sick betta fish

Hello, Back again in a first aid situation. My 19 month old betta has been hiding for about a week and when she comes in contact with something or when you gesture towards her, she bounces violently. She’s not flashing though. What could it be? If you would, please check out the pics. Is that...

Housing: How many gallons is your tank? 1 Does it have a filter? Yes Does it have a heater? Yes What temperature is your tank? 78-80 degrees Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No Does your Betta have tank mates? What kind? No Food: What food brand do you use? Aqueon...

Housing: How many gallons is your tank? 10 Does it have a filter? Yes Does it have a heater? Yes What temperature is your tank? 78ºF Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? No Does your Betta have tank mates? What kind? No Food: What food brand do you use? New Life Spectrum...

My betta died. but I am looking to clear the tank of all parasites! I thew out the gravel but couldn't part with the plants.. I put a lot of hot water in and then have been dissolving A LOT of salt. more than a fish could survive in. I don't have an exact measurement since I was on a vendetta...

I have this betta fish since last winter, and today he seems really stressed, he swims if i move the tank but after that he just lays on the side, floating. His color is normal as usual, he is still eating and he seems interesting in eating. I think the problem is ammonia, because his tank is 1...

I have tried treating it using Melafix (it's a bad brand, I know but it was the only one at the store) and his fins have been rotting and falling off. Also there is this web-like, fungus-like thing on some of his fins. His whole upper body (including face) is white. IF you would like amother...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, and I'm not sure how forums work, but my betta, Grandma, has suddenly become very sick, and I'm worried. She stopped eating about a week ago, so I tried to switch up her diet. She still won't eat. Then, this morning, I found her laying sideways on the bottom of the...

A new female betta fish I rescued and bought today from my loacal Petsmart has clamped fins and isn't very active. She floats a bit at the top and sometimes swims down to the bottom of her container. I've kept her in the container to keep her from contaminating the two other females I have...

Hey Guys Bettaman123 here, My little blue fellow has been acting strange the past few days. I've noticed a weird white spot on his forhead and started to worry. He is usually always hungry but today he decided not to eat either pellets or frozen brine shrimp. Do you guys have any idea what this...

Yesterday in the afternoon i notices the tip of merlins fin had turned a little brownish black, which obviously worried me, so i ran straight to the pet shop in the rain to ask their opinion [it's shocking how there really isnt anyone else to go too, The man there told me it didnt look like...

Betta fish very sick with a bloated stomach and white wool stuff on the mouth and fins. Been like this for 5 day I have tried using "Ocean Free Super Internal Bacteria & Ulcer Away" but is not working and is getting worse each day is getting more bloated it double the fish size is really big. I...

Hi, so this is my first post, so I'm sorry if it's a bit out of format haha. :oops: I got a new male betta fish about two months ago. When I got him initially, he was extremely vibrant in color - bright red fins, bluish green body. Crazy, deep, colors. Super striking. For about a month and a...

Hi, My betta is very sick and I don't know how to treat him. He was fine a few days ago, but is now lying at the bottom the bowl on his side. He doesn't move, doesn't eat, and has labored breathing. Nothing has changed in his environment that I can tell to cause this-he's in a clean bowl, I...

Hi, I have a Betta fish named Mushu, a red one, who I rescued from my friends old roommates', ex girlfriends' old roommate. I believe he must be at least 2 years old. I have had him since May, when I "adopted" him and moved him from an awful dirty half gallon or 1 gallon (max) tank. I put him...

Hi I'm new here. Never have posted. I got my betta fish on my birthday about a year and a half ago. She is a veil tail. When I got her I out her in a five gal tank but then decided she was lonley down in my basement and moved her to a half gal tank in my living room where she has then been...

I've recently got a betta fish and he's been perfectly active for the past 3 weeks. I did a water change yesterday as per usual and the only thing changed was his decoration - a green mushroom like rubber coral to a yellow one. He has been fine living in a 1 tank without a heater, I don't have a...

Hi, I think my Beta Franklin may be unwell. His tail has a lumpy bit right in the middle, I am not sure if this is normal/will hurt him. I have had him over a year. He has a little heater and is in 4L or over a gallon of water, I use water conditioner and have a store bought fin medication...

My betta, Poseidon has some sort of bacterial infection I think :( I just did a water change 3 days ago to see if it would get better but it seems to have gotten worse! Does anyone have any suggestions of what it is and how I should treat it? I feel so bad for him! I've had him for about a year...

my betta nigiri is floating vertically and lethargic. i posted in a thread about him not eating which he still has not eaten in almost two weeks.. his temp is 78-80 no filter i change 50% water wed and 100% sundays. he makes bubbles nests often but now today he is weak and floating vertically...

Hello everyone, I've tried for 2 months pouring over forums and discussions trying to figure out how to save my fish -Pi- from whatever he is suffering from and hoping that if I make my own thread with his specific problems I will be able to save my pour baby. I've had Pi for about 3 years from...