Help! Betta fish sick!

[King Fisher]

Sorry man. For your next guy get a QT tank and put your new fish in with some medicine. Copper and Rid Ich if you are thinking your LFS is selling diseased fish. The way a lot of places keep bettas I'm surprised more aren't sick.

 

[Angellove78]

Aww, I'm so sorry to hear that. He didn't look that bad.

 

[Jacobwt]

I didn't think he looked too bad either but his scales had started pineconing more :/ they looked closed up this morning, that could just be because he's dead >.< such a nice fish. Lesson learned! Getting a QT for all my new fish

 

[V227]

Sorry Jacob. To kill that fast, most likely a bacterial illness. Might think about treating your tank with Melafix before adding a new Betta. The owner of one of my LFS uses it as a preventative, when he acclimates new fish. I'm not a big fan of Melafix as a med, it's more of a disinfectant. Looking forward to seeing your new Betta.

 

[Jacobwt]

I will be fully cleaning my tank and equipment, I'll clean my second betta tank aswell just in case anything crossed over in the plants. Thanks to everyone for your help, look forward to crying HELP! In the future hopefully not!

 

[Jacobwt]

Thank you, I keep shrimp as well so anything with copper in I'm avoiding.

 

[Jacobwt]

Yeah he's done for , he did have a damaged gill if that could have caused anything I think the tendon was broken while flaring. Thank you all for your help and support!

 

[Jacobwt]

Close if possible.

 

[Jacobwt]

This was surely velvet? His scales are pineconing as well, did he have dropsy and velvet? :/ I couldn't see anything on him the night before which is he weirdness thing