| The major problem people face when they have | | | | This is anti fungal and antibiotic. This is for |
| a sick fish is that they are not ready. Many a | | | | easygoing infections like minor fin rots, although |
| times when a Betta fish gets ill, people waste lots | | | | not very useful for severe stuff. These are solid |
| of time. For the reason of:o They don't catch it | | | | tablets and can be harder to manage in bowl |
| near the beginning,o They don't know how to | | | | functions. |
| analysis the sick fish and finally,o They don't have | | | | Jungle Fungus Eliminator |
| the appropriate medicines readily available. | | | | This is anti fungal. It is very effective in case of |
| Well, if you believe you can quickly run to your | | | | fungus infections. |
| neighborhood pet store and acquire the medicine | | | | Difference in appearance between a healthy and a |
| your Betta will require, just think twice! Most | | | | sick Betta is : |
| effective Betta medicines cannot be found at | | | | Healthy Betta Fish |
| your neighborhood pet stores and number of | | | | 1/ Eating habits are similar to that of a little pig. |
| people live in areas where even your fish store | | | | 2/ Swims here and there. It is energetic. |
| will not have them. | | | | 3/ Acts usually |
| Following are a few medicines for your Betta fish: | | | | 4/ Is bright and lively. |
| BettaZing | | | | 5/ Fins and tail are wide and appears like fans. |
| This is an immense replacement to Bettamax - | | | | 6/ Body appears glossy and spotless |
| anti scrounging, anti protozoan & anti fungal. | | | | Sick Betta Fish |
| This is good for all around defensive. Very useful | | | | 1/ Does not eat in any way or eats unwillingly and |
| in cases like velvet & clamped fins. Use | | | | may throw out his food. |
| anytime you put in new fish or become | | | | 2/ Is not energetic. May remain at the surface of |
| accustomed. | | | | water in a corner or lie down and come to the |
| Tetracycline | | | | surface of water after sometime only for air. |
| This is an antibiotic. It is excellent for bacterial | | | | 3/ May flit and intentionally runs into everything he |
| infections. | | | | she can (gravel, rocks, etc) in an attempt to |
| Kanamycin | | | | scratch itself. |
| This is an antibiotic. It is very effective in case of | | | | 4/ Appears a little paler, color is unexciting, may |
| serious bacterial infections. | | | | become gray. |
| Ampicillin | | | | 5/ Tail and at times fins are bunched, closed, rigid |
| This is an antibiotic. It is very effective in case of | | | | looking or falling separately. |
| pop-eye and gram positive serious infections. | | | | 6/ Body may have: raw sores, white cottony |
| Maracin 1 & Maracin 2 | | | | scraps, red spots, swellings or white spots. |