Water problem betta fish

Frequent water changes will help keep your betta fish happy and healthy. Trying to 1 water change program and always follow it. The mark on the calendar will help you more easily manage if you have a lot of lakes. 

Keep in mind that aquarium or decorations should never be washed with soap or other chemical detergents as it can poison your fish. Never spray cleaning chemicals outside of the aquarium, because it can fall back into the lake. 

A useful method to keep all swimming between water changes is not to free oil tank. This is one great tool to suck dirt, food scraps and other waste at the bottom of the lake. Always clean lake with hot water at the end and before the multi-functional use of the lake.

Water temperature in the process: In the process of water necessary to maintain the temperature of the water, similar to, if not entirely accurate, the temperature of the water before replacing. The difference is too large to change the water temperature will cause stress to the fish. One very important thing to remember, is that if the transfer of betta fish from the lake where else to clean the lake, the temperature in the container with the temperature in the tank to be the same. 

Before cleaning the aquarium, it is important to have clean water prepared and ready to perform. If your fish live in the vial was heated at room temperature, to reservoirs few hours or overnight to the same temperature. Always remember to water for cleaning your fish tank before!

If your betta fish live in the bottle is heated, it is still important for you to maintain the water temperature as the temperature before you put the betta fish in the lake. If the pH and other chemical detergents stable right from the tap, you can regulate the respective countries, check with a thermometer, add detergent and you should be set up to take your fish back. If you need to water enough time overnight to stabilize the pH and other factors, some hot water dechlorination in the microwave and mixed with water at room temperature to reach the appropriate temperature .

With a capacity of 1 gallon: For the size of this type of barrel it is advised to perform 100% water change once a week 1. However, the best way to create one full water change schedule is to monitor the parameters of the water. Especially ammonia. It should be noted on the health of the betta is to prevent ammonia in the tank when done. If you find any ammonia it is time to change the water one part or completely. You will want to reach the point where you can avoid ammonia when practiced by changing the water one day before finding toxin. Ammonia level should always be at 0 ppm.

With a volume of more than 2 gallon: For any tank with a capacity greater than 1 gallon, such as 2 gallon tank, you can still leave it 2 weeks before the water change completely with 1 times or between 2 times water changes. Sure, water monitoring decisions to schedule toilet tank. Leftovers and garbage will be cleaned in one clock faster.

With a capacity of less than 1 gallon: With less than one gallon capacity, such as 1/2 gallon water changes will absolutely need to do 3 days. For this application, the most important is to check level acmmonia. Partial water changes every day is a great idea. If you sound too heavy, a large lake, such as one gallon would be better for you. Your fish will thank you very much if you let it live in the lake.

Tank with filter: If you have a water filter (with filter), just replace one part of the country only. If you have this application, you should try not to be one of ammonia or nitrate. Nitrate levels at 20 ppm, as small as possible.

How to clean lake (no filter): Sanitation involves transfer of fish from lake and put it in a special container with a cover, the plants and decorations ... Ensure that good hygiene lakes and sure there are no sharp objects in the tank. Never use soap or chemicals to cleanse the animals are exposed to the betta. Sanitary hot water is the way to the lake, substrate, decorations, etc..

There are two ways to transfer fish from the lake. The first way is to use the courts, fishing out gently, and then (using your hands up on the lid courts to avoid the fish jump out), carefully placed into the special one which contains enough water. Make sure that the container must be clean cover. When you have finished cleaning lake, you can take the fish back to the lake and brought back to the location of the lake.

Another method quick, harmless and reduce stress to the fish rather than the courts. In this method need 1 cup, such as the glass used, and wait for your fish to near the top of the water. When the fish were in the proper position, put the cup in the water next to the fish. This will create one vacuum and suck both water and fish in the cup. This is a place that holds fast when your toilet tank. After you have finished cleaning, pour fish back to the lake, you have to hand over the mouth of the cup and ensure fish do not jump out. First you have to be very quick, but many times you practice this method may be easier. If necessary, you can lure the fish to the 1 circular Department (probably to fish food thought), but the last time it is not necessary anymore.

Toilet tank (tank with filtration system): Once you have a filter in the tank, your job will become much easier, so just replace the part. Best replace the water is about 20 - 25%, which reduces the amount of nitrate. You always have to keep nitrate levels below 20ppm, as small as possible. When you change the water part, this is a good thing to stabilize nitrate levels as above. To find out more information about the application filter, you can use the search engine, such as Google and Yahoo!

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How to care for betta fry

For many people breeding Betta, besides his own for one pair (or one line) like the are breeding them it is what it is. But most of all have a problem when fish spawn ... that is after the eggs hatch, the fish disappear or grow up to be ugly fish, not value of the rear left ... '

Well!!! There are a lot of books, documents and web guide for taking care of Betta fish hatch eggs but do not focus on the fish until stiff, become a paying adult Betta with graceful fins.

