Sick Betta
Betta 10 years ago 141,783 views
Just helping out a friend. She takes really good care of her fish but then this betta got sick and would not eat so I offered to help out. She does not neglect her fish he just happened to get sick for some reason we are not sure of yet. There will be an update on this guy, he already seems to be doing better! Treatment video coming out soon! if this works Symptoms: Lethargic Lays on Bottom Not eating Pale in color Having hard time going up for air Attempted Treatment: Aquarium Salt (1 large teaspoon per gallon) Water Conditioner (a little extra the dose) Extremely low water level (1.5 inches so he can breath easier) Soft food with garlic (garlic helps with immune system) Other: the plant is in there so he can have something to look at and entertain himself
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I NEED HELP PLEASE.............
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-Old age
-Shitty water condition
-Overfed (seems like he is floating and falling to his side)
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Edit:IF YOU LOVE FISH YOU WOULD GET HIM A HUGE TANK AND MORE WATER OR JUST PUT HIM OUT OF HIS MISERY!!!
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I'm not sure if my one will die I've had him for +4 years so he's pretty old, but the past 2 days he sits at the bottom of his tank, he can swim normally and will go to his food normally too, but his belly seems to be fading in colour and his fins look like they are stuck together in some segments ;(
He's breathing but he's not swimming around. I was considering feeding him peas and an epsom salt bath?
I bought the fish online, which cost me around £30. The heat pack that came with him was freezing cold and it only became warm when I scrunched it up in my hand. It was supposed to be a 40 hour heat pack
After i bought it i noticed my fish just sat down at the bottom of the new tank looking sad. (I live in Asia hot region so temperature is not the issue). But within few minutes i bought Aquasafe, changed the tank water and mix the solution in it. Within a few minutes, my fish started swimming happily lol.. So i figured, my water conditioned were poor, thank god i acted quickly.
i have been gone for a week of vacation and my mom has been feeding the fish everyday I told her to do three pellets each day but I don't know if she has done three or not cuz she doesn't remember exactly how much she put in it
I don't have a clue what is going on some people say that you need to give it a pea but I don't know if that is the case
be negative in a small aquarium. also if you have an all open glass aquarium may be problem as they get stressed from reflection that may happen. Most times figuring out the issue with betta starts from where you bought it and the age it already is. 4 years is a hard issue. Mind you this is only my opinion. when I see my betta wasted some food I watch that and change his water acording. 2 times a day I feed and give 4 Pellets sometimes 5 every so often I will give treats like dried worms.... I have light off longer than having on. and I don't allow reflections to stress it. I block off back of tank bowl.... I use a thermometer when I change water to make sure I'm in range of what it can handle. and ad water Conditioner in the water before I put in in tank. I've also learned that a tall tank is not to good they have to work extra hard to surface for air. like I said this is how I myself have taken care of my bettas for maximum happy life. only my own experience. hope it helped. But sometimes depending on everything you may not be able to do anything to help it.
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Any better I tried giving him some parts of a pea but he won't eat. I gave him a leaf hammock and he's laying on that he doesn't waste his Energy and he won't move from is leaf what do I do
Check out Swim Bladder Disease
Apparently, it cannot be cured :(
i have a betta fish i've had for i think a year now, he's a dragon scale and he doesn't eat/eats very slowly. he's not picky, i've tried everything (brine shrimp freeze dried, blood worms, pellets, flakes, sinkers, EVERYTHING) he also mopes around and sometimes he spazzes out and swims rapidly and darts around, then goes back down to floating around and staying on the bottom. he doesn't have swim bladder, and theres no visible lumps on him or abnormalities rather than his behavior.
I was half a sleep browsing youtube videos and so I kinda tuned in and out throughout the video lol. thanks
he is sitting in a seperate tank now kind of like yours with a little low water but enough for him to swim.
he swims around a little and eats but most of the time he sits kind of sideways at the bottom of the tank.
he also looks like he has trouble swimming.
ive heard about this garlic treatment and im willing to try it, but how would i prepare the garlic and give it to him?
My betta fish has stopped eating. He use to have very vibrant colours, but yesterday, noticed that he was pale in some parts of his body. I made a water change and tried feeding him, but no success. He is also not swimming properly and seems very uncomfortable and sometimes shakes. What should I do?
i cant help.
I would do water changes once a week and always remember to make sure the water temp is the same when transferring a fish from one place to another. Do you have water conditioner? He only needs 3 or 4 pellets a day for food.
Feel free to ask more questions and I will help the best I can.
thank you for your info
Yesterday I cleaned my male bettas tank and now he is not really eating or moving! He is currently in a 1 gallon tank and when he is better he will be in a much larger tank. What should I do???!!
PS: Really well done on your channel, i think its lovely that you care about these beautiful fish
And for those people Shame on them! They don't deserve a fish or any living pets
You get a fish you feed it and clean his water how hard is that???