Sick betta??
my poor betta fish hardly ever moves! he is usually stationary but is moving his fins like crazy (kinda looks like a hummingbird?). this leads me to believe he has sumthing wrong with his swim bladder, tho i cannot be certain....when i put a mirror in front of him he does nothing. he doesn't eat. his color has turned from red to a silverish on his head/by his gills. umm, yeah he hasn't eaten in 3 days even when i put food up close to him. any suggestions? oh i also bought BettaZing and was told it is an all-around preventative. i followed the instructions and put 1 drop in, but he's still sick. that was 3 days ago. oh and i did a full water change too w/ tap water that had been sitting out for a couple days to dechlorify. please help! i dont want to lose mhy friend!!
1) Not moving? Does he have a heater? Bettas need a temperature of 72-74 degrees farenheit.
2) Swimbladder problems are easy to diganose. is he on the bottom or top of the tank and seem very off balnce? Does he fight to swim but just spiral around the tank?
3) Silvery may be a fungus problem. get an anti fungal medication
4)bettazing is probably crummy
5)To get him to eat which is very very important try freeze dried bloodworms and some hiraki betta bio gold both of these will get even the pickiest betta eating.
6) Full water cahnges are bad unless your betta is in a unfiltred less than one gallon death trap. Now a 2.5 gallon tank and filter may run you up 20 bucks so it's not that bad
7) Does his belly area look swollen? If so he may be constipated. Feed him a frozen thawed pea with the hull removed 2 to 3 times daily for 3 to 4 days o until he is pooing regulary.
8) Medications often tyake a week to see diferences be patient.
9) Invest in a filter and or bubbler with meds in the water oxygen levels are low and he will need it.
Hope I could help!
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