Help! Sick betta! Swim bladder?

Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 10g
How long has the tank been running? 4 years
Does it have a filter? No, heavily planted walstad instead
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 79F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 5 female bettas, 2 nerites, and 4 baby mystery snails.

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every week
How much of the water do you change? 10%
What do you use to treat your water? Nothing, it's country well water
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Substrate

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? Api kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
pH: 7

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once a day
How much do you feed your fish? As much as they want in a few minutes
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Northfin
Do you feed frozen? Mosquito larvae, shrimp, blood worms, etc.

Live mosquitoe larvae too.

Do you feed freeze-dried foods? No

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 6 months or so?
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? Right now, she was fine this morning
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Some type of swim bladder issue. She floats on her side and it takes much effort to swim down.
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? She floats and it's supper hard for her to swim

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) This morning she was fine and I fed her frozen mosquitoe larvae. Now when I went check on her she is floating on her side and can hardly swim. I can't loose her plz help! Not rly sure what to do as I've never delt with a swim badder isue like this!

Btw she is the boss and non of the girls bother her. They are a really good chill sorority anyway though.


Pics of her and the tank listed below

 

Well, first off, it might be because they are so cramped, therefore stressed. Wdym by "country well water"? I had a similar experience with my Neons (SIP), they had this same issue, and it was infectious, or it just killed everything once the infected died. Move her into a quarantine tank ASAP, as she could become infectious/kill others. Have any other Bettas shown signs of distress?

 

Hey,
I would separate and add tannins(Indian almond leaves or anything else that release tannins) to whatever setup you then keep her in as she recovers. Keep up frequent water changes(daily).
Swim bladder issues are usually symptomatic rather than the actual cause. Getting to the root of the issue can be very hard. My guess would be a spat that ended badly for her, either a physical wound or excess stress leaving her immune system open to any pathogens around in the water.

 

Well, first off, it might be because they are so cramped, therefore stressed. Wdym by "country well water"? I had a similar experience with my Neons (SIP), they had this same issue, and it was infectious, or it just killed everything once the infected died. Move her into a quarantine tank ASAP, as she could become infectious/kill others. Have any other Bettas shown signs of distress?

Thank you for the reply!

I've had bettas like that for years and no issues. I can't have a 5-10 gallon for each breeder or juvenile when I sometimes have 100s lol.

I'm in the country, and the water coming out of the faucet is unsoftened well water. I've been fishkeeping for over 8 years with the same water. Could something new have happened with the water? I would think that would affect everyone though? I have hundreds of guppies, countless snails, and over a dozen bettas.

I did put her in a QT right after posting this.

Nope, everyone else is all good. Eating, swimming around, no injuries, etc. This literally popped up since i fed her this morning.

 

Oh and whatever happens to her keep an eye on the other girls. Typically when the dominant fish is gone sororities often crash.

I wish you all the luck I hope everything turns out ok

 

Hey,
I would separate and add tannins(Indian almond leaves or anything else that release tannins) to whatever setup you then keep her in as she recovers. Keep up frequent water changes(daily).
Swim bladder issues are usually symptomatic rather than the actual cause. Getting to the root of the issue can be very hard. My guess would be a spat that ended badly for her, either a physical wound or excess stress leaving her immune system open to any pathogens around in the water.

I've got her in a QT, and will defiantly add IA for tannins. Thx!

Oh and whatever happens to her keep an eye on the other girls. Typically when the dominant fish is gone sororities often crash.

I wish you all the luck I hope everything turns out ok

I will, thank you! I was worried about that..

 

She's almost back to normal this morning!

The sorority is still holding up too.

 

She's almost back to normal this morning!

The sorority is still holding up too.

Great to hear