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Housing:
How many gallons is your tank? 5 gallons
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What temperature is your tank? 81˚
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? Omega One (Betta Buffet Flakes)
Do you feed flakes or pellets? flakes
Freeze-dried? never
How often do you feed your Betta? How much? Once a day in the morning; 3-4 small pieces
Maintenance:
Before your Betta became ill how often did you perform a water change? Once a week
What percentage of water did you change? 50%
What is the source of your water? Tap water
Do you vacuum the substrate or just dip out water? Vacuum
What additives do you use? What brand of conditioner? Seachem Prime
Water Parameters: What are your water parameters?
Ammonia: API Test kit seems to place it at around 0.25 to 0.50ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate:0ppm
pH: 6.8
Hardness (GH): 0
Alkalinity (KH): 0
Symptoms and Treatment:
When did you first notice the symptoms? 2 days ago
How has your Betta’s appearance changed? He has something white on the right side of his head and white stringy-like film on his body near his rear fins. It also looks like there's a tiny bump underneath the white spot on his head.
How has your Betta’s behavior changed? My Betta has become very lethargic and today is the first day he doesn't have an appetite. While he usually rests at the surface of the water and is very responsive to stimuli, he now lays at the bottom of the tank all day and night and doesn't respond at all to stimuli.
Is your Betta still eating? No; today is the first day he does not have an appetite. (He ate yesterday though).
Have you started treating your Betta? If so, how? I started treating my Betta two days ago once I noticed he was becoming more lethargic. On Monday, yesterday, and today, I have been doing 50% water changes to get the ammonia down. Yesterday I also added about half a teaspoon's worth of aquarium salt (which I first dissolved in some of his tank water in a separate container).
Does your Betta have any history of being ill? Yes; January 2020: my Betta had bad fin rot and I was overfeeding him, February 2020: my Betta was very constipated (had stringy poop hanging out of him for days), March 2020: my Betta's right eyeball looked as though it had been injured but that went away with time & water changes
How long have you owned your Betta? 11 months (it'll be a year on September 14)
Was he or she ill or suffering some sort of damage when purchased? No
My suspicion is that my Betta injured himself while flaring about a week ago. He rarely ever flares and ever since that day he's been slowly becoming less active. In the days leading up to him being very lethargic, my Betta had also started blowing out more bubbles than usual through his gills (which I haven't seen him do before), and out of his mouth. Any advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated! I've also attached a few photos.
How many gallons is your tank? 5 gallons
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What temperature is your tank? 81˚
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? Omega One (Betta Buffet Flakes)
Do you feed flakes or pellets? flakes
Freeze-dried? never
How often do you feed your Betta? How much? Once a day in the morning; 3-4 small pieces
Maintenance:
Before your Betta became ill how often did you perform a water change? Once a week
What percentage of water did you change? 50%
What is the source of your water? Tap water
Do you vacuum the substrate or just dip out water? Vacuum
What additives do you use? What brand of conditioner? Seachem Prime
Water Parameters: What are your water parameters?
Ammonia: API Test kit seems to place it at around 0.25 to 0.50ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate:0ppm
pH: 6.8
Hardness (GH): 0
Alkalinity (KH): 0
Symptoms and Treatment:
When did you first notice the symptoms? 2 days ago
How has your Betta’s appearance changed? He has something white on the right side of his head and white stringy-like film on his body near his rear fins. It also looks like there's a tiny bump underneath the white spot on his head.
How has your Betta’s behavior changed? My Betta has become very lethargic and today is the first day he doesn't have an appetite. While he usually rests at the surface of the water and is very responsive to stimuli, he now lays at the bottom of the tank all day and night and doesn't respond at all to stimuli.
Is your Betta still eating? No; today is the first day he does not have an appetite. (He ate yesterday though).
Have you started treating your Betta? If so, how? I started treating my Betta two days ago once I noticed he was becoming more lethargic. On Monday, yesterday, and today, I have been doing 50% water changes to get the ammonia down. Yesterday I also added about half a teaspoon's worth of aquarium salt (which I first dissolved in some of his tank water in a separate container).
Does your Betta have any history of being ill? Yes; January 2020: my Betta had bad fin rot and I was overfeeding him, February 2020: my Betta was very constipated (had stringy poop hanging out of him for days), March 2020: my Betta's right eyeball looked as though it had been injured but that went away with time & water changes
How long have you owned your Betta? 11 months (it'll be a year on September 14)
Was he or she ill or suffering some sort of damage when purchased? No
My suspicion is that my Betta injured himself while flaring about a week ago. He rarely ever flares and ever since that day he's been slowly becoming less active. In the days leading up to him being very lethargic, my Betta had also started blowing out more bubbles than usual through his gills (which I haven't seen him do before), and out of his mouth. Any advice anyone can give me would be much appreciated! I've also attached a few photos.
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