brittany_b415
Aquarium Advice Regular
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Hello all,
I bought a fish that was near death from a pet store that was selling out sometime last January. He's in a 5 gallon heated, filtered tank. I feed him a pellet formula for bettas and frozen bloodworms. About 6 months ago he started looking like he was bulging near his tail region, I didn't think much of it at the time. A month after that it got worse so I treated him with API General cure with no avail. A month after that I treated him with tetra fungus guard (secondary treats swim bladder).. with no luck. My friend gave me another broad spectrum antibiotic and that didn't work either. September I moved away for school and my step brother has been feeding him and doing water changes. He eats his pellets and bloodworms no problem. My problem is on both sides he seems swollen. He can't sink, he floats to the top and can't get around. He just lays on his side. I don't know how to get the swollen down. I honestly thought he would be dead by now. I'm home for 17 days on Christmas break and wondering what I can do? Anyone have any luck with epsom salt dips ? Or any other alternatives? Also wondering how I can get him to eat the peas I offer ? Any help would be great! Thanks.
I bought a fish that was near death from a pet store that was selling out sometime last January. He's in a 5 gallon heated, filtered tank. I feed him a pellet formula for bettas and frozen bloodworms. About 6 months ago he started looking like he was bulging near his tail region, I didn't think much of it at the time. A month after that it got worse so I treated him with API General cure with no avail. A month after that I treated him with tetra fungus guard (secondary treats swim bladder).. with no luck. My friend gave me another broad spectrum antibiotic and that didn't work either. September I moved away for school and my step brother has been feeding him and doing water changes. He eats his pellets and bloodworms no problem. My problem is on both sides he seems swollen. He can't sink, he floats to the top and can't get around. He just lays on his side. I don't know how to get the swollen down. I honestly thought he would be dead by now. I'm home for 17 days on Christmas break and wondering what I can do? Anyone have any luck with epsom salt dips ? Or any other alternatives? Also wondering how I can get him to eat the peas I offer ? Any help would be great! Thanks.