Used_Car_Guy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- May 17, 2020
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Clamped fins, clearly looks very ill
A bit of a bloat and a greyish mark on his body and gills. Fin rot as well.
His tail is turning red in some areas, no clue why.
This was a few days ago, his right pectoral fin is turning red.
My betta has been showing signs of severe illness for the past few days. He lives in a 7 gal, filtered and heated tank alone. It started with his pectoral fins turning red and now they look completely burned. I do 50-75% water change daily so I am not sure what is causing this. Today, I woke up to him barely moving and only doing ocassional dashes and he lays inside his cave for most of the day. He also shows a bit of a bloat. I changed from betta flakes to pellets. I feel like the food is dropping to the bottom and accumulating.
Whenever I pour water in, a ton of debris starts to float around. It looks like poop and food but I gravel vac every single time. It just won't stop and it looks horrible. Besides, his water params look fine.
I tested his water for the first time: Ammonia - 0 ppm, Nitrite - 0 ppm, Nitrate - 0 ppm. Maybe I tested wrong but I tried to follow the steps accurately. I do his water changes using Prime and add a dose of stability once done.
I added API aquarium salt today to help him recover his fins and any other sore on his body. I am going to fast him for 3 days to reduce the bloat.
I don't know what else to do, I am considering euthanizing the little guy, he seems to be in severe pain.
Please help
A bit of a bloat and a greyish mark on his body and gills. Fin rot as well.
His tail is turning red in some areas, no clue why.
This was a few days ago, his right pectoral fin is turning red.
My betta has been showing signs of severe illness for the past few days. He lives in a 7 gal, filtered and heated tank alone. It started with his pectoral fins turning red and now they look completely burned. I do 50-75% water change daily so I am not sure what is causing this. Today, I woke up to him barely moving and only doing ocassional dashes and he lays inside his cave for most of the day. He also shows a bit of a bloat. I changed from betta flakes to pellets. I feel like the food is dropping to the bottom and accumulating.
Whenever I pour water in, a ton of debris starts to float around. It looks like poop and food but I gravel vac every single time. It just won't stop and it looks horrible. Besides, his water params look fine.
I tested his water for the first time: Ammonia - 0 ppm, Nitrite - 0 ppm, Nitrate - 0 ppm. Maybe I tested wrong but I tried to follow the steps accurately. I do his water changes using Prime and add a dose of stability once done.
I added API aquarium salt today to help him recover his fins and any other sore on his body. I am going to fast him for 3 days to reduce the bloat.
I don't know what else to do, I am considering euthanizing the little guy, he seems to be in severe pain.
Please help