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I wanted to give an update. Our betta is doing much better. He is swimming around and eating like before. If I had to guess, he recovered from his swim bladder issue. Thank you for the advice given here. You have given Billy the Betta a second chance at life!

I was able to capture this video of the betta swimming and how it "jolts" when it bumps into stuff. Strange behavior I had not witnessed until this whole illness began. Last night it was hanging out on the top of the tank, resting behind the heater. It ate some flakes but only if they...

Here's an update: I have managed to get the pH down to around 7.4. Latest ammonia test shows almost no presence of ammonia. But the betta is still laying on the bottom of the tank a lot. Sometimes on his side; sometimes on his belly. He shows no interest in eating unless a pellet falls right in...

I used the test kit. Here are the results: pH - 8.4 Amonia - 0.25 to 0.50 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 I am going to order some pH Down to help with that. Fish is still being pretty lethargic today. I've seen him swim at least once. One thing I notice is when he touches something in the tank like...

I used a test strip in the tank. Ammonia and nitrates were in "acceptable" range. The water is very hard. The fish may have been overfed last week. We have been giving a small pinch of flakes twice a day. I usually do a 50% water change every week. The tank is 2.5 gallons. We got the fish...

Our little Betta fish has been laying at the bottom of the tank for a couple days. It will move spots from time to time, but is not swimming around like before. I don’t see any signs of sickness on its fins We are into day 2 of fasting it. The tank had a filter system and a heater that keeps the...