athenaisfishy
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jun 18, 2018
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sick betta?
yesterday, when I woke up, I checked on my 5g betta tank and saw there was a small indentation on my betta, Casper’s head. I just shrugged it off and thought maybe he hit his head on something and it would go away. today, he looked the same, I went to the movies for about 3 hours and when I came back, the discoloration and indentation got bigger. It is a dark brownish/gray color and I’m really worried. this past week he has been flaring at nothing, and he has been moving his gills rapidly. if someone more experienced could look at these pictures and tell me what’s wrong with my betta?
I have a 5g heated and filtered tank. It's not cycled because i received this fish as a present for my birthday without prior knowledge of how to take care of him. I did a recent water change yesterday, 75% and added 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt because he has fin rot. the tank has been set up for around a month. I have 2 (adding two more) ghost shrimp in the tank with him as well as a mystery snail. I recently just added a new plant and decor from the pet-store after soaking them in hot water from my sink. I switched to a new water conditioner last week: Seachem Prime because i heard that it gets rid of ammonia for 48 hours. I have always kept my fish's diet balanced with both freeze dried blood worms and pellets (he loves it). as you can tell i took the time to do a lot of research and am trying to do my best to give my betta a long, happy life, so if someone was kind enough to help me with my problem i could do so
edit** also, im new to the forums so if i posted in the wrong place or did something wrong im sorry.
yesterday, when I woke up, I checked on my 5g betta tank and saw there was a small indentation on my betta, Casper’s head. I just shrugged it off and thought maybe he hit his head on something and it would go away. today, he looked the same, I went to the movies for about 3 hours and when I came back, the discoloration and indentation got bigger. It is a dark brownish/gray color and I’m really worried. this past week he has been flaring at nothing, and he has been moving his gills rapidly. if someone more experienced could look at these pictures and tell me what’s wrong with my betta?
I have a 5g heated and filtered tank. It's not cycled because i received this fish as a present for my birthday without prior knowledge of how to take care of him. I did a recent water change yesterday, 75% and added 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt because he has fin rot. the tank has been set up for around a month. I have 2 (adding two more) ghost shrimp in the tank with him as well as a mystery snail. I recently just added a new plant and decor from the pet-store after soaking them in hot water from my sink. I switched to a new water conditioner last week: Seachem Prime because i heard that it gets rid of ammonia for 48 hours. I have always kept my fish's diet balanced with both freeze dried blood worms and pellets (he loves it). as you can tell i took the time to do a lot of research and am trying to do my best to give my betta a long, happy life, so if someone was kind enough to help me with my problem i could do so
edit** also, im new to the forums so if i posted in the wrong place or did something wrong im sorry.