So out of the blue my boy Takeshi seemed to having swim bladder problems. There's been no changes with him or his food other than the fact that I removed the divider in his 10 gal. [his old tank mate now has a 10 gal of his own too! ] so now he has the whole tank.
The SBD started a little over a week ago. I moved him into a bare bottom 1.5 gallon tank and I've been doing daily water changed and adding 1 tsp of epsom salt. He's only pooped twice in the week his been in the hospital tank. I've been fasting him as well, but I did feed him two pellets on one of his better days. There's been maybe 3 random days apart from each other that he's been perfectly fine and looked like he was improving, and the next day he's floating again. Today he looked to be the worse he's been yet. He was floating on his side, really struggling to swim down, and quite bloated.
Does anyone have any advice to help him get well? I get so worried that he's going to get really critical and pass away or something. Thanks.
Housing
What size is your tank? 10 gal. [currently in a 1.5 hospital tank]
What temperature is your tank? 78
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? Pellets and frozen bloodworms
How often do you feed your betta fish? Once a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Weekly [1.5 every day]
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 25%-50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Water conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? He's bloated
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? He's floating, struggling to swim down.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? About a week ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Daily water changes and adding 1 tsp of epsom salt
Does your fish have any history of being ill? No
How old is your fish (approximately)? Around 1 year
The SBD started a little over a week ago. I moved him into a bare bottom 1.5 gallon tank and I've been doing daily water changed and adding 1 tsp of epsom salt. He's only pooped twice in the week his been in the hospital tank. I've been fasting him as well, but I did feed him two pellets on one of his better days. There's been maybe 3 random days apart from each other that he's been perfectly fine and looked like he was improving, and the next day he's floating again. Today he looked to be the worse he's been yet. He was floating on his side, really struggling to swim down, and quite bloated.
Does anyone have any advice to help him get well? I get so worried that he's going to get really critical and pass away or something. Thanks.
Housing
What size is your tank? 10 gal. [currently in a 1.5 hospital tank]
What temperature is your tank? 78
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? Pellets and frozen bloodworms
How often do you feed your betta fish? Once a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? Weekly [1.5 every day]
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 25%-50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Water conditioner
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? He's bloated
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? He's floating, struggling to swim down.
When did you start noticing the symptoms? About a week ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? Daily water changes and adding 1 tsp of epsom salt
Does your fish have any history of being ill? No
How old is your fish (approximately)? Around 1 year