BETTA DROPSY

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 15 GALLONS/60 LITRES
How long has the tank been running? 10 WEEKS
Does it have a filter? YES
Does it have a heater? YES
What is the water temperature? 80'F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) ONE FEMALE BETTA, ONE NERITE SNAILS

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK
How much of the water do you change? 20-30%
What do you use to treat your water? TETRA AQUASAFE
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? VACUUM SUBSTRATE

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? YES
What do you use to test the water? API TEST STRIPS
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.

Ammonia: 0.00PM
Nitrite: 0.10
Nitrate: 0.10
pH: 7.0

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? ONCE A DAY
How much do you feed your fish? A FEW BUG BITES USUALLY
What brand of food do you feed your fish? FLUVAL
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? FROZEN

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 7 MONTHS
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 DAYS AGO
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? BLOATED, RAISED SCALES, LACK OF APPETITE, FLOATING
Have you started any treatment for the illness? SBD TREATMENT YESTERDAY BUT NOW MOVED ON TO 'INTERPET ANTI INTERNAL BACTERIA'
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? NO
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? DROOPY TAIL, STAYING AT THE TOP ETC

Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)

Ok so 2 days ago i noticed my female betta wasnt eating much and looked a little bloated so i thought nothing of it and assumed she's eaten a snail or had egg belly etc. However, yesterday she was glued to the surface, she could swim down etc but it took a lot of work and if she let herself drift, she float to the top, tail first. Today i've noticed raised scales, only slightly, and bad bloating. Yesterday i put in some SBD treatment but today after seeing the scales i changed to the treatment stated above. No improvemnt yet of course. I've also been fasting her. What can i do? will she live? have i caught it early?

 

Do you have epsom salt on hand? Many aquarists use it to reduce swelling and to draw out the excess liquids in fish, it can help with dropsy if you give you’re betta a salt bath (NOT IN THE TANK in a different container that hasn’t been washed with chemicals before). I haven’t used it so I don’t know the dosage but it is a good way to help ease the swelling. I don’t know if she’ll make it. A pic would help, but from the sound of it it seems like she’s in a severe stage of dropsy, she’s showing major symptoms and since she’s already been like this for two days I’m not sure how long she’s got left.

 

Do you have epsom salt on hand? Many aquarists use it to reduce swelling and to draw out the excess liquids in fish, it can help with dropsy if you give you’re betta a salt bath (NOT IN THE TANK in a different container that hasn’t been washed with chemicals before). I haven’t used it so I don’t know the dosage but it is a good way to help ease the swelling. I don’t know if she’ll make it. A pic would help, but from the sound of it it seems like she’s in a severe stage of dropsy, she’s showing major symptoms and since she’s already been like this for two days I’m not sure how long she’s got left.

 

She doesn’t look to good . I’m so sorry this is happening to you and your betta. I would stop the treatment your using and just give her a salt bath daily instead, sorry that I can’t give any exact measurements or instructions, I’ve just never used it before.

 

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She doesn’t look to good . I’m so sorry this is happening to you and your betta. I would stop the treatment your using and just give her a salt bath daily instead, sorry that I can’t give any exact measurements or instructions, I’ve just never used it before.

that's ok, thank you for the advice! dropsy is cruel and every fish owner hates it