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emergency help for my betta
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:22 am
by sandfox
haven't been able to find my betta since last night, it took me like 10 minutes of taking stuff out of his tank to find him and he was just laying in the gravel on his side, not even swimming. I took him out of the tank to see if he'd swim, but he just didn't move. he's still breathing though. what can i do??
update; Biggie didn't make it through the night, but i did notice he had these yellow spots and the scales on his head were all raised, so i'm pretty sure he had some kinda infection.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:49 am
by Giggletons
sandfox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:22 am
haven't been able to find my betta since last night, it took me like 10 minutes of taking stuff out of his tank to find him and he was just laying in the gravel on his side, not even swimming. I took him out of the tank to see if he'd swim, but he just didn't move. he's still breathing though. what can i do??
update; Biggie didn't make it through the night, but i did notice he had these yellow spots and the scales on his head were all raised, so i'm pretty sure he had some kinda infection.
looks like it could be some sort of gill issue or infection, possibly related to water quality. what are your tank parameters, that might be a contributing factor.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:02 pm
by roygun_1
Can't really offer any advice without knowing the full tank setup and parameters, need more info to make any suggestions.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:43 pm
by sandfox
roygun_1 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:02 pm
Can't really offer any advice without knowing the full tank setup and parameters, need more info to make any suggestions.
I just replied to someone else with my tank parameters. I did find Biggie under a decoration he loved to play in, btw.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:06 pm
by happyone
You gotta do a huge water change right now with a good conditioner like Seachem Prime or API Tap Water Conditioner. Biggie's got ammonia poisoning, that's what's going on.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:35 am
by Giggletons
sandfox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:22 am
haven't been able to find my betta since last night, it took me like 10 minutes of taking stuff out of his tank to find him and he was just laying in the gravel on his side, not even swimming. I took him out of the tank to see if he'd swim, but he just didn't move. he's still breathing though. what can i do??
update; Biggie didn't make it through the night, but i did notice he had these yellow spots and the scales on his head were all raised, so i'm pretty sure he had some kinda infection.
Ammonia levels need to be zero, even a tiny bit like 0.1 is still too much. 20 nitrates isn't bad though.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:14 am
by roygun_1
Keep doing big water changes till the ammonia hits 0, it's the best way to get it under control and prevent any more damage.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:35 am
by sandfox
sandfox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:22 am
haven't been able to find my betta since last night, it took me like 10 minutes of taking stuff out of his tank to find him and he was just laying in the gravel on his side, not even swimming. I took him out of the tank to see if he'd swim, but he just didn't move. he's still breathing though. what can i do??
update; Biggie didn't make it through the night, but i did notice he had these yellow spots and the scales on his head were all raised, so i'm pretty sure he had some kinda infection.
I found him under a decoration he loved to play in, and my other fish seem fine. I did a 75% water change 2 days ago, and I've been trying to get the ammonia down.
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:05 pm
by sandfox
Giggletons wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:49 am
sandfox wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:22 am
haven't been able to find my betta since last night, it took me like 10 minutes of taking stuff out of his tank to find him and he was just laying in the gravel on his side, not even swimming. I took him out of the tank to see if he'd swim, but he just didn't move. he's still breathing though. what can i do??
update; Biggie didn't make it through the night, but i did notice he had these yellow spots and the scales on his head were all raised, so i'm pretty sure he had some kinda infection.
looks like it could be some sort of gill issue or infection, possibly related to water quality. what are your tank parameters, that might be a contributing factor.
I've been using betta conditioner
Re: emergency help for my betta
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:56 am
by Giggletons
happyone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:06 pm
You gotta do a huge water change right now with a good conditioner like Seachem Prime or API Tap Water Conditioner. Biggie's got ammonia poisoning, that's what's going on.
You should be using a proper water conditioner like Seachem Prime or API Tap Water Conditioner, those are the good ones.