After anchovies pressure off, eggs are sprayed onto the nest, see one corner females and flat belly flat, the time that should remove the roof. When the fry hatch, about 3-4 days, you should remove them blank (if you do not want to fry fish prey to empty).

In the first few days, I can only eat fish species of layers identical mao (grass). You should fry as fish swam across. Note to cover the lake, just leave a few small holes for breathing (due to dirt, mosquitoes to lay eggs) it is not good for your fish.

When the fry are a week old, you should feed them atemia (saltwater shrimp larvae). Only after the first few times out, it will show them to swallow food quickly. When the fish were eating, the stomach will get fat and pink, this means your fish are large. At first you should feed them one at a later adds up.

About 2 weeks you should start the piece ties swimming slowly to ventilation and to observe, not began to cover them too fast or too wide. This makes the strong water flow (wind), not good for fish.

When the fish is 4 ~ 5 weeks of age, you can fish out of a lake. A volume of about 4 ~ 5 liters can be as long as 25 Betta, this helps your fish quickly grow.

When the fish is 2.5 ~ 3 months, the males can not live with such a lake many fish as it may affect their tails and fins.

At this point you should prepare the plastic pot to split the flock. You can own separate drum, when the drum is put the jar, they will own rapid development one particular way.

Note: How to differentiate male and female fish to separate the herd:

1. The first sign is the color becomes darker anchovies, or spread to other threatened fish fin.
2. Our anal more tapered in the back and longer than the female's fin.
3. Ventral to and thicker.

Should instead water in jars feed 4 days one time (if possible), or 1 week 1 time, smoke residue in the pot regularly to keep your fish healthy. And your culture containers must be clean in order to maintain the health of fish.

Wish you success!!!

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Crowntail betta fish

Many farmers often wonder about the origin of a tail, but not any type caused much excitement as fish Crowntail (crowntail). It's hard to believe that fish crowntails was created (and still create) through the process of selective breeding characteristics rays extended. In a group of normal individuals, you often see a number of individual rays extended, especially females, even so very hard to distinguish with Crowntail at ease if only based on the jagged rays . This unusual characteristics can be captured and exploited by breeders who actively develop bettas aliasing into super special fish: fish crowntails.

 

To illustrate the process of development from serrated tail betta fish Crowntail quality, the breeder crowntails as Phil Lane has presented a series of images of the strain his Crowntail Mustard Gas on forum Betta Club Singapore. The first is single a Mustard Gas males tail with long rays. Very aware that fish is very nice though but the fan-tail-secondary rays than a halfmoon-ray multi-level. Fish with serrated tail and neat are used to breed the next generation, the to fish crowntails - double beam.

 

 

A hybrid females from the same spawn brought with it (the is also serrated tail) to create countless offspring serrated longer.

 

 

Selective breeding to the fourth and fifth generation create fish crowntails "real" first even though they still need to be further improved. Now strain Crowntail formed, breeders began to focus on the shape and proportions of the fins.

 

 

The next generation of significant progress, not only in the rays, but also in the shape of the fish. Rays sticking out very well and although still needs to be improved, it was so much nicer than the first fish brought hybridization.

 

February 2005 - nearly two years since Phil started breeding its DT Moustard Gas line - he brought the fish exhibition. At that time, the line quality is not good but it is characterized by "full mask" unique.

 

 

In June 2005, the breeding success of the most beautiful big fish released from this line (below) won the Reserve Champion at Aquarama 2005 Exhibition in Singapore.

 

 

It really is a fish crowntails - two double rays (DDR) with webbing withdrawal and 33% rays, an ideal ratio in line. Fish Crowntail - double beam usually webbing withdrawal and 50% rays but both double beam, this ratio can make the tail look uneven and "limp". People can easily found a combination of good genes in this fish for spreading tail semicircle (halfmoon) is balanced.

 

I hope that in the near future, we will see several more rare fish Crowntail appear, such as melano crowntails and orange Crowntail! With determination and patience breeders who desire to bring new things, all things are possible: based on the "label" with many years of hard labor and seriously!

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Tips : Facts and Information Regarding Betta Fish

Betta fish is a fish that many kept because of its diverse and beautiful fins frayed. Betta fish are relatively easy to maintain and do not require special treatment. Betta fish ideally placed in the child's bedroom, in the bathroom, or on the desk. Betta fish also known by the name of a beta fish or fish Siam. Betta males have an aggressive nature and will fight with another betta if it is not placed in a separate container. 

