New Betta, 'Fuzz' and really slow. Looks sick

[Dozzem]

@ Sakura I don't have stress coat. I don't think I saw him last week when I was looking at his bettas but you can never know. Thx

@ EarthWorm his eyes are no cloudy

[earthworm88]

Ok. As Sakura said, it looks like ammonia poisoning. If the second picture on your first post is anything to go by, then it is quite severe.

Kudos to you for wanting to help this little guy, and I hope he will pull through for you and can do the wiggle dance for your effort one day.

Sakura is an expert when it comes to emergencies, so you are in good hand :)

[Sakura8]

Daww, thanks Earthworm.

If you can get Stress Coat, that will help him a lot. It's a water conditioner but you can use it just on its own to help them heal faster. See if you can get him to eat. He's going to need his strength. Is he still breathing hard?

[Dozzem]

Not as hard but still breathing more then befor. He is at the surface agean. Is stress coat costy? I really don't have much money left...

Edit: I should get it anyway. My marble is a bad tail biter. I am hoping he will stop now he as a fish next to him he can scar/ play with. Ula got very sad when I put a pillow case cover between them. :D

[Sakura8]

Uhm . . . yeah, I guess I would say Stress Coat costs a little. Like $12. It's not necessary. Mostly what will help is clean water. Keep his tank dim and the water around 80 degrees and hopefully he will calm down while you are asleep. I can't make any promises about his survival 'cause he does look pretty bad but I can say you're doing a great job taking care of him. Keep it up!

[Dozzem]

Thank you so so much! That brought tears to my eyes. I will see what I can do later about it all. My parents think I am crazy... I am feeling sick myself arg.

Ula likes him. The new guy like NEVER moves but lays next to were Ula can see him. It makes us all happy.

Anything else I can do?

[Sakura8]

Nope, you're doing everything you can. The rest is up to the little guy. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed for him. But whatever happens, you did the right thing. Even if he *gulp* doesn't make it, at least you're giving him nice clean water to pass in and not an icky dirty cup. And the little guy now knows someone out there cares about him so that's good.

[Dozzem]

:D Thanks a TON! I feel better

I dropped food on his head, a frezed dryed bloodworm and pellates, nothing happed.

[Sakura8]

Okay, if he's not hungry that's fine. I'm not too surprised. He may just need to settle in a bit before he gets an appetite.

[Tikibirds]

There are small bottles of stress coat for about $5