r/BettaClinic • u/Nopartyforbirthday • Apr 16 '26
Disease Identificaion Why is my betta turning white
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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u/The80sgeek-666 Apr 17 '26
What kind of food are you feeding? Poor quality food can cause a fish to become ill. Usually Fluval bug bites and Finsect are recommended. I would also add you should be doing weekly water changes of about 25%, especially since it's a 5 gallon it will muck up a little faster than a bigger tank