Identification

Male betta fish have fins frayed with different colors. Size betta males can reach 6 cm to 8 cm, while the female betta has a smaller body size shape and color seatraktif betta fins are not manly. Betta fish are generally dominated by white, red, blue and purple. 

Habitat

Betta fish can be kept in containers or aquariums that are not too large. Male betta not be placed in the same container as they will fight to the death.In contrast to males, female betta fish can be kept together in one container can even be mixed with other fish like the guppy and molly. Do not maintain a male and female betta fish in a container except during spawning because betta male can kill the female betta. 

Weft

Betta fish can be fed a variety of food fish in the form of pellets, dried, or live feed. Betta fish only need to be fed three times per week. Too often feed will only shorten the life of them and make a quick dirty water in the container. 

Health

Betta fish are well cared for can live 4-5 years. Replace two-thirds of the water once a week. Do not change all the water at once. Betta fish need the bacteria in the water to survive. Optimal water temperature for betta ranged from 23 to 28 degrees Celsius. Betta fish males prefer to live in an unfiltered water being female betta prefer filtered water. 

Origin

Betta fish is a native fish of Southeast Asia and can be found living in rice fields

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Betta fish breeding

Marble was bred in the jar of peanut butter by a prisoner named Orville Gulley. The story is as follows, Orville trying to create black butterfly betta fish and accidentally discovered the marble gene. He sent several children to Walt Maurus, a member of the IBC (and some other breeders) who discovered the beauty of them and began breeding these fish. We like the Pinto horses in the world of betta fish with dark streaks on the background body pale or vice versa. The first marble with two black / white but then it evolved into a multitude of different colors and use them to create new bettas.

 

1. Techniques to breed Betta

- The marble gene seems dominant part (it is said that it is co-dominant or recessive gene part) so the marble hybrid with monochromatic fish will produce majority is monochromatic fish and a few marble. If the parents are carrying the gene marble, marble fry rate will be higher. Marble gene affects the appearance of the fish in an unpredictable manner, ie any type of color combinations and patterns. However, the breeder may have to go through several generations (and selection) before the formation of ideas and then to face the challenge to create new strains.

- Breeding marble monochrome fish together often creates a dark background, monochromatic light background, butterflies and marbles. Monochrome butterfly fish originating from marble will have the same genetic characteristics with monochromatic fish also in marble; while butterflies are bred to mono line monochrome origin, the fry will be the butterfly dominant gene section.

- Hybrid between fish monochrome dark background or monochrome light background origin from marble to create marble, monochromatic fish and butterfly fish. If the marble gene was introduced into the monochromatic line, it would be extremely difficult to return to a monochromatic line. Fish will always stick more or less strange colors or marble. Crossing lines with other lines marble effect will create "marbled" color of the line.

2. Jumping gene phenomenon

- One of the basic principles recently discovered genetic in that the existence of "moving elements" also known as "jumping genes." In fact, the existence of genes that they have the ability to move from one location to another location on the chromosome. Sometimes they insert into a position and influence the activity of genes in that position. This makes the cell (and its mirror) is not able to complete a specific task-related gene. Because temporary jumping genes located in a specific location on the chromosome, so the effects of gene loss is only temporary.

- If jumping genes exist and it inserted the gene location responsible for creating melanin, it will stop the production of pigment from which the cells (and replication) can not produce pigment black. This creates spots such fuzzy white patches or spots. The reverse can also happen! If the cells are unable to produce melanin because of the presence of jumping genes, and genes move the cell (and its mirror) is able to create black and black pigment reappears. Sometimes dark spots on a light body color of white marble suddenly appear in the middle (looks like the eyes). This can be explained easily if you think that the original human cells can not produce black pigment because the presence of jumping genes (creating a light body color) and then jumping genes move make black appear (creating black dots), and in some cells of, gene jumping back and restrict black pigment do appear white point of the black spots.

- The theory of "jumping genes" that can be used to explain why some marbles did not have a pattern, "marble". If "jumping genes" is not inserted (for dark background) or removed (for light background) in any cell during the growth of the fish pattern "marble" will not appear. Now, this can also happen with other colors ... such as green, blue, steel blue and red. Jumping gene inserted into the genome and enable or disable the ability to create pigment in human cells.

- There is a lot of evidence that jumping genes or "moving elements" can cause creating characteristics "marble" in bettas. The appearance of the marble characteristics can be explained by this theory. But to prove it can be very difficult. There is one thing for sure is true: whether you like the genetic mechanism of marbles or not, have to admit that they are very beautiful.

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Common diseases of betta fish

Need an accurate diagnosis before treatment. We can make the situation of fish even worse if incorrect curing disease. Drugs are chemicals and even though it is no cure, there were more or less make the fish under stress (not to mention the stress caused by the disease) so the drug should be used only when clearly needed. You put the fish in a well light and observed pathological manifestations such as white spots with sand or patches of white wool. These are very specific symptoms from which you can apply the appropriate treatment.

