Help! delayed response with glo betta (please read)

So I know globettas are a little I guess looked down upon but I have one because someone gifted him to me and right now he’s in a 5 gallon it’s not cycled yet but I’m dosing literally x5 the amount of prime every day or 48 hrs. Now to my issue the waters cloudy which I think is normal for a cycling tank the issue is he’s kind of unresponsive for example just now he was at the top and I put a pellet in front of him and he didnt eat it and then I placed it directly in front of his nose no movement.... I poked him gently... no movement.... then he quickly swims away. I have already grown very attached to him please help me
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank?5
How long has the tank been running?2 weeks
Does it have a filter? Yes a small sponge filter
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature?78-79
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
One adult male globetta
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Once OR twice a week
How much of the water do you change?50%
What do you use to treat your water?prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Both

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?no
What do you use to test the water?api liquid test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia:unknown as of now will test in the morning
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:0
pH:7.4

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?once a day
How much do you feed your fish?a few pellets
What brand of food do you feed your fish?new life spectrum and Aqeon
Do you feed frozen?no but I should start lol
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? Yes blood worms as treats

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3-4 weeks
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?lethargic,unmotivated
Have you started any treatment for the illness?no
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? He’s become lethargic and not eating but his appearance looks the same
I just did a 50% wc and added some zeolite crystals

 

I dunno what Zeolite crystals are, but I don't think you need to be overdosing prime like that in a 5 gallon with one betta in there, just water changes should keep your ammonia low while your tank is cycling. Also, how was his behavior before he became lethargic? I know he was gifted to you so it's hard to determine how he was like when he was purchased, but it would be helpful to know as much as possible.

 

Definitely don't need near that much prime. A single betta does not create near that much ammonia. I do OD on water conditioners but barely, and that is to compensate for unknown possible additions of chlorine to the city water supply.

 

Oh my bad guys on overdosing and to me and the person who gifted him to me he was active swimming around and even flared at me and zeolite crystals ”helps reduce toxic ammonia” and is every day for water changes ok? If so how much water?

 

Oh my bad guys on overdosing and to me and the person who gifted him to me he was active swimming around and even flared at me and zeolite crystals ”helps reduce toxic ammonia” and is every day for water changes ok? If so how much water?

• Test your water daily and do a 50% water change if ammonia or nitrites, or a combination of the two, reaches 0.50 ppm.
• Only add Prime to detox the chlorine when you add new water (assuming you're on city water or some other water system).
• Don't use any other additives.

 

• Test your water daily and do a 50% water change if ammonia or nitrites, or a combination of the two, reaches 0.50 ppm.
• Only add Prime to detox the chlorine when you add new water (assuming you're on city water or some other water system).
• Don't use any other additives.

Wow thankyou this is awesome I’ll follow it exactly
Im very confused so now my ph is saying 6.6 now how does that make sense if my other tanks say 7.6-7.8 I have no driftwood or anything just water and prime and fake decor and a sponge filter? And my ammonia is 0 and nitrites 0 and nitrates 0 it’s been weeks

 

Wow thankyou this is awesome I’ll follow it exactly
Im very confused so now my ph is saying 6.6 now how does that make sense if my other tanks say 7.6-7.8 I have no driftwood or anything just water and prime and fake decor and a sponge filter? And my ammonia is 0 and nitrites 0 and nitrates 0 it’s been weeks

I'm afraid I can't help with that. Maybe someone else will have some ideas about it. To be honest, I think people sometimes worry too much about pH.

 

I'm afraid I can't help with that. Maybe someone else will have some ideas about it. To be honest, I think people sometimes worry too much about pH.

It’s ok I understand and yeah I agree haha