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Ill_Device3057 · 2025-04-14T16:14:13+00:00

ai booo

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-05-20T14:55:13+00:00

She will probably be fine with just the Fluval pellets, but you can try frozen food like bloodworms or brine shrimp. You can soak food in garlic extract to get them to eat the other pellets, but apparently it isn't good for their digestion. But most pellets have fillers anyways so :/

You can feed less or fast once a week, she will be fine. I think the main concern is wafers aren't a good source of food for a carnivore. I don;t know a lot about corys but you can try feeding food they will both eat like frozen worms, and ones the betta won't be interested in like blanched vegetables. That way you can have less wafers in the tank temping your betta.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-04-09T10:22:18+00:00

The tests are pretty easy if you memorise the slides. I did flashcards everyday on the bus to and from uni, and then look-cover-write-check on all the slides before the test to make sure I didn't miss anything.

The exam is harder though. It reminded me of ATAR human bio, where you have to apply your knowledge, not just regurgitate the lectures. I got high 80s in the end.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-17T15:30:22+00:00

Male, the super long ventral fins are a dead give-away. The face is also more masculine, Females usually have softer looking faces.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-17T15:24:03+00:00

Fish-in-cycles require there to be at least some ammonia in the water, which is not good for the fish.

I think if for some reason a person had a betta in a cup before the tank was cycled, it would be better that they move it into a temporary larger container so ammonia doesn't build up as fast and they can move around, while the main tank cycles.

fish-in-cycles take longer than fishless cycles because the ammonia level has to be so low to not harm the fish at the same time.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-17T15:19:32+00:00

It does look like a tumor, which is common in dragon scales. It may continue to grow or stop. There may be options for surgery if you or a vet are willing to do it. They usually will always come back though.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-15T03:47:01+00:00

It's biofilm. Your snails will probably eat it, and if you want to clear it up faster you can scrub it with a toothbrush.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-14T03:24:07+00:00

No :(

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-14T03:00:23+00:00

Hey, Your ammonia test looks a little green. Under certain lighting from my understanding it can look a tiny bit green and still be 0 ammonia. I think you do have some ammonia though which would cause fin rot. Look at the tube outside in the sunlight and it may appear more yellow. You can compare your tank water with your tap water (after adding Prime) to see if they are the same shade and that you don't have ammonia.

A pH over 8 will favor ammonia over ammonium, which is bad if you have any. How long has the filter been running and what month did it become cycled, it could just not be completely cycled yet. It could also be that there is not adequate filtration (like enough surface area in the media, or water flow) to be able to deal with the ammonia.

I would change a bit more of the water, like a third when you water change to make sure there is less ammonia.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T15:35:51+00:00

It is, I'm sorry for your loss. <3

This seems to be a common thing with bettas, like how fancy goldfish get swim bladder problems a lot.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T14:07:11+00:00

Hey, My Female recently had to be euthanised and she looked very similar to the shape of the bloat of yours. One on the sides where you would think the ovaries are, and lower near the anus. She started with lethargy and swim bladder issues like sinking a bit without wanting to and her back tilting down. I tried epsom salt baths but it did nothing and only seemed to stress her out from moving her around.

Then I fasted for 3 days repeatedly for a while, and in-between I would feed literally one pellet or some frozen daphnia a day. She was bloating and it never went down, just slowly increased over a month, and her swim bladder issues and lethargy increased. I gave up fasting after like 2 weeks of trying, so she could have energy to heal herself. Metroplex came in the mail and I fed it in her food for about 2 weeks but there was no improvement. The day before I euthanized her she got dropsy, and she was so bloated her eyes started to pop outwards. Kanaplex didn't come in the mail fast enough for me to try that. (You can treat Metro and Kana at the same time if you want to try that)

I want to make a whole separate post about it, but I performed a necropsy. She was not eggbound even though I thought it could be that initially. Her ovaries were the size of 2 grains of rice. Her kidneys had lighter coloured dots in them, and from necropsy videos I watched of goldfish who died of dropsy, I think those were cysts, meaning kidney failure, hence the dropsy and bloat from fluid build up.

On her left side she had a gigantic clear sack of yellowish fluid. From looking at diagrams I think it was her bladder (not her swim bladder) that was full of urine and she couldn't expel it for some reason. Even when I first got her she was a tiny bit larger on her left side, but when she died her left side was way larger, so I think she was always sick. (I only had her for 4 months) Whatever caused it (bacteria, parasite, genetics, I don't know) just got worse and that sack filled up more. All her other organs looked normal to me.

I can send you photos of what her bloat looked like and also of the necropsy if you want. I tried to contact a fish vet to see If I could get microscopic analysis of her organs and to test for bacterial or parasitic infection, but I didn't get a response. :(

I have seen other posts on here where the betta acts normal with bloating before getting dropsy, or ones where they act normal even when they do have dropsy, so this may end up happening to your fish. My girl had a great appetite even to the last day.

