hello, I have a 3 year old betta male whom I love dearly who is on his 6-7th day of suffering from swim bladder disorder (a symptom of some other ailment, possibly overfeeding and another issue like parasites, in my estimation).
I would love to hear the stories of any fish, particularly betta fish, who have recovered from this symptom and the details of your treatment methods.
This particular fish, Marshall, has survived two bouts of pop-eye many months apart, both treated semi successfully, although he is 75% blind-- barely sees but was trained to use a feeding ring before his eyesight loss. I am hoping he will survive but have not read any success stories in my research here.
I am currently treating the little guy with Tetra "Parasite Guard" {Praziquantel} in an 8-gallon hospital tank with a whisper 10i filter, heater, and a piece of driftwood covered in plants for him to rest on/under.. He floats up to the top, but when I disturbed him today with a water change he escaped from his perch between the wall of the tub and a suctioncup on the filter(very neat bc it kept him from floating sideways) and dashed under the wood.
I was on vacation when this happened so I assumed he was overfed on frozen bloodworms by a roommate. I also lost a pea puffer so who knows what happened while I was gone, sadly I can only treat him and hope for the best.
Hope appreciated!
I would love to hear the stories of any fish, particularly betta fish, who have recovered from this symptom and the details of your treatment methods.
This particular fish, Marshall, has survived two bouts of pop-eye many months apart, both treated semi successfully, although he is 75% blind-- barely sees but was trained to use a feeding ring before his eyesight loss. I am hoping he will survive but have not read any success stories in my research here.
I am currently treating the little guy with Tetra "Parasite Guard" {Praziquantel} in an 8-gallon hospital tank with a whisper 10i filter, heater, and a piece of driftwood covered in plants for him to rest on/under.. He floats up to the top, but when I disturbed him today with a water change he escaped from his perch between the wall of the tub and a suctioncup on the filter(very neat bc it kept him from floating sideways) and dashed under the wood.
I was on vacation when this happened so I assumed he was overfed on frozen bloodworms by a roommate. I also lost a pea puffer so who knows what happened while I was gone, sadly I can only treat him and hope for the best.
Hope appreciated!