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Betta Ich (Please answer right away)

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Question
Hi Lynda,
I have to make a new one because the old one is out of Flowing Question. My male betta still is happy and all of his color is still there. I check him with a flashlight and i didn't see any more browinsh dot on his body except the browish dot on his swiming fin. and on the other fin have on light white dot. This is really wierd. I raise his to 82 now i started to put 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt in his water.
Thank You

Answer
Hi Henry,
Since your betta is eating, and acting normal, for the moment I would not worry too much about it.  If he starts darting around the tank, or rubbing against things in the tank, then this would not be normal.  It could be just a pimple, or a birthmark, much like we have.  If he looks happy, let him be, and do water changes every 5 days.  This may just go away on it's own.  Write me if there are other changes in his behavior.
Lynda