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Hey guys. I've recently had a terrible experience with giving my Betta, Finley, a temperature shock. I feel horrible, and I want to do everything in my power to help him get better.
Day 1 - I made the mistake of taking him out during a water change in my 5 gallon. My intention was to clean the sand. (my snail pooped like crazy and it was a MESS) I put him back, and noticed that he was in trouble. I took him out and put him in a 1 gallon hospital tank. He was in terrible condition. Gasping, laying sideways at the bottom of his tank, and losing color under his belly/gills area. I lowered water so he could breathe.
- Aq. Salt, Furan-2, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 2 he would start swimming every now and then, but he was still primarily inactive.
- Aq. Salt bath, Furan-2, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 3 - He has regained the strength to become active again. (still not as much) He wouldn't eat the first few days. His discoloration was basically a grayish patch under his belly portion. During these first few days it has gotten smaller, but there is still a very defined area under his belly, mainly on his left side.
- Aq. Salt bath, Furan-2, and two 50% water changes this day.
Day 3 - I noticed that his fins were rotting. I stopped the salt baths, since somebody advised that the aq. salt baths could be the reason he is inactive.
- No medicine, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 4 - I fed him two small bloodworms and a pellet. I was glad to see him eating again. But now that I think about it, I should have waited.
- No medicine, just two 50% water changes this day.
Day 5 - Still active but pretty bloated. I got him some Jungle Lifeguard tabs. So I cut the tablet to dose his properly. It's helping his fin rot.
- Jungle Lifeguard
Day 6 (today) - He still hasn't pooped anything. I noticed that his belly was bulging... a few minutes ago, he started spitting stuff out. As if he was coughing or throwing up. He's done this three times today. I assumed it was some of the food from earlier. It scared me. I hope he can still poop and everything... But what should I do? Should I wait some more until he poops? I can get some daphnia if it's crucial.
- Jungle Lifeguard, blanched pea.
***The pics don't really show the bloating, because I took them to show the discoloration
Day 1 - I made the mistake of taking him out during a water change in my 5 gallon. My intention was to clean the sand. (my snail pooped like crazy and it was a MESS) I put him back, and noticed that he was in trouble. I took him out and put him in a 1 gallon hospital tank. He was in terrible condition. Gasping, laying sideways at the bottom of his tank, and losing color under his belly/gills area. I lowered water so he could breathe.
- Aq. Salt, Furan-2, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 2 he would start swimming every now and then, but he was still primarily inactive.
- Aq. Salt bath, Furan-2, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 3 - He has regained the strength to become active again. (still not as much) He wouldn't eat the first few days. His discoloration was basically a grayish patch under his belly portion. During these first few days it has gotten smaller, but there is still a very defined area under his belly, mainly on his left side.
- Aq. Salt bath, Furan-2, and two 50% water changes this day.
Day 3 - I noticed that his fins were rotting. I stopped the salt baths, since somebody advised that the aq. salt baths could be the reason he is inactive.
- No medicine, two 50% water changes this day.
Day 4 - I fed him two small bloodworms and a pellet. I was glad to see him eating again. But now that I think about it, I should have waited.
- No medicine, just two 50% water changes this day.
Day 5 - Still active but pretty bloated. I got him some Jungle Lifeguard tabs. So I cut the tablet to dose his properly. It's helping his fin rot.
- Jungle Lifeguard
Day 6 (today) - He still hasn't pooped anything. I noticed that his belly was bulging... a few minutes ago, he started spitting stuff out. As if he was coughing or throwing up. He's done this three times today. I assumed it was some of the food from earlier. It scared me. I hope he can still poop and everything... But what should I do? Should I wait some more until he poops? I can get some daphnia if it's crucial.
- Jungle Lifeguard, blanched pea.
***The pics don't really show the bloating, because I took them to show the discoloration