I. General Information
- The first step in diagnosis is to monitor how care and feeding. These often result in fish health problems:
+ Keep clean water, regular water changes.
+ Always remove the chlorine in tap water or to wreak before use.
+ Vase fish as large as possible.
+ Keep the water temperature above 21 degrees C.
+ Water used instead should have the same temperature as the old water (to avoid personal shock).
+ Do you eat fish several times a day, each time for how much and what to eat foods. Change a variety of healthy fish food will do, if only to eat a frozen food (pellet), will be weak or sick fish swim bladder.

- These are the potential factors that can create a strong and agile fish or a fish sickness and drowsiness.

- After checking the way you take care of fish, hoping to identify the disease may arise where and timely adjustments before it happens. Individuals may have a number of diseases, so you need to ask for the next time do not commit.

- Each application of the different treatments for the same disease. Some work, some do not know the result is a completely incorrect. You may have to close your eyes using a certain drug and cured fish. But in fact, if not check and careful diagnosis before treatment for the individual, it may just happen to get lucky when properly used drugs needed only. Before you can accumulate enough experience necessary, simply need to depend on the knowledge of others. That's why I built the cure for Bettas here: it is a research project and share information to help people in the betta health issues.

- In most cases I recommend that you should never try to treat the symptoms not the cause. However, Bettamax (not be confused with Bettafix and the Melafix!) Are often used as drugs "general treatment" also resulted in a number of cases. It contains a variety of drugs and vitamins. I do not recommend using the drug combination like this, but sometimes it is useful for cases of unknown causes and the case should be treated early because the fish look unusual but not show symptoms specific diseases: such as loss of color, loss of appetite, lethargic. In other words, should the treatment after understanding and more accurate decision making is just blindly great.

- Antibiotics should be used properly to prevent the formation of drug-resistant bacteria due to the use of inadequate doses. Five days is the minimum period of treatment with antibiotics, lasting more than a week, the better.

- If you can not determine the cause of the disease, individual isolation in private treatment (and change the water every day) to track time. This does not fish well but definitely not the status of individual currencies.

- After you have identified the cause of the disease to treat individuals according to the reference methods and the corresponding fish diseases to find cures properly.

II. A number of the common Betta diseases
1. Aquatic fungus mi
- Overview: This is a common disease and it kills fish quickly so early detection and treatment is very important. Fungal pathogens which are always present in the lake. Fish often fungal infection after weakness and loss of resistance because of some previous illness or injury.


- Diagnosis: Fish often have tufts of white or gray as Director cotton on body, fins or gills. Fungal diseases are often confused with foot-and-mouth disease (Columnaris). Note, when observed carefully place will see the mycelium fungus growing out hair while foot-and-mouth disease look like local cotton.

- How to treat: isolated individual patients to treatment, there is no need to treat the entire tank because fungal pathogens has always existed in the lake ... and only attack once fish weakened questions a previous diseases . You can fish treated with malachite green, salt, high temperature, methylene blue, formalin or hydrogen peroxide (using applied directly to the stain fungi, should be very careful not to stick to carry drugs because it can kill fish dead fish). The most important thing is to determine the cause of illness and fishing tackle. Whatever the cause, individuals with impaired immune systems create opportunities for pathogens to attack. This can be caused by dirty water, ammonia concentrations increase or other causes such personal data threatened.

2. White spot disease (bowler infection)
- Overview: white spot disease, parasites reside beneath the skin of the fish. They produce white spots like grains of salt or sand covered the fish's body. Fish can by jerkiness and try scanning into the body in the lake. The disease can be serious, but fortunately it is easy to diagnose and treat. Parasites develop very quickly disease detection and timely treatment is extremely important. Care must be noted that even if the white spots disappear, does not mean that the pathogen was completely destroyed. We continue to live and grow in their country even leaving fish. That is why we need to raise the temperature of cold water because if so, it may take several weeks to the growth cycle of the parasite is completed! You should continue treatment for at least a week to fish kill parasitic pathogens (if cold water to be longer). Parasites on the fish very difficult to eradicate, the drug only works in the larval stage in the growth cycle of the parasite, as soon as they mature, they will immediately attack the fish.


- How to: stress and decreased resistance is the cause of pathogen attack and replication on fish. Avoid fish are stressed by other causes such as dirty water, the sudden temperature changes, eating too full ... Quarantine new fish and plants to ensure that you do not bring germs from outside the tank. Do not change temperature dramatically lake. Always put new fish into the tank bag for about 15 minutes to balance the two temperature before stocking. Remember that, along with water quality, it is a very common cause of fish attacked by parasites and pathogens.

