Wow, they're really cute! I can't wait to get myself a female and begin the courting process (*giggles*)
Betta fry pics!
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Does look like it may be velvet there santiago =/ Here is some info I found that may help you out, it seems to be the number one killer of betta fry so let's hope you caught it early enough!
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]DISEASE: VELVET [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]GENERAL INFO: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Velvet is another pesky little parasite. If you always add aquarium salt to your betta’s water (1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per 2 1/2 Gal of water) and one drop of Aquarisol per gal, your betta will probably never get velvet. It is very contagious, but bettas will fully recover if treated promptly. Velvet is the number one killer of small betta fries.
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[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]SYMPTOMS: Velvet is hard to spot, but can be best spotted with a flashlight. Shine the light on the betta’s body: if it looks like it is covered with a fine gold or rust mist, then it has velvet. A betta with velvet will act sick, so look for clamped fins, scratching against rocks/gravel/tank, loss of appetite, loss of color etc...
[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]TREATMENT: Velvet is a parasite. Because velvet is very VERY contagious, it is preferable to treat the whole tank when one fish is found to have it. BettaZing (included in our Betta First Aid Kit) contains two agents that are proven velvet killers, so it is EXTREMELY effective against this disease
. So far it is the meanest velvet killer I have ever found . Use Bettazing at a 12 drop per gallon concentration (yes, it is OK to do so you have my blessings). Isolate any individual with velvet, treat the whole tank even if other fish look OK and remember WASH YOUR HANDS!!! Sanitize fish nets! Keep bowl or tank in a darker place, velvet will be easier to kill if it is not getting any light.[/FONT]
I'm not sure about the medications described here, I've never used it and I haven't had to deal with velvet luckily. I'd go with OhNo's suggestion on treatment or research some other that have been effective.
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]DISEASE: VELVET [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]GENERAL INFO: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]Velvet is another pesky little parasite. If you always add aquarium salt to your betta’s water (1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per 2 1/2 Gal of water) and one drop of Aquarisol per gal, your betta will probably never get velvet. It is very contagious, but bettas will fully recover if treated promptly. Velvet is the number one killer of small betta fries.
([/FONT][FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]SYMPTOMS: Velvet is hard to spot, but can be best spotted with a flashlight. Shine the light on the betta’s body: if it looks like it is covered with a fine gold or rust mist, then it has velvet. A betta with velvet will act sick, so look for clamped fins, scratching against rocks/gravel/tank, loss of appetite, loss of color etc...
[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica]TREATMENT: Velvet is a parasite. Because velvet is very VERY contagious, it is preferable to treat the whole tank when one fish is found to have it. BettaZing (included in our Betta First Aid Kit) contains two agents that are proven velvet killers, so it is EXTREMELY effective against this disease
. So far it is the meanest velvet killer I have ever found . Use Bettazing at a 12 drop per gallon concentration (yes, it is OK to do so you have my blessings). Isolate any individual with velvet, treat the whole tank even if other fish look OK and remember WASH YOUR HANDS!!! Sanitize fish nets! Keep bowl or tank in a darker place, velvet will be easier to kill if it is not getting any light.[/FONT]I'm not sure about the medications described here, I've never used it and I haven't had to deal with velvet luckily. I'd go with OhNo's suggestion on treatment or research some other that have been effective.
Yeah, I thought so, I treated them with Aquari-Sol, which treats velvet disease about 4 days ago and the dots seem to have dissapeared and they fry look pretty healthy now. I will take some more pics tonight since I'm about to go fishing
Nope frozen, I'm probably going to unfreeze them before I feed them to my fry so they aren't cold.
Yeah, I thought so, I treated them with Aquari-Sol, which treats velvet disease about 4 days ago and the dots seem to have dissapeared and they fry look pretty healthy now. I will take some more pics tonight since I'm about to go fishing
Just to be safe when the meds are all said and done, I'd start adding a little aquarium salt to their tank just for a precaution =]
They are doing fine, I just took some pics today so here they are-
They are at 4 weeks and 5 days old.
Juice how much aquarium salt should I add? its a 10 gallon tank.
They are at 4 weeks and 5 days old.
Juice how much aquarium salt should I add? its a 10 gallon tank.
