cpuphantom
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Hi. I might be too late. My betta just suddenly became super ill, sank to the bottom and stayed up-side down. He's breathing, and occasionally swims erratically before sinking. Prior to 15 minutes ago he was hanging in the back corner with his mouth on the surface since last night.
No idea what else is wrong. There's not a spot or discoloration on him. The other fish seem fine... but I did just finish ich treatment last week and did lose a few. Any chance of emergency treatment? Thanks.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 15 gallons
How long has the tank been running? 3 years, but I did break it down and convert to a planted tank in June.
Does it have a filter? Yes. Hang on back
Does it have a heater? Yes,
What is the water temperature? 79 degrees
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
11 Black Neon Tetras
4 Dwarf Cory's
2 Ottos
at least 1 Assassin, and a bunch of bladder snails.
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every Saturday morning.
How much of the water do you change? Usually 2 gallons, but I just did a 30% Saturday because the neons did have ich
What do you use to treat your water? Tetra AquaSafe Plus
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Mostly just the water... the substrate is Fluval Stratum and completely carpeted with S. repens.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? yes - for months. fish at all have only been in there for the past 3 weeks.
What do you use to test the water? API 5 n 1 Test Strips, and Liquid test for ammonia
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0.25 maybe.
Nitrite: I'd argue zero, hard to tell on the test strips.
Nitrate: 0
pH: 7.0
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? once per day
How much do you feed your fish? 5-7 Aqueon Betta Food pellets and whatever flakes he picks off the neons. I did try frozen blood worms Sunday. He didn't really eat them.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Aqueon, Tetra
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? just tried frozen blood worms first time Sunday
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 1 week
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? last night
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? It started last night, he was hanging in a corner with his mouth on the surface... I thought maybe he was being shy, he looked fine. Just a few minutes ago I saw him sink to the bottom and remain up-side down... then swimming erratically, and now he's on the bottom again.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? no - however, the neons did get ich so I treated with API Lifeline. That ended Friday, hence the 30% water change Saturday.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? yes, before last night he was active and curious and swimming around a lot.
No idea what else is wrong. There's not a spot or discoloration on him. The other fish seem fine... but I did just finish ich treatment last week and did lose a few. Any chance of emergency treatment? Thanks.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 15 gallons
How long has the tank been running? 3 years, but I did break it down and convert to a planted tank in June.
Does it have a filter? Yes. Hang on back
Does it have a heater? Yes,
What is the water temperature? 79 degrees
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
11 Black Neon Tetras
4 Dwarf Cory's
2 Ottos
at least 1 Assassin, and a bunch of bladder snails.
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every Saturday morning.
How much of the water do you change? Usually 2 gallons, but I just did a 30% Saturday because the neons did have ich
What do you use to treat your water? Tetra AquaSafe Plus
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Mostly just the water... the substrate is Fluval Stratum and completely carpeted with S. repens.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? yes - for months. fish at all have only been in there for the past 3 weeks.
What do you use to test the water? API 5 n 1 Test Strips, and Liquid test for ammonia
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0.25 maybe.
Nitrite: I'd argue zero, hard to tell on the test strips.
Nitrate: 0
pH: 7.0
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? once per day
How much do you feed your fish? 5-7 Aqueon Betta Food pellets and whatever flakes he picks off the neons. I did try frozen blood worms Sunday. He didn't really eat them.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Aqueon, Tetra
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? just tried frozen blood worms first time Sunday
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 1 week
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? last night
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? It started last night, he was hanging in a corner with his mouth on the surface... I thought maybe he was being shy, he looked fine. Just a few minutes ago I saw him sink to the bottom and remain up-side down... then swimming erratically, and now he's on the bottom again.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? no - however, the neons did get ich so I treated with API Lifeline. That ended Friday, hence the 30% water change Saturday.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? yes, before last night he was active and curious and swimming around a lot.