Ive got a Betta who seems to be getting worse and worse. He was in a 1 gal Oct- Mar, and fared very well without a filter or heater. We then upgraded in Mar to a 3 gal with heater and filter, and he just seems to be getting worse and worse. He developed popeye after about 6 weeks in the new tank. We treated it with Maracyn and it got better, but it came back within a month. Now he's got a cotton-like growth throughout his beautiful fins, and we don't know what we're doing wrong. We were doing 80% changes because of what I read on this site, but now we're doing 100% changes every 3 weeks.
I got one of those submersible ph indicators, but I think it's just gone kaput in a couple of weeks: the color went from orange to white in a couple of weeks from the time we bought it.
Sorry for the long ramble, I'm just trying to give as much info as I can. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light. This is our first fish - he blows bubble nests all the time and we love him!
I got one of those submersible ph indicators, but I think it's just gone kaput in a couple of weeks: the color went from orange to white in a couple of weeks from the time we bought it.
Sorry for the long ramble, I'm just trying to give as much info as I can. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light. This is our first fish - he blows bubble nests all the time and we love him!