TheMightyOscen
Aquarium Advice Regular
Could this be the dreaded dropsy? Or just constipation? This particular tank has been up and running without fish in for a month. I tested the water today and it said that the pH was 7.0 and that the nitrite was 0.1mg/l. Concerned whether I should wait to get my betta today or not I went to my local fish store and told them my readings and they assured me a single betta would be fine - so I bought him and took him home.
He has been in the filtered and heated tank for around 9.5 hours now and I noticed the slight swelling just now. I have another well established tank that has been running for around two years but it's cold water with goldfish in...so I'm not sure if I could put him in there in a fry net due to the temperature being between 17-19 degrees. The only other tank I have has been running for about a week and I doubt the water quality would be good enough to put him in there.
Any suggestions? I can't see any scales sticking out and he has been very active since he was put in. I just don't know how my local fish store was feeding him which is why I'm not sure if he's just constipated. My big established tank did come with a heater so I can actually heat it, but again I'm not sure if goldfish would be able to tolerate the temperature close enough to what this guy would need.
Thanks for your time .