harpreno
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi,
I have a very unhappy betta with some white around his mouth. I tried Mela/Pimafix, but he still was lethargic and hanging around the filter. The LFS suggested erethromycin, which I have been giving for a week. No more hanging around the filter, but he spends his time sleeping on the bottom under a live plant.
He can swim ok, and does occasionally, but he is not a happy fish. I will do another round of antibiotic, as suggested, but is there more I could do? And how do I know if he is suffering, and if euthanasia is indicated? Thanks for any help!
10-gallon heated and filtered tank, 0 ammonia and nitrites, <5 nitrates, 50% PWC each week. I've had my fish for over a year.
I have a very unhappy betta with some white around his mouth. I tried Mela/Pimafix, but he still was lethargic and hanging around the filter. The LFS suggested erethromycin, which I have been giving for a week. No more hanging around the filter, but he spends his time sleeping on the bottom under a live plant.
He can swim ok, and does occasionally, but he is not a happy fish. I will do another round of antibiotic, as suggested, but is there more I could do? And how do I know if he is suffering, and if euthanasia is indicated? Thanks for any help!
10-gallon heated and filtered tank, 0 ammonia and nitrites, <5 nitrates, 50% PWC each week. I've had my fish for over a year.