sarahgillian
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).*
* *A male betta. Ive had him for 2 years with no problems. I did a water change and added new gravel last week and he became lethargic and pale. When I came home yesterday he was laying on his side breathing heavily. He then began swimming like a crazy fish and scratching on anything and everything. I examined him again and discovered small white flecks all over him. I believe he has ich.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.*
* *0, 0, 0, 78 F, and im not sure.
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?*
* *2.5 gallons. Its been set up for 4 months. Previously he was in a gallon tank. Im moving on Tuesday and plan to get him a 10 gallon tank with filtration.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.*
* *None.
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?*
* *Just Fred (the betta). He is 4 inches long including his tail.*
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
* *Last night I did a 100% water change and removed all decorations and gravel. Basically I turned it into a quarantine tank. Normally I do 50% water change every other day and a 100% water change once a week.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?*
* *over 2 years
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
* *I added new gravel last week. He previously had those glass marble things but I noticed the color was chipping off. I thought he might eat it so I got him some normal freshwater fish gravel.*
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?*
* *Tetrabetta pellets and SF bay frozen blood worms. I added the blood worms 3 months ago and he loves them.
Other notes:
* *After discovering ich, I ran to petsmart and bought some Kordon Rid-Ich Plus. I have treated him as directed on the bottle. He is doing MUCH better now. He is sitting upright again and swimming around. He survived the night so *fingers crossed* that he'll survive the move. I plan on continuing treatment for 2 weeks to ensure all the ich is gone.*
* *A male betta. Ive had him for 2 years with no problems. I did a water change and added new gravel last week and he became lethargic and pale. When I came home yesterday he was laying on his side breathing heavily. He then began swimming like a crazy fish and scratching on anything and everything. I examined him again and discovered small white flecks all over him. I believe he has ich.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.*
* *0, 0, 0, 78 F, and im not sure.
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?*
* *2.5 gallons. Its been set up for 4 months. Previously he was in a gallon tank. Im moving on Tuesday and plan to get him a 10 gallon tank with filtration.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.*
* *None.
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?*
* *Just Fred (the betta). He is 4 inches long including his tail.*
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
* *Last night I did a 100% water change and removed all decorations and gravel. Basically I turned it into a quarantine tank. Normally I do 50% water change every other day and a 100% water change once a week.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?*
* *over 2 years
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
* *I added new gravel last week. He previously had those glass marble things but I noticed the color was chipping off. I thought he might eat it so I got him some normal freshwater fish gravel.*
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?*
* *Tetrabetta pellets and SF bay frozen blood worms. I added the blood worms 3 months ago and he loves them.
Other notes:
* *After discovering ich, I ran to petsmart and bought some Kordon Rid-Ich Plus. I have treated him as directed on the bottle. He is doing MUCH better now. He is sitting upright again and swimming around. He survived the night so *fingers crossed* that he'll survive the move. I plan on continuing treatment for 2 weeks to ensure all the ich is gone.*
His ich looked better but he developed possibly a swim bladder problem. He would stay at the bottom on his side and couldnt sit up properly. Im thinking an internal parasite caused an infection to his swim bladder. Can anyone confirm if I might be right? 
