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It has been years since I kept tropical fish, but the symptoms you describe suggest a very bad infection. You should, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, take the Beta to a good pet shop with knowledgable personnel to ask their opinions.

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Q: Your beta is really puffed up at the gills and has trouble staying under the water?
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