t know if this is normal or not. One last thing, the very obvious gold/blue scales on my betta are normal I hope, he was a “koi betta” and they have those types of scales, so I’m pretty sure they are ok.

Thank you so much to anyone who spent their time reading this post and potentially helping me out, I really appreciate it. I want the best for my betta

 

Bettas do need a minimum of a 2.5 gallon tank that's filtered and a 1 gallon can have ammonia build up and poison your fish to death if your tank isn't cycled. So the nitrogen cycle is very important in this and you should upgrade to a 2.5 gallon with a filter and learn how to cycle your tank. I do see the specs of gold and it does look like velvet. Start treating using Paraguard (which is a gentle medication that's safe for plants and I love this stuff. Absolutely recommend this), Metroplex, Cupramine, Malachite Green, and there's many more. The moss ball will most likely have some parasites on it and Paraguard can safely treat it along with the fish without harming the plant.
Clean water with usually help clear up fin rot, but Paraguard can also help while you're treating using this stuff. Blue scales are normal and he's a variation of he koi betta, known as a galaxy koi betta because true kois aren't supposed to have any blue in them. Beautiful boy. Good luck treating him!

 

Bettas do need a minimum of a 2.5 gallon tank that's filtered and a 1 gallon can have ammonia build up and poison your fish to death if your tank isn't cycled. So the nitrogen cycle is very important in this and you should upgrade to a 2.5 gallon with a filter and learn how to cycle your tank here's a helpful guide: I do see the specs of gold and it does look like velvet. Start treating using Paraguard (which is a gentle medication that's safe for plants and I love this stuff. Absolutely recommend this), Metroplex, Cupramine, Malachite Green, and there's many more. The moss ball will most likely have some parasites on it and Paraguard can safely treat it along with the fish without harming the plant.
Clean water with usually help clear up fin rot, but Paraguard can also help while you're treating using this stuff. Blue scales are normal and he's a variation of he koi betta, known as a galaxy koi betta because true kois aren't supposed to have any blue in them. Beautiful boy. Good luck treating him!

Thank you so much for your help! I'll start treating him as soon as possible, and I'll look into getting a tank

 

First off, you need to get your Betta out of that bowl and into at least a 5 gallon tank. I know others will say 2.5 or whatever smaller, but a Betta needs more room to swim.

I have mine in a 10 gallon. In the bigger tank, water temperature will not fluctuate as much, water perimeters will stabilize better. You can use a better filter, heater, and add more plants and decorations to keep your Betta happier.

I Betta will die of stress and boredom, and a bigger tank will help him big time to alleviate his stress. He will be happier, promoting better health, his immune system will improve, to help him fight off disease.

He will become your friend and love you for it.

 

Get him out of the bowl now and into a heated, FILTERED aquarium. No matter how many water changes you make in that "aquarium" it will never be a healthy, clean environment, therefore at more risk of infections, diseases and fungal issues. Get a 5 gallon asap.

 

Use one of the medications recommended by Repolie & then get him into a 5 gallon filtered, heated (to 80F) tank ASAP. Then learn about the nitrogen cycle <---- click the link.