Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5
What temperature is your tank? 70-78 F
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? no
Is your tank heated? yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? none
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? New Life Spectrum
How often do you feed your betta fish? 1-2 pellets daily. Fast 1 day a week
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? normally once a week. Just got back from vacation so hasnt been changed for 2 months
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 75% with vaccum
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? water conditioner. tiny tiny tiny bit of aquarium salt for stress
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: before water change when i got back .10
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? he is a delta tale, now looks like a crown; also had a tail biting incident a long time ago on the bottom fin that has an upside down U shape to it, still has not healed up. Wat do I do!!
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? he is more active now because i think of water change and new plants
When did you start noticing the symptoms? i just got back, he looks horrible but is acting fine
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? water change, tiny tiny aquariuam salt, and 2 teaspoons of epsion salt.
Does your fish have any history of being ill? i have some suspisions of pop eye. We did have ammonia issues before.
How old is your fish (approximately)? i got him from petco June 2011
Before Vacation:
After:
Fins:
Eyes:
Hope this helps!!! Thanks guys!!!