My betta has a white dot on its head. Is it a disease or infection?

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I asked about this the other day, but my beta has had a single, raised white dot on her head for about a week. I bought a parasite treatment, as I thought it was Ich, but now I just want to make sure as I've seen no change. Occasionally she swims with her tail arching downward, but otherwise is eating and behaving normally. I just did a water change today, and her tank is kept from 76-82 degrees. I also add aquarium salt and water conditioner. Is there anything else I should be doing? Pet's info: Fish | Unknown - Fish | Female

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Maintain pristine water quality and temperature. Add no ore than 1 teaspoon of plain aquarium salt (NOT table or Epsom salt) per gallon of water and treat for no more than 14 days at a time. It doesn't look like ich, but it could be a local bacterial or fungal infection. You can treat concurrently with salt and a commercial broad spectrum medication, such as LifeGuard All In One by Tetra. Find it in the Aquarium section of the local Petco.

My betta has a white dot on its head. Is it a disease or infection?

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