Housing
What size is your tank? 10gal
What temperature is your tank? 80º
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? yes
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? Aqueon Betta Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2x daily, 2-3 pellets per feeding
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? partial: 2x/week, complete: 1x/week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? partial: 25-50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Stresscoat, aquarium salt as needed
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
pH: 7.0
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Some missing scales, one on his left side near his head on the top, one by his mouth on the right
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not using right pectoral fin as much as the left, somewhat lethargic (for him, anyways)
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 4 hours ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No, just monitoring for now
Does your fish have any history of being ill? He's a tailbiter
How old is your fish (approximately)? Rescued from PetSmart at the beginning of May, but was quite young and small when I got him, so...3 months??
What size is your tank? 10gal
What temperature is your tank? 80º
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? yes
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? Aqueon Betta Pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? 2x daily, 2-3 pellets per feeding
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? partial: 2x/week, complete: 1x/week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? partial: 25-50%
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change? Stresscoat, aquarium salt as needed
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
pH: 7.0
Hardness:
Alkalinity:
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Some missing scales, one on his left side near his head on the top, one by his mouth on the right
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? Not using right pectoral fin as much as the left, somewhat lethargic (for him, anyways)
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 4 hours ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how? No, just monitoring for now
Does your fish have any history of being ill? He's a tailbiter
How old is your fish (approximately)? Rescued from PetSmart at the beginning of May, but was quite young and small when I got him, so...3 months??