10 Gallon Tank Can shock be treated in bettas?

I think I caused swimm bladder disease in my betta and I’m heartbroken. I didn’t realized my heater broke and stopped heating up the tank and then when I did a water change to a warmer tank it caused shock. I have multiple tanks and I usually check all temps before cleaning but this time I didn’t. Of course I checked the water quality and physical appearance of the betta to make sure it’s not bloat or the quality causing the disease. All my tanks water test came out normal. The betta is still thin so not bloat and it’s been about a month or so. He’s still struggling to stay a float but will come up for air and feeeding.
Of course there’s a new heater now and all my bettas get frozen food and sometimes live blackworms. Just want to know if he’s permanently stuck like this since it’s been a while or if there’s something I can treat him him or change that’ll help him. He’s the only fish in the tank along with some mystery snails.

 

Swim bladder damage is USUALLY permanent. In some cases, depending on what caused it and the severity, it can clear up. But if it was going to, it would have cleared up within a few days. The fact that it's been a month means there's no fixing it.

 

Swim bladder damage is USUALLY permanent. In some cases, depending on what caused it and the severity, it can clear up. But if it was going to, it would have cleared up within a few days. The fact that it's been a month means there's no fixing it.

That what I was thinking too. Should I lower his water level now to make it easier on him? He does have plants that he will lay on the leaves to be close to the surface.

 

Definitely. Either drop the tank he's in to half full, or just downsize his tank.

 

Don't give up hope. The one time I had a fish with swim bladder issues, it resolved. A juvi Peacock gudgeon male was being chased relentlessly by danios. He developed swim bladder and looked quite poorly. I removed the danios and began feeding the gudgeon with a turkey baster to make sure it got food, because it was still interested in eating, but couldn't get to the food easily. After about 2 weeks of this he dissapered. I figured he was dead. A few days later he showed up swimming almost normal. Now, a month later he is almost full size and swimming perfectly normal. AND he's now interested in the females.

Good luck!