What disease is this?

[Little Leaf]

so um... King Dedede started darting (kind of lightly, I can't hear him do it) around the tank and flares at me, when he does, it's a full-on-flare and I see some red color on his right gill, there's also a golden color near and on his gills, it's not like a dust or anything, just golden-yellowish.

When he gets tired of darting, he leans against the tank, he looks pretty skinny, but I've been feeding him.

I also see.. black near his tail I detected and some of his tail has gone away, I think he's also suffering fin rot... MAYBE?

LTB said it might be internal parasites or something, but I think it might be something else because I see King Dedede's scales in a sunset orange color, but still, I think it also could be internal parasites, too...

I just feel like this is some kind of disease...

[MyRainbowBettaFish]

might be ammonia posioning. Are his gills red, inflamed(puffy) and is he having trouble breathing? Do a water change right away. Usually, this measn the tank isnt being cleaned as often as it should be cleaned

[Laki]

Sounds to me like ammonia burns. A rotting tail and rotting gills from dirty water. How often do you change their water?

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by MyRainbowBettaFish

might be ammonia posioning. Are his gills red, inflamed(puffy) and is he having trouble breathing? Do a water change right away. Usually, this measn the tank isnt being cleaned as often as it should be cleaned

ok, he is having trouble breathing, but I can't do water changes often because my parents and work. my parents say "don't do it" because they say they're "busy" they care more about me than my bettas...

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by Laki

Sounds to me like ammonia burns. A rotting tail and rotting gills from dirty water. How often do you change their water?

uh... I'll go do a water change, pronto.

[LeoTheLakerBetta]

Keep with the water changes and he would be on the way to recovery. I truly hope he gets better.

[Laki]

The fish is YOUR pet, its YOUR responsibility. YOU need to clean the water, if that means disobeying your parents. Why are you home alone anyway?

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by LeoTheLakerBetta

Keep with the water changes and he would be on the way to recovery. I truly hope he gets better.

but he is still darting, I even heard a small thud...

[Little Leaf]

Originally Posted by Laki

The fish is YOUR pet, its YOUR responsibility. YOU need to clean the water, if that means disobeying your parents. Why are you home alone anyway?

*sigh* I know, my parents are very strict, I got hit today... I keep trying to sneak a water change but they always get me... also, I did a water change!

[Little Leaf]

I finished the water change last night, nothing changed...

UPDATE: King Dedede has gotten weird colors on his anal fin and it's now spreading to his tail! the ones on his anal fin were: orange, purple and pink. the purple has spread to his tail today. HELP!!!