Health And Wellness

Properly maintained fish can live 3-4 years happily, although in some cases they survive 5-7 years. Research indicates that betta can live happily and stress-free in a large space with several gallons of water.

For healthy betta maintaining water parameters is necessary. A betta prefers a temperature range between 75 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit means silently warmer, if the temperature is lower install the heater. Good water quality and maintenance of the tank lead a healthy life. If you put in a large aquarium change 20% of water every 15 days.

Some are common diseases in red dragon scale betta:

Fin Rot: it is an infection caused by bacteria and its symptom is fin tearing. The symptoms begin with a spot on the edges of the betta fin the consequence is losing the fin. The reasons behind the bacterial infection are poor water quality, low temperature which is below 78, and the build-up of toxic ammonia compounds. It commonly affects fish that have a weak immune system.

Injury and infection: betta is an aggressive fish so they fight with each other so they end up with injury many times Also, when you add decorations that have sharpe edges they may injure Betta. Betta have a weak immune system so they easily catch the infection which is viral or bacterial. Dragging and ripping mostly cause the fugle or fin rot infection in red dragon scale betta.

Velvet: Velvet symptoms are a brown coat that resembles gold dust or rust on fish skin. To find relief they keep rubbing against the surface inside the tank to find relief. The fish might develop lesions on its skin and ulcers, they make the immune system weak which results in loss of appetite, and other diseases. Their diets consist of animal-rich protein.

Ich: the symptoms show a white spot on the body. It is caused by external parasites that irritate the skin. The symptom is itching on the skin, because of itching they scratch the body with an object placed in the tank, hence its name “ich.” The Constant itching and scratches lead to a white spot all over the body. This also causes stress, in extreme conditions death. Ich also caused by poor water quality.