hi,
i just had a sad passing of a betta. the gills were flared open when i discovered it today. it was actually fine in its own box-filtered 10G for a month or two.. it had ich earlier and i had treated it with salt and increased temperatures to 82degrees for 2 weeks. i did not discover any recurrences but i maintained the salt levels and temperature. i used stress coat as a water conditioner with blackwater extract added on a weekly basis with my water changes. all instructions for water treatments are stictly adhered to.
about a week ago, it stopped feeding and was always hanging out at the bottom of the tank. it would be lying, slightly tilted on its side most of the time.
could it be that its just old (arched-back) or did it catch a disease?
thanks for any help in advance!
i just had a sad passing of a betta. the gills were flared open when i discovered it today. it was actually fine in its own box-filtered 10G for a month or two.. it had ich earlier and i had treated it with salt and increased temperatures to 82degrees for 2 weeks. i did not discover any recurrences but i maintained the salt levels and temperature. i used stress coat as a water conditioner with blackwater extract added on a weekly basis with my water changes. all instructions for water treatments are stictly adhered to.
about a week ago, it stopped feeding and was always hanging out at the bottom of the tank. it would be lying, slightly tilted on its side most of the time.
could it be that its just old (arched-back) or did it catch a disease?
thanks for any help in advance!