Sick Betta :(
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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mysifier
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Re: Sick Betta :(
They seem to be disintegrating, it seemed to happen very quickly, I've never seen this before. He still eats pretty well, but the rest ofthe time he just plays possum at the top of the tank, ocasionally he will jam himself under or behind the filter. I'm totally stumped
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pinkfloydpuffer
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Re: Sick Betta :(
Well, that seems like fin rot... there's definitely something bad going on with him. You could try Tri-Sulfa to help with bacterial infection, which is likely what's causing the fin rot...
What's the temp in your tank? If it's not at 80F, I'd move it up to that temp.
What's the temp in your tank? If it's not at 80F, I'd move it up to that temp.
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bazil323
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Re: Sick Betta :(
Yeah, not a lot of people know about the side effect of Melafix and Pimafix on anabantoids like bettas. The oil in the Melafix and Pimafix gets into their labyrinth organ and prevents them from being able to properly breathe. Otherwise, it's a great product. I use it for all my other tanks with awesome success. Just don't use it on tanks with anabantoids (bettas, gouramis, etc).
I also recommend feeding peas. I take a frozen pea, thaw slightly, squeeze it to remove the shell, and then mush it up a bit. This one pea will be good for a couple feedings. And the salt thing is worth a shot too. Bump up water changes for a few days to a couple weeks to see if that helps too.
I also recommend feeding peas. I take a frozen pea, thaw slightly, squeeze it to remove the shell, and then mush it up a bit. This one pea will be good for a couple feedings. And the salt thing is worth a shot too. Bump up water changes for a few days to a couple weeks to see if that helps too.