@TequilatheBetta
@Zappity
NOO. I saw that thread when it was first beginning and thank God NO not yet
he is blue though, and I have been terrified of this ever since... if this follows what I'm seeing now :/
I knew the temp was really pushing it.. that's the other thing that has me scared... he hadn't started acting cold though, so I was hoping it was still near 68...
does anyone know if a virus can harm your fish? like I said not directly give it to him obviously, but can it give him other things?
if nothing else I think I'm going to try to get a tub from the pet store tomorrow ASAP and float him....
if I can manage to cup him tomorrow I will take apicture :/ I also try to wrap some towels around the tank for tonight... maybe tomorrow he'll have improved enough to be cupped I hope...
also I'm almost positive I did ask OFL once about choking... but she didn't see much you could do, them being so small... I will PM her again just to make sure though... that could have been someone else...
Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5
What temperature is your tank? typically in the 60's right now :/ ( I know this needs correcting >.< the other stays in the midd seventies, but I don't know if it fluctuates a lot or not... )
Does your tank have a filter? no ( not this one )
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? no
Is your tank heated? no ( not this one )
What tank mates does your betta fish live with? none ( snail in the other but I haven't introduced them yet )
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? betta pellets, Aqueon
How often do you feed your betta fish? two in the morning, two at night ( but I don't know if my dad has been sneaking him food... he won't take me seriously about anything with the Betta, he thinks I'm being silly.. )
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? one-twice a week, 50% or more at each, but 50% or more once a day since the finrot he got while we were away.
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 50% or more.
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? just Prime.
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: just changed the water so it can't be this. :/
Nitrite: x
Nitrate: x
pH: x
Hardness: x
Alkalinity: x
this water is from the same source the larger tank's water comes from though so these should all be normal and fine :/
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? drained coloring, not paler or darker per say, just drained looking. :/ used to have a silver patch under the head where most bettas do, but it's spread all down his belly and around the head... he has a horrible stress streak and his eyes look really freaked out :/ I think his belly looks swollen too, but maybe it's a tumor?
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? hiding behind his cup; the one time I saw him out he was freaking out in the back, moving in a hyperactive sortof way, fins really fast lots of darting... he did this for a bit, then he gave a HUGE start, shot around I guess because I remember getting a really good upclose look at him, sortof "bumped" against the ground, like a drifting manner like he didn't quite have control... :/ then shoved himself behind the cup... he's cramped up behind it in the corner and I can't see anything but his reflection... he wasn't moving but after I added the warmer water his fins were moving really fast... he still won't come out though...
When did you start noticing the symptoms? he was looking really great today, then all of a sudden this happened, just a couple hours ago... maybe five tops was when my mom fed him, and he started some time between that and when my dad came home maybe three hours ago tops?
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? just a 50% or more water change, good warm water and I'm going to try wrapping a towel around the tank...
Does your fish have any history of being ill? mostly he's just torn his fin a lot... even in spotless conditions he's done silly stuff like current surfing, etc... and he pouts when we're gone traveling... but I've never had an issue like this....
How old is your fish (approximately)? I'm not sure because he came form the pet store... but we bought him maybe half a year ago? and I'm pretty sure he wasn't a baby... not abnormally small or anything... so probably around a year? I'm not sure how fast they grow....