indrani987
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have had a betta for about a year and a half in a 5 gallon filtered tank. He has always been very healthy and active. A few weeks a go, he had little white things on his body, which I guessed was ick, so I treated it with "super ick cure" with nitrofurazone. The ick quickly cleared up. But then my bettas belly started getting bloated. I don't overfeed or use live or frozen foods, and keep a clean tank, so I'm not sure what went wrong. Then I treated with "fungus clear", because that's all the petstore had for treating dropsy....that didn't work, so I ordered maracyn I and II online, that didn't help either. The fish is now still pretty active, but for shorter periods now, resting a lot in between due to his huge belly. The belly is stretched so thin you can see light passing through it - like a big bubble. Poor fishy:-( I had tried feeding him peas at the beginning in case it was constipation, but that wasn't it. I have tried a little epsom salt to help with the bloating, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
Is it worth doing anything else? I understand all fish age and die - and if his kidneys were failing cuz of old age, then that's that. But the thing is he is so active after his little rests.
hmm...any thoughts? I am wondering if it was the ick treatment that hurt his kidneys and made him swell up?
Is it worth doing anything else? I understand all fish age and die - and if his kidneys were failing cuz of old age, then that's that. But the thing is he is so active after his little rests.
hmm...any thoughts? I am wondering if it was the ick treatment that hurt his kidneys and made him swell up?