shellieca
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So I am a little perplexed . . . 46g tank, 78-80F, med-hvy planted, Fluval 306 Canister, weekly 50%+ water change w/ Prime, sometimes ferts are added. Inhabitants are 12 Female Bettas, 2 Golden CAE's, 1 Mystery Snail, 4 (?) Nerite Snails (not sure how many are still alive, they're hard to find). I noticed about 3 wks ago one of the female Bettas looked bloated, stomach area bulging out the sides & in that bulged area the scales stick up but no where else do they pine cone. I put her into a QT tank (5g), added 1 tsp per gallon epsom salt for a few days, then upped the epsom salts to 2 tsp per gallon; after a week or slightly more she showed no change in appearance. This past Sunday I bought API General Cure (not knowing the cause of the bloating/pine coning), added that Sunday, did my 25%+ water change yesterday (Tuesday) & added the 2nd 1/2 of the meds. This entire time her behavior is normal, she still eats like a pig & her poo is normal so . . . what would you do? I'm going to let her finish this 2nd dosage & see if there's any change but other than that I'm lost . . . suggestions?