Hi there,
Currently have a betta fish who I've always suspected is on the old side. I rescued him from Pets at Home where his tail was all ragged and he'd looked to have been suffering from fin rot.
Anyway, I've had him for 6 months and he really blossomed into a beautiful little fish. Over the past week or so he's barely moved. In fact, he's only moved from my live plant that's in the tank to the side of his decoration or inside that same decoration. Then I came home from work yesterday and his tail was just lying in the middle of the tank. He's also lost a significant amount of his colour.
I've added fin rot treatment and a moderate amount of salt and done regular 25-50% water changes but nothing seems to have changed. If it weren't for the tail issue I'd have assumed it's because of his age but alas something just isn't right.
Zero sign of ammonia and my parameters are:
0 Nitrites
0 Nitrates
0 Hardness
5 Carbonate Hardness
7.0 PH
0.0 Chlorine
6 Carbon Dioxide
Which judging by the strips (Api) are all in the green range.
I've also checked the temperature and it's 24 degrees Celsius.
I've added a pic of him in happier times and what he's like now.
Any help would be massively appreciated.
Currently have a betta fish who I've always suspected is on the old side. I rescued him from Pets at Home where his tail was all ragged and he'd looked to have been suffering from fin rot.
Anyway, I've had him for 6 months and he really blossomed into a beautiful little fish. Over the past week or so he's barely moved. In fact, he's only moved from my live plant that's in the tank to the side of his decoration or inside that same decoration. Then I came home from work yesterday and his tail was just lying in the middle of the tank. He's also lost a significant amount of his colour.
I've added fin rot treatment and a moderate amount of salt and done regular 25-50% water changes but nothing seems to have changed. If it weren't for the tail issue I'd have assumed it's because of his age but alas something just isn't right.
Zero sign of ammonia and my parameters are:
0 Nitrites
0 Nitrates
0 Hardness
5 Carbonate Hardness
7.0 PH
0.0 Chlorine
6 Carbon Dioxide
Which judging by the strips (Api) are all in the green range.
I've also checked the temperature and it's 24 degrees Celsius.
I've added a pic of him in happier times and what he's like now.
Any help would be massively appreciated.