Marcia
Member
Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice, please. A week ago i’ve noticed that my Betta’s fins have become ragged. He was also spending most of the time in the bottom of the tank, not swimming much. I’ve given him a blue methylene bath for 15 min then put him back in his tank, did a 25% water change, added 1 large cattapa almond leaf and a pinch of Dennerle Bee Salt (I’ve got few shrimps in the same tank). Next morning he was at the bottom again but breathing heavily so I put him in a net and propped it near the surface to help him breathe and he did. I’ve stopped feeding him for two days. He’s perked up and was able to float again to surface on his own. I’ve lowered the water to less than half tank to help him going to surface. I’ve started feeding him mashed peas and he greatly accepted it. But he’s still lethargic and more often than not we see him curved and pointed downwards. He seems a bit swollen at the end of his body but no pinecone scales. He can still swim fast and go to the direction he wants to. I’ve bought Kings Swim Bladder Control but I haven’t give it to him yet as I’m not sure it’s a swim bladder issue or not.
Could anyone please advice what else I could do to help him? He seems hungry (third day not feeding him pellets) and looking for baby shrimps under the log and caves. I've got frozen bloodworm and Tetra FreshDelica Daphnia but I'm not sure if I should feed those to him at the moment? Previously I was feeding him Hikari Betta Gold pellets and realised I was giving him far too many (10 a day)!
Thank you in advance.
Tank is Fluval 34L
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-5
pH 6.5-7
dGH 2.1
Temp 28ºC
Weekly 25-50% water change with Seachem Prime
Name is Nugget
Could anyone please advice what else I could do to help him? He seems hungry (third day not feeding him pellets) and looking for baby shrimps under the log and caves. I've got frozen bloodworm and Tetra FreshDelica Daphnia but I'm not sure if I should feed those to him at the moment? Previously I was feeding him Hikari Betta Gold pellets and realised I was giving him far too many (10 a day)!
Thank you in advance.
Tank is Fluval 34L
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0-5
pH 6.5-7
dGH 2.1
Temp 28ºC
Weekly 25-50% water change with Seachem Prime
Name is Nugget