So sad I think my betta is dieing :*(

platytetrafan

platytetrafan

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Ok I have had this betta for months and have grown very fond of him. When I first got him he was actually white and black and then before my eyes his colors changed to blue, black, and red. He is such a sweet little fish always swam up to the glass to greet me when I went by his tank. He lives in a 3g eclipse with biowheel.

I do wc's every week and he gets fed bettamin flakes once a day and on Saturdays freezed dried bloodworms then a once a week fast on Sundays. This weekend his behavior was odd he wasn't swimming as much and was hiding in his cave. I tested for ammonia with liquid drops none was detected in the water.

Yesterday I did his water change didn't have time over the weekend again in his cave very listless. He would try to swim and then float down. I see nothing on this fish no pineconing, spots or swelling on his body. I am thinking swimbladder problem but am not sure. This a.m. he is lying on his side breathing very slowly. I have a feeling he is dieing and am not sure what else to do. I have taken such good care of this little guy. I have two other bettas that are thriving one that I have had since 2007 believe it or not. Need help as am not sure what to do. The tank has been cycled for a while. ph 7.0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5.
 
Hi, platytetrafan.

Well, here in my country (Nicaragua) we who adore freshwater fish don't use to treat water with chemicals. What we do is fill a larger deposit with tap water and leave it for 3 days to a week, so it can get clean from chlorine and such substances.

I would recommend you keep this kind of water for emergencies or quarantines.

For now I'd recommend you keep your betta with dried food until he gets better.

Hope I might have been helpful.

Greets.
 
I'm so sorry to hear that your betta is doing poorly. He may have some internal abnormality that cannot be fixed. You have obviously done an outstanding job taking care of the lil guy. He's a very lucky fish to have such a thoughtful and well-informed caretaker. They sure are sweet fish, really seem to get attached to people so we get sure get attached to them too don't we? All the best,
Debbie
 
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teten said:
Hi, platytetrafan.

Well, here in my country (Nicaragua) we who adore freshwater fish don't use to treat water with chemicals. What we do is fill a larger deposit with tap water and leave it for 3 days to a week, so it can get clean from chlorine and such substances.

I would recommend you keep this kind of water for emergencies or quarantines.

For now I'd recommend you keep your betta with dried food until he gets better.

Hope I might have been helpful.

Greets.
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Welcome, teten! :clap: I don't think I've seen you post before, I personally have learned a lot from this group and hope you stick around. It's always so interesting to learn what people do in other countries! I love the phrase "we who adore freshwater fish" :D!!
Regarding treating water with chemicals, here in the U.S. many cities don't just add chlorine to their water (which will evaporate if you leave it to sit) they also add chloramines :irked: which do not evaporate over time. In fact, my own city even has ammonia in the drinking water :yuck: (I have NO idea why they'd want to do that). That is why we are treating our water with chemicals before adding it to our fish tanks. It might sound strange, but it is actually making sure the water is safe for our fish!
 
:help2:I do treat the water before I add it to the tank. I am not sure if I should add some salt to the water never had to do this before with this betta. Just checked on him again poor thing is lying on his side he has managed to move from one side of the tank to the other. If it is a swimbladder problem which I am not sure of he just seems so listless last night when he tried to swim he floated right back down. He was such an active betta.

He looks kind of pale although is hard to tell because the body of the fish is somewhat white to begin with. I am at odds as to what to do he has absolutely no spots on him no pineconing nothing. Just listless if it is a swimbladder problem aren't you supposed to fast the fish? If I do this for how long since he is so weak? Please help I am so bad about diagnosing diseases some I know right away what they are but this happenned so suddenly. Any help is appreciated.
 
Ahh man.... I am very sorry your fishy kid is not feeling well. The only thing I can think of is either a swim bladder issue, or some internal parasite... Or old age... You might try Ampicillin or tetracycline... Water change every 2-3 days and dose again, without the filters... And as always, you might try asking one of the many betta kid breeders here on this site...
 
Sorry...new to the site...is it a marine betta or fresh tank?

I recently added a marine betta to my tank and it requires a hardy meal....myce shrimp not flakes.

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You probably don't have much time left. Doesn't sound like swim bladder to me, sounds maybe like the fish is just too weak to swim from some sort of infection. Usually swim bladder you will see floating up or to one side. I would try a broad spectrum antibiotic like tetracycline or kanamycin or whatever they got at your store.
I'm assuming the tank temp is at a normal range (76-82).
 
Yeah temp of water was always at 80 or very close to it. Unfortunately the betta died :( a few days ago had to be something internal as he had no spots or anything external to the eye that I could see or maybe just old age RIP Dice :(.
 
Sorry to hear about Dice. :( Christmas was a sad day for me as well. I love my pet bird, Snowflake, on Christmas morning. I went out and dug through a foot of snow to give her a proper burial in my garden. :(
 
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