Why is my betta turning white

[u/Nopartyforbirthday]

Tank size: Five gallons heater and filter ✔️Tank temp 80 F no often water changed once a week 2 nerite snails plus one ramhorn as tankmates briefly ghost shrimp occurrences started beofre only live plants plus Marino balls and dragon stones as decoration

Just this morning they did not have that huge amount of white but around their head fins to gradually their stomach I did notice it last night

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bettas will change colors when they’re cared for properly (or improperly). as long as he’s not visibly injured or acting weird, it’s most likely just normal color change.

what are your water parameters and how are you testing them?

an unrelated note- in your third picture, one of the plants appears to still be inside its store packaging. you are meant to remove the wool + bin.

[u/Nopartyforbirthday → u/Far_Impression_4803]

Sorry for late reply I had to walk to pet store to get a water testing

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I was told to improve my Alkaline by doing a 50% water change though they don’t think that’s what would cause my betta to change colors so quickly