Jennie2021
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Hi everyone,
Happy New Year!
My betta is normally bold, brave, likes to be stroked, lunges after food (misses a lot in his efforts so funny), he’s a lot of fun.
I took him out of his 3G and put him in a 5G that became available (had been in use for two years) and he immediately froze - he’s always been very sensitive aka easily stressed (eating his tail for different reasons at random). I thought it would be nice for him to have more space but I realized I should have left well enough alone.
I immediately put him back in his old tank. I always use a cup not a net.
Since then, he’s hidden from me, acts terrified of me, he’s not eating, he is super stressed and breathing hard and now I fear he’s coming down with swim bladder. He barely swims, mostly floats at the top or lays on the bottom. I don’t know what to do.
I put aquarium salt in his tank today as per api instructions. I gave him frozen daphnia yesterday in case he would eat. He didn’t even notice.
The one good sign is if he sees food fall he moves as though he’s going for it. I’ve given him an air stone too.
Tank parameters are perfect - he eats high quality floating pellets - 2 twice a day. Tank water changed 50% every week - he’s been in there at least a year and I do a thorough gravel clean every other week.
I love this little feisty guy. I’m worried I may have injured him or something and traumatized him. It’s been three days now. His colour is dulling and his eyes aren’t black
Happy New Year!
My betta is normally bold, brave, likes to be stroked, lunges after food (misses a lot in his efforts so funny), he’s a lot of fun.
I took him out of his 3G and put him in a 5G that became available (had been in use for two years) and he immediately froze - he’s always been very sensitive aka easily stressed (eating his tail for different reasons at random). I thought it would be nice for him to have more space but I realized I should have left well enough alone.
I immediately put him back in his old tank. I always use a cup not a net.
Since then, he’s hidden from me, acts terrified of me, he’s not eating, he is super stressed and breathing hard and now I fear he’s coming down with swim bladder. He barely swims, mostly floats at the top or lays on the bottom. I don’t know what to do.
I put aquarium salt in his tank today as per api instructions. I gave him frozen daphnia yesterday in case he would eat. He didn’t even notice.
The one good sign is if he sees food fall he moves as though he’s going for it. I’ve given him an air stone too.
Tank parameters are perfect - he eats high quality floating pellets - 2 twice a day. Tank water changed 50% every week - he’s been in there at least a year and I do a thorough gravel clean every other week.
I love this little feisty guy. I’m worried I may have injured him or something and traumatized him. It’s been three days now. His colour is dulling and his eyes aren’t black