- Treatment: increase the water temperature to shorten the growing cycle of the parasite. Salt bath is effective removing parasites. Salt water parasites leave the fish treatment and fell into the lake, so when old fish on the lake, there are no longer parasitic. Chemicals containing copper salt as Coppersafe or Aquarisol also very effective treatment. There are drugs to cure white spots can be found in the LFS but you should remember that the stronger the individual drugs as stress. Malachite green is not recommended for use for catfish as catfish, Fish chạch and the other fish such as tetras. Treatment of 4 waves, each wave lasting 3-4 days, about 50% water changes before each treatment. Continue treatment for two weeks to ensure that all parasites are killed off. Remember, only drug effect on larvae of the parasite or about the first 3 days of their growth cycle.

* Note: in Vietnam, commonly used treatment for white spots is methylene blue. There are many brands in tablets and liquid circulation in the market. Should read carefully the rate of medication instructions before use because the concentration of each type may vary.

3. Sick poodle
- Symptoms:
+ Temporary call this disease is "ruffled brought" So in the carry fish diseases ruffled. Sick fish, the scales ruffled white pus, if provocative will turn blood.
+ It is not clear what pathogen but not the mushrooms.
+ It spread very strong and persistent. I fish the whole year did not see this disease until the a Thai females onset. Since then his personality often affected, especially those big fish. Probably have to replace the culture vessels and cleaning all the old jars to eliminate pathogens.
+ The disease progresses slowly. Been ruffled bring still eat fish but fewer and fewer fish lethargic, floating on the water and eventually die.


- How to prevention:
+ Isolate and observe new fish carefully. Detection and treatment of fish diseases as soon as the higher the ability to heal and quickly (within 1 week).
+ Cleaning aquarium thoroughly sick to avoid spreading germs (sterile washing with soap).

- Treatment:
+ Small drugs RID protozoan (N2D you buy the Thai) at a dose of 2 drops / 2 liters of water (note: this dosage double dose indicated on the label the bottle is 1 drop / 2 liter).
+ Combination drug soaked with tetra Japan (type of tetra dissolve in the water available in the LFS)
+ By continuous treatment for 2 - 3 weeks, then every week should change the water and reduce the dosage to 1 drop / 2 liters.
+ If only his soaked tetra found no effect, raw fish but relapse after stopping the drug soaked. He said N2D hand desirably all the ruffled scales (blood when turned on), the fish will heal. Maybe you should do it this way if only tetra soaked but no RID protozoan.
+ It can leave sequelae online: teo bring (not puff bring). Reproductive cured anchovies are still normal.

4. Velvet fungus (Oodinium mushroom)
- Overview: Oodinium to rod parasite develops through the spore stage. Like the white spot disease, we sheltered beneath the skin of the fish. We began to develop from tiny spots on the fish. Under appropriate conditions, the spores create a class of "velvet" (velvet) yellow-brown skin covered with fish. This disease is highly contagious. Infected fish often jerky pool, she drew herself up objects in the lake and breathe in a rush. It should be noted that even if the individual does not have any spots also does not mean that the disease has been completely destroyed. We can live in the water and the bottom of the tank. You should be treated continuously for a week to ensure that pathogens are destroyed completely (if warm water, cold water if longer). Parasites on the fish are very hard to kill, they only destroyed when they fish and swim in the water. Therefore, the temperature increase is necessary. If cold water to their growing cycle will take place over several weeks.


- The patient: Quarantine new fish and plants to ensure that you do not bring germs from outside the tank. Do not change temperature dramatically lake. Always put new fish into the tank bag for about 15 minutes to balance the two temperature before stocking.

- Treatment: increase the water temperature to the growth cycle of the parasite takes place faster (about 21 to 26 degrees). Bath with salt water parasites leave the fish. Chemicals containing copper salt as Coppersafe or Aquarisol also very effective treatment. There are drugs to treat velvet can be found in the LFS but you should remember that the stronger the individual drugs as stress. Malachite green is not recommended for use for catfish as catfish, Fish chạch and the other fish such as tetra (products used for the them is Clear Ich Aquatronics firm).

5. Bloating disease
- Overview: if said correctly, bloating is a symptom rather than a disease. Bloated fish with bulging abdomen. There are many causes of this condition. Sometimes, the disease is not contagious, but sick fish should be isolated and treated appropriately. Stretch belly full of water and not be able to eliminate. Flake fish stomach blisters look like "results".


- Symptoms:
+ Acute abdomen: Instant belly swell suddenly. Infected fish cause internal bleeding.
+ Chronic bloating: ie slowly stomach. Parasites or tumor development in the belly can cause this condition.
+ Chronic bloating: ie slowly stomach. Mycobacterium tuberculosis fish tuberculosis fish. It spread very strong.
+ Other causes include viral infections, organ damage, kidney failure due to excessive use of drugs or too strong.

