An t-iasg
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Hi everyone,
My one betta is rather prone to constipation. I try to vary their diet, and I'm going to get some freeze-dried bloodworms soon.
This betta will have some poop hanging off him, but it will fall off in a few hours, or the next day. But last night, he had a big string hanging from him. This morning, the string has turned fuzzy white, and there looks like a very big chunk next to his belly. His belly is also very swollen. He has never looked like this before. I gave him a mashed pea around noon. It still didn't make him "go" yet. I thought it would, since his digestive system is, what? 3 centimeters long? LOL!
Should I QT him and give him some fungus med, or an antibiotic, since the poop string is fuzzy? I have Jungle fungus eliminator and Kanacyn antibiotic, and Maracyn II on hand. Should I give him another pea later? He ate the first pea. He's a little listless, but not too bad. Any other suggestions?
This is tank cleaning day. The ammonia and nitrites are 0, and the nitrates are 20 ppm. I guess I could wait, if a tank cleaning will be too stressful now. It's a 5 1/2 gallon tank, and it cycled, but since it's so small and my only filtration is a sponge filter, I put in a new gallon of water every week. Thanks!
My one betta is rather prone to constipation. I try to vary their diet, and I'm going to get some freeze-dried bloodworms soon.
This betta will have some poop hanging off him, but it will fall off in a few hours, or the next day. But last night, he had a big string hanging from him. This morning, the string has turned fuzzy white, and there looks like a very big chunk next to his belly. His belly is also very swollen. He has never looked like this before. I gave him a mashed pea around noon. It still didn't make him "go" yet. I thought it would, since his digestive system is, what? 3 centimeters long? LOL!
Should I QT him and give him some fungus med, or an antibiotic, since the poop string is fuzzy? I have Jungle fungus eliminator and Kanacyn antibiotic, and Maracyn II on hand. Should I give him another pea later? He ate the first pea. He's a little listless, but not too bad. Any other suggestions?
This is tank cleaning day. The ammonia and nitrites are 0, and the nitrates are 20 ppm. I guess I could wait, if a tank cleaning will be too stressful now. It's a 5 1/2 gallon tank, and it cycled, but since it's so small and my only filtration is a sponge filter, I put in a new gallon of water every week. Thanks!