Moldy Betta Fish?

There is an illness out there caused by a fungus. It is often referred to as "water mold" but the scientic term is Saprolegnia.

Saprolegnia is a secondary infection. This means that your betta would have had previous injuries or diseases to become infected with the water mold. The reason this is primarily an infection that afflicts your fish after something else is because the organisms feed off of dead tissue.So if your betta fish is injured the spores will latch onto the wound to feed on the damage and dead cells.

Saprolegnia is actually always in your tank feeding off of the waste amongst the gravel. This means if you go too long without changing your betta's water there will be a higher population within your betta fish bowl or aquarium.

To learn how to treat and prevent this infection, click here: Betta Fungus Infection