Planning to set up a betta fish tank? If so by know you've probably done enough homework about what you should do and what materials you should buy to set up just the perfect betta fish tank.
One any self-respecting betta can't help but love.
Still no matter how perfectly your tank has been built, it doesn't warrant you the possibility of your betta catching dreaded diseases.
Especially if you're not really that religious in maintaining an optimum betta tank environment.
And where in such case when you can't even commit to taking good care of your betta, then you shouldn't keep a tank in the first place.
Still, if you are so firm about keeping one, then at least you should equip yourself with the knowledge about betta fish medication.
Now you might wonder why learn about medication when your betta is not sick in the first place.
Besides you can just as easily run into any pet store once something seems amiss, can't you? Or better yet, order them online.
Right? Wrong.
You see no matter how hard you try to keep the tank system at its best, you'll never know what can happen next.
And the sad thing is a lot of betta fish owners only learn that their fish are sick when it's already too late for them to be cured.
Worse is they misdiagnose the disease or overmedicate at times.
So wouldn't it be better to be proactive and vigilant so you come prepared for whatever illness that may occur? Okay so first things first.
Along with completing the set up of your tank, you also have to secure yourself a betta fish first aid kit.
So what should be found in a well-equipped fish medicine cabinet.
For starters, antibiotics like tetracycline, ampicillin, and kanamycin for bacterial infections.
Then you might want to have some Maracin 1 and Maracin 2 for fungal and bacterial infections handy.
Jungle fungus eliminator is good for fungal infections.
Plus maybe some anti-parasite pellets for those pesky parasitic infections that show up from time to time.
Still, what good would these medications do if you can't even tell whether your fish is sick or not? So you have to be very vigilant in looking for these signs telling you that your betta could be sick: - Acts lethargic.
- Has white spots on their body.
- Displays a bloated tummy.
- One or both eyes are swollen.
- Has raised scales.
- Shows a dull or pale color.
- Has tattered fins or tail, brown spots on the fins or tail.
- Swims abnormally.
- Seems to have fallen in love with the bottom of the tank.
Any or some of these could be raising a red flag the betta is sick.
So the next challenge is to correctly diagnose the disease the fish is suffering from.
Which is just common sense so you'd know what type of medication should be given then, right?Unfortunately we'll have to save that diagnosis discussion for another time perhaps.
This is just an overview of what you're getting yourself into when taking care of a betta fish should some disease strike.
Still this is not something you should fear as long as you know what medication should be given and when to your ailing pet.
And so long as you make sure you read the instructions carefully to avoid overmedicating your betta which in the end could do more harm than good.