- Treatment: This disease is difficult to treat, but if the cause is bacterial and is detected early, can be cured. So we need to find out whether disease caused by bacteria or not, finding the cause of the disease as part of treatment and prevention. When the flakes tend to demonstrate both seriously ill. Soak fish in salt water can help to reduce the liquid in the fish. There are a variety of medications used to treat bloating due to visceral infections. The skin medications do not work in this case.

6. Swelling of the eyes
- Overview: swelling of the eye is not a disease but a symptom caused by many different causes, such as infection (and possibly infected add both mushrooms), environmental (such as dirty water) or wound Trade swelling in the eye because other fish bites. Fish may be swelling of one or both eyes. People to him out of the eye socket and sometimes opaque.



- Treatment: if only one eye is swollen, often cause injuries and eye responds by swelling up and herded liquid. Need to isolate the fish and change the water frequently to eyes have time to recover. Can treat with epsom salts ie MgSO4 hydrated salt (1 want to pay / 20 liters, after 3 days was down to half a tablespoon). If both eyes are swollen, probably infected individuals and should be treated with Maracyn, Penicillin or Tetracycline. Can use antibiotic Neomycin sulphate (250 mg / 4 liter) with a large effect on the gram + and gram-bacteria. You can also use other antibiotics. But if the fish is too heavy, then it is more difficult to treat. Fish can eat food mixed (because antibiotics very difficult to penetrate the fish's body). Only use antibiotics in the treatment tank to avoid affecting the filter in the main lake.

7. Red spot disease (Aeromonas salmonicida)
- Overview: The disease caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida with symptoms including open wound or pimples on the skin. Hard, just nosocomial when in direct contact with the infected skin. Fish should be isolated and treated with antibiotics. Infectious bacteria into the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, especially the vital organs. Blood spread very quickly and cause small blood vessels to burst and spread bacteria into the surrounding cells. If conditions are suitable, will become very severe.

- How to disease prevention: dirty water grow stronger. Check the cause of fish stress, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and intermediate host disease (such as fluke).

- Treatment: can be used medicines for skin diseases such as hydrogen peroxide or formalin / formaldehyde bath for fish. Antibiotics, especially those can be absorbed into the body (tetracycline, erythromycin and nitrofurazone no effective treatment of this disease). Food mixed with antibiotics.

8. Infections
- Overview: there are countless types of bacteria cause disease in fish. Bacteria are always present in the water. Personal attacks bacteria and infection when it is weakened by stress or because of other reasons (such as dirty water, bullied by other fish, the temperature and the environment is not suitable or even injured). Infections usually cause some typical symptoms are as follows: pool sluggish, stop eating, sometimes on the body and fins appear red streaks or even sores ...

- A disease: antibiotics not really destroy bacteria, instead it enhances the immune system to fish itself against disease. Therefore, the best monitor and adjust environmental factors, water quality, nutrition, and other factors. Fish are more susceptible to disease when they are under stress due to the impact of other environmental factors (individual threat, not thic temperatures or sudden changes ...) as well as water.

- Treatment: there are many types of bacteria should also have a variety of medicines related to bacteria. Some drugs have an effect on gram-negative bacteria, while others are effective against gram-positive bacteria. If you do not know your fish infected with bacteria, you should use a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive. Most of the fish pathogenic bacteria are Gram-negative. Common gram-negative bacteria, including Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas salmonicida, Flavobacterium columnare (causes foot-and-mouth disease), Vibrio and Pseudomonas. Other gram-negative bacteria of coliform layer (digestive bacteria) such as E. coli and other bacteria decompose such as Nitrosomonas sp., Nitrobacter sp. and septicemia (caused red spots in fish).

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Classification of several types of tail Betta fish

With Betta play movement developed, the shape of the tail Betta also be interested breeders and create many different types of tail. Here are some of the most basic form of tail can easily help players realize the fastest:
+ Short tail (St. - Tail short):

From ancient times the Betta fish have a short tail
 


+ Veil tail (bottom):
 


Fish tails screen appears after a long time by Betta breeders and it is now part of the large Betta market in a long time.
 
+ Roundtail (tail fan):
 


This type of tail is a prerequisite for this type of tail Delta later. This is an important step of the breeder
 
+ Delta Tail (Tail Triangle):
 


This is a beautiful tail and strange as it appears for several reasons: straight edges and tail is almost triangular, wide angle tail if open and on the 150 level can be called super delta and over again when they reach 180 degrees or more is called Halfmoon or Over Halfmoon.
 
