Betta has popeye please help!

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Magma4life

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So I read online that you should use ampicillin to treat popeye, but I couldn't find it anymore, not online or in the stores. I also read that melafix and bettafix are not good for bettas. I wasn't sure what it was, so it's been several weeks since I first noticed the first eye, and now both eyes are bulging out severely, and Magma's brilliant red color is darker, and he's always hiding behind his filter and heater. He's in a 6.5 gallon tank, and the temp. is 78 degrees. He's a veiltail. I have put in some aq salt today, but I don't know what else to do. I'm worried Magma will lose an eye! Please help!
 
Hi I'm not sure about the med your wanting to use but at the moment I would keep your bettas water really clean it will help with the popeye, hopefully someone will chime in to help you.
 
Thanks for your advice. I'm going to start changing the water every three days, and see if that helps.
 
Also I've noticed a slight bulge in his tummy area don't know if that's serious or not, but just thought I'd mention it.
 
The photos aren't very good, because as soon as I started taking photos, Magma started zooming around his tank to avoid me. His left eye is the worst, but u can't tell in the pics. Sorry:(
 

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Here's a better pic of his tummy.
 

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Dose your tank with Seachem Kanaplex. Remove any carbon in your filtration system before adding it.
 
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