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So my betta Emiko has ben acting weird lately. He's swimming kinda sideways and just sulks at the top corner. What I noticed today was that his side is kinda protruding out, like something is sticking him. The scales there are discolored and raised or something. I've never seen anything like it
Yesterday i caught him on his side on the bottom of the tank. He's fairly active…. and eats a bit… Looks real painful…
When I got him he was in filthy conditions and had no fins. Could that have something to do with it? He's pretty old but not THAT old… A while back he bit his fins off so they grew back all funky
YES I KNOW HIS TANK IS DIRTY! Today's cleaning day so that's why I noticed it
Here is a vid:
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=34yz4fr&s=6
Here are some pics:
sorry it's sideways
Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5
What temperature is your tank? 81 degrees
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? TetraBetta"plus" floating mini pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? once a day (4-5 pellets)
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? try to once a week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 100%
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Weird bump on the right side
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? He's just kinda sad…
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2-3 days ago
Does your fish have any history of being ill? In horrible condition when I got him, then bit his fins off later
How old is your fish (approximately)? ummm maybe 11-12 months?
Help?
When I got him he was in filthy conditions and had no fins. Could that have something to do with it? He's pretty old but not THAT old… A while back he bit his fins off so they grew back all funky
YES I KNOW HIS TANK IS DIRTY! Today's cleaning day so that's why I noticed it
Here is a vid:
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=34yz4fr&s=6
Here are some pics:
sorry it's sideways


Housing
What size is your tank? 2.5
What temperature is your tank? 81 degrees
Does your tank have a filter? yes
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish? TetraBetta"plus" floating mini pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish? once a day (4-5 pellets)
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change? try to once a week
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change? 100%
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed? Weird bump on the right side
How has your betta fish's behavior changed? He's just kinda sad…
When did you start noticing the symptoms? 2-3 days ago
Does your fish have any history of being ill? In horrible condition when I got him, then bit his fins off later
How old is your fish (approximately)? ummm maybe 11-12 months?
Help?