Bacterial Infection: An infection caused by bacteria. The growth of many disease-causing bacteria can be halted by the use of antibiotics
Do not feed peas use frozen daphnia if your betta is constipated or bloated.
Dropsy: swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium
Fin Rot: a common disease of hatchery fishes in which the fin tissues become eroded and necrotic and which is believed to result from bacterial infection especially in the presence of an inadequate diet
Ick: White nodules that look like white grains of salt or sugar of up to 1 mm appear on the body, fins and gills
Popeye:is swelling of one or both eyes of the aquarium fish. It is difficult to treat but easy to prevent. One or both eyes of the aquarium fish bulge outwards, hence the “popeye” name.
Swim Bladder Disease:The swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy, and thus to stay at the current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. A fish with swim bladder disorder can float nose down tail up, or can float to the top or sink to the bottom of the aquarium
Velvet: gives the fish a dusty, slimy look.
Bettas with tumors appearing on their bodies has become common. In the picture to the left the side of the body is bulging from the tumor.
This betta started out with a small growth that grew overtime to this size.