* EDIT * Tavington sadly died of this complication. I suspect he either had a tumor that prevented his gills from functioning or had scar tissue from an injury that occurred prior to him coming home with me. Swim in peace fella. Have been dealing with swim bladder issues with Tavington for...

So yesterday I noticed Tardis, my blue betta, acting funny. He would hang out at the bottom of his tank and not move, then dash to the surface for air and immediately sink to the bottom of the tank and stay wherever he lands until he has to breathe again. So I ran water tests and made sure the...

Sick Betta - No Improvement - Suspected Swim Bladder Disorder, Popeye & Gill Disease I have a female betta, Karmady. Last Sunday we noticed she wasn't acting like herself and her appetite had subsided. We immediately did a 100% change of her water. Her tank is 2.5 gallons, Fluval Spec with...

Hello, I have a question concerning one of my betta fish, his temporary name is Nox, or maybe Flint. I am still figuring that out... anyway, I read on here about the different diseases and what to look for and have noticed something on my betta that has me a little concerned. Here is some...

I just got Oberon a few weeks ago. When I got him he had been kept in really gross water at the pet store and had popeye and one swollen gill and later developed a very mild case of fin rot, and I treated him successfully with Maracyn and a rooibos tea/Epsom salt bath. He's been swimming and...

So I just got Oberon yesterday, and he has one eye popped and one gill is swollen. I'm not sure how long he's been sick, but his water in the store was absolutely filthy and I knew they weren't going to treat him there (being a big chain pet store) so I just had to save him. He is now in a 1.5...