+ Super Delta tail:
 


This is a tail similar to Delta, but with a larger tail and reach a wider opening angle Delta, can be up to 170 degrees or Delta hon.Super also known as "Halfmoon Geno" because it carries the same genes as Halfmoon.
 
+ Halfmoon
 


Only about 4-5 years ago, Halfmoon is a very rare and precious fish line today with the hard bred of Halfmoon breeders have almost all the colors and varieties of fish, and fish consumption standard in all varieties of long fin Betta today. As its name Halfmoon tail shaped half circle reaches 180 degrees or more.
 
+ Doubletail
 


Doubeltail is a dang fish mutations, normal individuals with one tail fin, double fin with 2 caudal peduncle, more dorsal fin of the dual symmetric shape with anal without strains that have such shapes.
 
+ Combtail (tail comb):
 


Tail comb tail rays as to the tail membrane, this is the kind of fish that can be created easily by crossing 1 Crowntail fish and normal fish
 
 + Crowntail
 


This is a strain of the Far East. Selected from the hybrid varieties Betta for a the Betta Combtail carries a prominent dominant characteristic is the first Crowntail. With long tassels to look stand out. Just Crowntail discovered is the last Crowntail one, to this day Crowntail last more than (2, 3, 4 and last 8).
 
+ Rosetail
 


Rose tail is a tail shape is formed by the process of selection of the tail of the breeder, it has a high value in improving the fish split tail weak (divided by 2) but there are a lot of breeders afraid to use the fish tail flower because their stability. This is still 1 tail controversial. However can say this is still a tail with split tail very well and led to the caudal fin of the fish are layered like petals overlap or suppressed the tail membrane.

In addition to the above tail still some type of tail that you encountered in the breed, but they are only the faulty tail from the tail on that.

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Diseases and treatment of your betta fish

The main reason of the diseases of Betta fish is internal pressure. The pressure can be a result of several different things. The most widespread disease is infection. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: "Maracyn 2" by Mardel is suggested. Maracyn-2 is a all-purpose antibiotic tablet which is utilized for popeye, fin and tail rot, gill ailment, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and inner infections. It is essential that the treatment be absorbed within the Betta fish to cure the infection. Regular water changes twice a week, in addition to higher temperatures may also aid the Betta fight off the infection himself. 

Fungal infection

Fungal infections generally happen because of bad water conditions. They become visible as white fluffy growths on the Betta fish's mouth, eyes, and fins and are highly infectious. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: Increase the temperature of the Betta fish tank. Fungal infections are time and again an outcome of cooler water temperatures. Medicines including Malachite green or Methylene blue are also useful. Malachite green is a totally harmless and helpful cure in fresh and salt water on a wide variety of protozoan, crustacean, and other invertebrate parasites of fishes. Adding ordinary table salt (sodium chloride) to the water, one teaspoon per gallon can lend a hand in minimizing the healing time.

Ichthyophthirius multifilius (Ich)

 Ich is a protozoan parasite found on the majority of the freshwater fish. It emerges as small white dots or stains on the Betta fish's fins and body, which may seem to be like white grains of sugar. Eruptions mostly happen when the water temperature drops less than 80 degrees F. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: Raise the water temperature to the mid to higher 80s degree F. Salt baths are very helpful against Ich. Adding common table salt (sodium chloride) to the water can lend a hand in reducing disease. Add one teaspoon per gallon as a pre-emptive measure. Medicines containing Malachite green or Methylene blue, continued at a time gap of 2 days are also helpful. 

Velvet/Oodinium

It is an algae parasite found on several freshwater fish. This ailment emerges as a yellow "velvety" covering on the Betta fish's body. It may also become visible as golden or rust colored. It is habitually found in fish which are anxious due to chilling, shipping, water changes or bad water quality. Symptoms comprises of fast breathing and lethargy. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: Raised temperature and medicines like acriflavine, Methylene Blue or Jungle's "velvet guard" should help cure this parasite. Bowls or tanks should be drained and unsoiled. Dyes must not be used as they have mercury. 

Fin Rot
Fin Rot is a bacterial disease and often happens to weaker Betta fishes. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: Application of antibiotics, anti-microbials, and measures containing these is the perfect cure of this disease. One such anthology is Mardel Maracyn 2. Maracyn-2 is an all-purpose antibiotic tablet used for popeye, fin and tail rot, gill ailment, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and inner infections. Changing the water, increasing the temperature and adding a small amount of salt will often attain excellent results. 

Dropsy
It is caused by an inner, bacterial contagion. It mostly shows itself as stuffed sides and overhanging scales on the Betta fish. Again, the most possible reason is bad water conditions. 

