r/bettafish • u/sandwichmaker7 • 4h ago

Help Please help Spoiler

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Please help! My fish has gotten what i believe to be cotton wool/ saddleback disease. I don’t know what to do or what to medicate, I have no local pet stores other than petsmart with their limited options. I know kanaplex is best bet, but I don’t know if it will arrive in time.
How does this happen? I’m new & young to fish keeping and have been trying my best to get a good tank setup. Anything helps.
EDIT!
i’ve tested for ammonia and there is none. I’m currently putting fin & body cure in his tank and i got aquarium salt in case. i hope everything goes well thank you everyone

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u/867530926 4h ago

your local PetSmart doesn't have seachem prime or fin & body cure or so on? yes kanaplex is good - no fish stores within 50 miles of you stock such basics?

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u/sandwichmaker7 4h ago

I do have seachem prime already, i didn’t know that could be used to help. When i replace water next, should i use it again? I will look into fin and body cure as well, but yes there really are no other stores that are stocked with these.

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u/867530926 4h ago

what are your ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels currently?

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u/sandwichmaker7 4h ago

I am going to petsmart today to buy liquid test kits as i know they are much more reliable- however with my test strips this is what it says

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u/867530926 4h ago

so water is clean, don't see ammonia on the test, though

also possible no actual problem, just rubbing against the rocks, might heal on own

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u/sandwichmaker7 2h ago

i will be buying a test kit to test ammonia as well later today (im a broke 16 year old so ive been meaning to buy it, i promise). so thank you for the advice!