Hello all,
Unfortunately, I don't have all the water and conditions criteria, but my questions for now are simple. Fishingham is a very sick little buddy (or maybe just near end of life...not sure the normal life expectancy of a Betta). Anyway, he's alive but lying mostly on his side on the bottom, and fins are very sparse and haggard. Upon suggestions from this forum, he's always had some Indian Almond leaf in his tank (1/2 gal), and I just started treating him conservatively with salt (1/2 tsp) and added API Stress Coat to his water (12 drops). I will be doing 100% water changes every day for 8-10 days, provided he hangs on. API says it removes chlorine and neutralizes chloramines. We already use Amquel Plus to prepare/condition the water. Is it okay to use the Amquel and API at the same time? Also, is the water ready for him as soon as it's conditioned with the Amquel, or should there be a waiting period? Really hope he pulls through. I have a very sad 9-yr-old son.
Unfortunately, I don't have all the water and conditions criteria, but my questions for now are simple. Fishingham is a very sick little buddy (or maybe just near end of life...not sure the normal life expectancy of a Betta). Anyway, he's alive but lying mostly on his side on the bottom, and fins are very sparse and haggard. Upon suggestions from this forum, he's always had some Indian Almond leaf in his tank (1/2 gal), and I just started treating him conservatively with salt (1/2 tsp) and added API Stress Coat to his water (12 drops). I will be doing 100% water changes every day for 8-10 days, provided he hangs on. API says it removes chlorine and neutralizes chloramines. We already use Amquel Plus to prepare/condition the water. Is it okay to use the Amquel and API at the same time? Also, is the water ready for him as soon as it's conditioned with the Amquel, or should there be a waiting period? Really hope he pulls through. I have a very sad 9-yr-old son.