There is some white "discharge" looking gunk on my betta fish. I've looked but no disease seems to match it!

Question

i've been researching for the disease's name but all the descriptions dont match up to what my betta has. He has this gunk on his fins and ive added aquarium salt to try to treat it. does anyone know what it is?

Answer 1

ich maybe

Answer 2

Could it be a fungus?

Answer 3

This could be Ich.  Very deadly!  See article and link below.  I lost several fish to this when I first started over 7 years ago and it is very contagious.

A number of commercial preparations are available from pet stores which contain one or several of these agents. Temperature manipulation is also an effective way to control "Ich" in home aquariums. This technique is often not practical for commercial fish farms, but is advantageous for the hobbyist because expensive products do not have to be purchased and it is safer for some of the delicate species which are popular in community tanks. Water temperature can be gradually raised to 90°F, maintained there for 24 hours, and then gradually dropped to 70°F for 48 hours. The infective juveniles (tomites) will be killed while the water temperature is at 90°. When the temperature is dropped the adult organisms will fall off the fish and begin to reproduce. As the young begin to emerge 48 hours later, the temperature is again raised to 90°F, causing them to die. Repeating this process continuously (24 hours at 90° F followed by 48 hours at 70° F) for two weeks should control the disease. Cleaning the tank every second day will help remove cysts before they rupture and therefore help to prevent completion of the life cycle. If you decide to use temperature to control "Ich" in your home aquarium be sure that the type of fish in your tank can tolerate the temperature extremes involved.  

Answer 4

Doesn't sound like ich, ich would look like white specs on the fish.  A white "discharge" sounds more like either fungus or the fish producing excess slime.  

MFK

Answer 5

I don't know the exact name but I know it's a virus.  My friend's fish had it and unfortunately it died.  I'd keep searching for it's name then you can find what helps.  I hope your fish is OK.