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: The application of Mardel's Tetracycline is suggested. Tetracycline is an all purpose antibiotic for ailing fin and tail rot, popeye, gill ailment and dropsy. It is mainly useful against gram-negative pathogenic organisms. 

Black Spot
It demonstrates small, black scraps on the body of the Betta fish. It is time and again found in fish that are harassed due to shipping.

Betta Fish Care and Treatment: Adding common table salt (sodium chloride) to the water can lend a hand in minimizing the healing time. Adding one teaspoon per gallon is suggested. 

Common Beta Fish Treatments

* Copper Sulfate is helpful as an antiseptic for equipment, tanks and bowls.
* Formalin is helpful against Ich and parasites.
* Malachite Green is generally used to cure protozoan infections.

Betta fish are flexible but do not bear thermal swings splendidly. Bettas are tropical fish and must be placed in tropical temperatures. Betta fish need habitual, twice-weekly water changes in gallon water containers, a combination of foods (not just dry pellets), and your communication to remain healthy.

Most of the ailments or illnesses with tropical freshwater fish can be credited to their surrounding atmosphere.

Nearly always a rapid water change, the adding up of a bit of salt (unionized sea salt is the most excellent, about a level teaspoon per five gallons equivalent) will resolve anything which is ailing them.

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The right betta fish farming

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The right betta fish farming

The right betta fish farming - perhaps many thought that breed Betta fish are hard work and require a high cost in the process, but this time I will be giving out an effective and efficient in terms of time, manner and cost .. please listened may be inspiration for you .. 

First of all the good breeders Please prepare and ready to be mated with a minimum age of 3-4 months special features male was issued a bubble-bubble and the females have a white speck in sex, no less important that breeders select healthy and has a good color because will affect this in the offspring.

Separate parent selected in the container 

Let the process for 42 hours (2 day) on the first day of the male betta fish to make a bubble for the eggs and the second day of marriage and the eggs will be deposited by the male in the bubble. After second day and lift / female betta fish separate from the container and let yearling males with eggs. 

Keep container is in the dark and do not in move-move because eggs fall from the bubble the egg would decay or die. And male fish in the process do not have the news feed. let the process of up to 10 days or 1 week, after which the male parent in the foster puppies and then move to a bigger place carefully to reduce mortality. 

To feed chicks betta fish 1 week aged can with water cabbage (cabbage vegetable immersion results) due to the soaking water contains bacteria cabbage fish / plankton or can be filtered by mosquito larvae. 

Betta fish Puppies are 3 weeks old will begin to see the color. I hope my article this time could be useful for all of my friend. If you want to ask or something is missing in the know please leave questions in the comment box.

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Double tail betta fish

We all have the concept of how a beautiful betta but the purpose of this article is to introduce standards mark of IBC . Remember that with a superficial ideal fish, whether single or dual tail tail, three unpaired fins will make a seamless way without gaps. The width of the dorsal fin in large often double than single fin. Double dorsal fin, ideally, is the symmetric image of the anal fin.

 

Bettas usually double the width of the body (the distance from the back to the stomach) is larger than the single fin. Body thickness is also acceptable as long as it supports for supporting the enormous fins.

The number of caudal fin rays in upper lobe and right lower lobe equivalent and distributed evenly across the center line. Width to length ratio. Lobes on the right lower lobe of equivalent size and symmetry through the center. Two lobes of the tail can be stacked up but must be separated until the base of the tail.

• General shape of both lobes of the tail is ideal semicircle.
• Dual fish tail fin many differences for the application:
• There are two tail lobes instead of one, they are completely separate to the base of the tail.
• Broader base of the tail to lift two lobes of the tail.
• Large dorsal fin, equivalent to the size of the anal fin.
• There is a wide body and short.
• Curvature at the base of the tail vary depending on each individual DT. Observed from above will see this more clearly. 
• The tail is curved too much error in the dual fin, if not too curved, can be ignored.

The final score is based on the greater or lesser degree of fault.

• Error in body
• Too short and fat body (slight fault)
• Convex or peduncle very curved (fault)

Error in the dorsal

• Dorsal fin slightly narrower anal (minor fault)
• Dorsal fin with few rays short at the front, not like anal (minor fault)
• The dorsal fin is too narrow for anal (fault)

Error in the tail

• Tail lobe to but not completely split - split over three-quarters (slight fault)
• Tail lobes somewhat irregular (fault)
• Tail lobes separated from ½ to ¾ (fault)
• Tail lobe irregular in size or shape (fault)
• Tail lobes are small but (fault)
• Caudal lobe about half or less of separation (fault)
• Small and irregular tail lobe (fatal error)

Although the appearance of of halfmoon completely overwhelms double tail fish, but in my opinion, the double fish tail puppy and balance with stacked fins when flaring looks great!

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