marimakatsaria
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jun 16, 2015
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Hi everyone,
My betta (Squishy, named after the jellyfish from Finding Nemo because he's just as purple) has been acting strange for the last couple of days. I had to leave to attend a wedding for 4 days and had my mom take care of him and feed him while I was gone. She told me he wasn't eating. When I came back, I noticed that he was lethargic and he wouldn't even move when I tried to feed him. This is strange because he is usually a pig of an eater.
I decided to do a water change and while looking at him from the top, I noticed his raised scales. I immediately realized it might be dropsy. He is starting to look like a pine cone. His belly is slightly bloated, although not nearly as bloated as some of the photos I see online of bettas with dropsy.
I have a 5 gallon aquarium that he is in ALONE. It is heated. It also has a filter. I checked ammonia levels about a week ago and it was in the normal range.
I read that treating dropsy with aquarium salt is supposed to help draw out some of the fluids that my betta is retaining and relieve pressure. I just added aquarium salt and plan on making daily water changes.
Is there anything else I can do? Did any of guys go through the same thing? Please let me know if you have any advice for me! I love this little guy.
My betta (Squishy, named after the jellyfish from Finding Nemo because he's just as purple) has been acting strange for the last couple of days. I had to leave to attend a wedding for 4 days and had my mom take care of him and feed him while I was gone. She told me he wasn't eating. When I came back, I noticed that he was lethargic and he wouldn't even move when I tried to feed him. This is strange because he is usually a pig of an eater.
I decided to do a water change and while looking at him from the top, I noticed his raised scales. I immediately realized it might be dropsy. He is starting to look like a pine cone. His belly is slightly bloated, although not nearly as bloated as some of the photos I see online of bettas with dropsy.
I have a 5 gallon aquarium that he is in ALONE. It is heated. It also has a filter. I checked ammonia levels about a week ago and it was in the normal range.
I read that treating dropsy with aquarium salt is supposed to help draw out some of the fluids that my betta is retaining and relieve pressure. I just added aquarium salt and plan on making daily water changes.
Is there anything else I can do? Did any of guys go through the same thing? Please let me know if you have any advice for me! I love this little guy.