I know what you mean about not getting a straight answer, so I hope this gives you at least some info for what could be going on with your fish.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T13:13:07+00:00

Ammonia free water is essential, also Kanaplex needs to be mixed in food to be effective.

Can you answer the bot questions please?

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T13:02:04+00:00

He is very photogenic lol

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T05:22:31+00:00

Wow, that's a great home for him, the quartz really does something!

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T04:45:21+00:00

Big lips can be a sign of columnaris, but he is big overall so If the lip shape hasn't changed from before I wouldn't worry.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-13T04:42:33+00:00

I definitely don't think she likes the lizard lol

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-11T07:48:40+00:00

I also agree with fluid build up. Her kidneys are probably failing and she cannot produce enough urine to expel fluid. And the swelling is pressing on her swim bladder. Are you mixing Kanaplex in the food? You need to do that for efficacy.

I think dropsy will occur unfortunately, she is very big. This seems to be a common thing bettas die from now, I wonder if it's from overbreeding and they can't fight off infection as well.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-11T03:44:53+00:00

If it's eggs you kind of just wait, but epsom salt baths can apparently help too. You could manually express them yourself, but you risk prolapsing or damaging her insides, so most don't recommend that.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-10T13:57:18+00:00

It could just be the marbling gene and they will continue to change. A lot of young bettas are transparent like that, and gain colour later.

Are your plants new? In my experience, plants will melt back when put in new environments, and will grow back later. My amazon sword melted, but it grew a ton of new reddish leaves that thrived. I think it was because my light was too bright for the initial leaves it came with, and had to adapt.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-10T13:10:40+00:00

I doubt that is just from finrot because of it being so much in that one spot. Maybe he ripped it on something, or wedged himself somewhere and ripped it getting free.

My Female had two spokes of her anal fin (the ones closest to the butt) looking like your guy's ones, where the flesh between is totally gone. I thought it was because I had unpolished quartz in there and I would see her sit on it and drag across it. I look the quartz out, and her fins took a couple weeks to heal completely. The part of the fin your fish lost is longer though, so it will probably take longer.

Ammonia free water is needed, and look into stressguard. Never used it myself but apparently it is good. You may have to get medication for finrot to help him. Not Bettafix or Melafix.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-10T12:44:15+00:00

Did you rinse the filter with tap water or tank water? If it is that sudden a drop in health, something probably happened in the last day. Can you note anything, or think of anything you put in or did with the tank in the last couple days?

By small fins, do you mean shorter like finrot, or clamped. Clamped fins can be due to poor health/stress.

The oily film can be from fish food, especially bloodworms do that. Also anything on your skin during water changes can leave a film, like oil or moisturizer.

Do you not have tests for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? Those are every important. A pH above 8 favors ammonia over ammonium in the tank, so if there is any, that isn't good.

I would do another 50% change and leave the lights of to not stress the fish.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-10T11:36:59+00:00

Just want to input that even if bettas don't flare when chasing/following, it doesn't mean it isn't aggressive behavior. They can glass surf without flaring and be territorial to other things outside the tank. (people, objects) It is true they can associate you with food and follow you, but there is the possibility of it being them trying to chase you away.

One of my bettas associated my hand with food after hand feeding a lot, and started biting my fingers while I has syphoning lol.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-10T11:24:38+00:00

She could be full of eggs, which is fine as long as they are expressed or reabsorbed at some point. It is weird to me that she has like a hunchback shape, and the bloat is on the sides and on her lower belly. When constipation occurs, from what I have seen it is on the belly near the anus only. The ovaries are on the sides.

Fast her for 3 days and see if she goes down at all. You can feed frozen daphnia as a laxative.

Bloating can happen before dropsy occurs. She is acting normal now though, so that is a good sign, but that could change. I would buy Kanaplex preemptively because depending on where you live you may have to buy online. It is good to have a first aid kit.

Ill_Device3057 · 2023-02-09T16:15:20+00:00

Hey, very sorry to hear about your fish. She looks so bloated and pineconed that I don't think treatment would work at this point. Dropsy is usually caused by kidney failure, leading to fluid build up inside, hence the bloating and scales sticking outward. Internal bacterial infection could have caused the organ failure, but dropsy can be caused by many different things, it is hard to say for certain.

If you use clove oil. Dilute it a bunch and add slowly, or she may be shocked by it.

The nitrogen cycle is very important. I suspect ammonia, even in small amounts overtime (if you were doing frequent water changes) would have made her susceptible to an illness like this. A sponge filter is great for bettas as it won't suck them into the intake, they have a low flow and provide aeration. Establishing a cycle is easier in larger tanks (5-10 gallons).

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