Tank
I have a size ten by aquaeon.
I've been running it since September 2021.
it has a filter and a
heater.
The temp is about 77-78.
Aside from my
Betta, I also currently have two
platys and six
harlequin rasboras.
Maintenance
usually, I try to get around to changing the water about every two weeks.
When I change the water, I'd estimate that I remove about 25% to 50% each time.
For treating my water, I'm currently using Fluval, aqua plus
water conditioner.
I vacuum the substrate whenever I change the water, although I'm having some lighting issues where the tank is set up, so in an effort to be extra careful to avoid sucking up my fish, it's entirely possible I've missed some spots.
Parameters
I've cycled the tank.
For
ammonia, I use the API
test kit. For
nitrites,
nitrates, and
ph I have the
tetra easy strips
test strips.
These are my parameters
nitrates-20
ph-8.4
nitrites-0
hardness-25
chlorine-0.5
alkalinity-180 to 300
ammonia - 0.50 to 0.25.
Feeding
I usually feed my fish twice a day, one in the morning, and one at night.
I give them a pinch of food whenever I feed them.
I feed them aquaeon
fish food flakes.
I don't feed frozen or
freeze-dried foods.
Illnesses and Symptoms
I've had this Betta for about four to six months.
I first noticed my Betta acting like this about maybe five days ago?
The Betta seems sluggish, she keeps hiding and no longer swims around with the other fish, I don't know if she's been eating at all, so last night I attempted to feed her manually but she didn't want to take it. And she doesn't seem to be able to stay afloat, a couple of times when I tried to bring her to the surface to either feed her or get a closer look when I let go she just floated down to the bottom, I don't know whether or not this has anything to do with her swim bladder. I also noticed some weird pale spots on the underside of her head and body, they were kind of metallic-looking, but I don't know for sure if it's a symptom or whether that is normal.
As I don't know exactly what's going on, I haven't done any treatments, I did try to do a
water change the other day, but that didn't seem to do anything
When I first got the Betta she was fine, so I don't know what's going on now.
I tried to take some photos as a visual aid, but I was unable to.
