My red male crown tail has a strange white spot forming under his top fin on his Right side. It looks like he's missing a few small scals there as well. Its strange it just started forming. He is not with any other fish. It does not look like funges at all.

you can kinda see it in this pic

I could be a number of things. did you say he is missing scales there too?

ya it looks like there some scals missing. not many just a few. But some times i'll see like this small white thing sticking out than when i come back latter its gone. :\ I'll try to get a better pic.

Thanks I was gonna say I see two spots. one over his fin and one by his tail . one might be a spot of water on the camera lens

there is only one spot, i see what your seeing its on the tank or something. I circle the spot thats on the fish


Here is 2 more pics, i can't get a good pic with this cam its so blury ..... I also noticed its like a tiny bit on the left side of the fin as well but not much.





oh in that last pic thats not a white spot on his head thats just the light.

does look like he is loosing his scales. could be from parasites or he could have injured himself. Does he have something in his tank like an ornament or plastic plant he could have damaged it on?

he has a heater on the back of the tank. thats it. i dont even know why its in there i need to take it out. i dont know if he hurt him self on it or not.... i was treating it as fungis i have stuff for that. i guess i need to try something else now.

I figure he injured himself. Only a heater? Is he in a tank or bowl?

I would advise a complete water change and keep his water pristine.Then add melafix ( or bettafix)( which is excellent for repairing fins and body damage) and add aquarium salt and heat if you can. If he is suffering scale damage from injury the melafix is great for that but it will take time for his scales to grow back in.

Yeah, I agree. Sounds and looks like he injured himself.

k well the heater is out of the tank, im not sure what to put into the water to heal it up. it looks like it spreding a little more on him and last night there were 2 very small white things haning out of the spot... there gone now i have no clue what that was it did not look like worms really...


oh its a tank, its a 10 gallon tank. I had a heater cause it was very cold here a few months ago i just never took it out.

Is it filtered? Use stress coat and Aquarium salt if you can't identify what it is. If it looks like an injury add Melafix.

no its not filtered, i clean it out at least once a week. I do put stress coat in the tank. I do have aquarium salt how much should i put in?

and right now i have no Melafix and the shops around here have none... even the nnnn here dont got none... i asked when they are going to get more in, they dont know.... I Hope soon.

You need a filter. With one betta a whisper 10 will be sufficent. Add accodingly to the back of the salt container. Wallyworld carries Melafix if you have one around you.

i been over there to wallyworld here they dont really have a fish part in there store.... there is one but its not to much, they have fish tanks and tubes, and some rocks, and foods but not much on meds. I will be able to go tomorrow to wallyworld i cant get there today, but i'll look and see if they have any.

k, i'll get a filter for the tank.. I might have one around here some where in a box.

Yea you don't need to awful much of one for a 10g but it might help instead of letting him live in stagnat water. Good luck on your fish!!

k i found a filter for the tank its not a big one its small it working good to. Not sure of what type it is. I'll keep that running for now own in the tank. He's seems to eat and swim good nothing is changing with him... its just that area on top of him. it kinda turned a little green i think.. unless my eyes are playing tricks on me.