WendellQ
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My little betta girl seemed to be lethargic and struggling, not eating and staying at the bottom of the tank. Her scales were a little raised but I wouldn't call it full pineconing. Below are the best pictures I've been able to get--I'll add to thread if I'm able to get a better one. She actually started having these symptoms shortly after my first post here asking about her coloration/markings.
In the hopes that it was just constipation, I stepped up her water changes, put in a new Indian almond leaf, started fasting, started leaving the lights off most of the day, began dosing Kanaplex (in case it was something more serious, I wanted to be aggressive with treatment), and began twice daily epsom salt baths.
Her scales are still a little raised but I think they are better than they were, and she is acting much better, swimming around and trying to find food. Tonight I gave her a (pre-soaked, divided) single pellet (Aqueon Color Enhancing Betta Food), which she was eager to eat. She still has the red markings I initially asked about.
My suspicion is that she became constipated from the flakes I was feeding (Omega One Betta Buffet flakes), and I think that may be what happened to my previous betta who ate the same food (it was the only food he would eat). So my question is: are raised scales always dropsy? Is my fish suffering and doomed?
Ammonia: .25
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 7.4
79.7 degrees
Large daily water changes (30-50%) with Seachem Prime; also adding Seachem StressGuard daily and have added Kanaplex every other day
5 gallon Marineland Portrait tank with driftwood, moss balls, amazon sword, anubias, and small air stone. No tank mates.
I also discovered this morning that her filter tube had come unhooked from the part that returns the water. I don't know how long it was out--the air stone bubbles masked it--but it is good now.
In the hopes that it was just constipation, I stepped up her water changes, put in a new Indian almond leaf, started fasting, started leaving the lights off most of the day, began dosing Kanaplex (in case it was something more serious, I wanted to be aggressive with treatment), and began twice daily epsom salt baths.
Her scales are still a little raised but I think they are better than they were, and she is acting much better, swimming around and trying to find food. Tonight I gave her a (pre-soaked, divided) single pellet (Aqueon Color Enhancing Betta Food), which she was eager to eat. She still has the red markings I initially asked about.
My suspicion is that she became constipated from the flakes I was feeding (Omega One Betta Buffet flakes), and I think that may be what happened to my previous betta who ate the same food (it was the only food he would eat). So my question is: are raised scales always dropsy? Is my fish suffering and doomed?
Ammonia: .25
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 7.4
79.7 degrees
Large daily water changes (30-50%) with Seachem Prime; also adding Seachem StressGuard daily and have added Kanaplex every other day
5 gallon Marineland Portrait tank with driftwood, moss balls, amazon sword, anubias, and small air stone. No tank mates.
I also discovered this morning that her filter tube had come unhooked from the part that returns the water. I don't know how long it was out--the air stone bubbles masked it--but it is good now.
