HELP! Is my Betta cureable or is he in pain and should be put down?
I posed this last week
"Over the past two weeks he has become less and less active. He now just lays on the bottom of the tank almost lifeless. When he does try and swim it takes everything he has to get to the top of the tank and then takes a breath and sinks back down. I have tried feeding him a pea thinking it is a swim bladder disorder but he won't eat it.
He lives in a two gallon tank with a filter and live plants. His has a heater which he seems to really like."
When all of this started i did a 3 day treatment of Betta Revive but no luck. As of this week he seems to be getting worse. I did another 50% water change with spring water because i do not trust what is in our water here. We are on a military base. I have tried withholding food with no luck. I tried giving him a Pea on multiple occasions but he won't take it.
At this point i'm not sure its just swim bladder. I have noticed his body looks raw or a bit burned up by his head and there are dark spots on his tail fin. I checked the amonia, it wasn't bad but i did the 50% water change with the spring watter and it seems to be fine now. Last night I treated his water with QuICK Cure (Formalin, Malachite Green)
I took 1/2 of the water out of his tank to make it easier to get to the top because he is still gulping for air occasionally I'm just not sure what to do anymore. Nothing seems to be helping.
I have ordered EMO Pro and should get it sometime next week. It says its specifically for Swim Bladder and Pop Eye.
I posed this last week
"Over the past two weeks he has become less and less active. He now just lays on the bottom of the tank almost lifeless. When he does try and swim it takes everything he has to get to the top of the tank and then takes a breath and sinks back down. I have tried feeding him a pea thinking it is a swim bladder disorder but he won't eat it.
He lives in a two gallon tank with a filter and live plants. His has a heater which he seems to really like."
When all of this started i did a 3 day treatment of Betta Revive but no luck. As of this week he seems to be getting worse. I did another 50% water change with spring water because i do not trust what is in our water here. We are on a military base. I have tried withholding food with no luck. I tried giving him a Pea on multiple occasions but he won't take it.
At this point i'm not sure its just swim bladder. I have noticed his body looks raw or a bit burned up by his head and there are dark spots on his tail fin. I checked the amonia, it wasn't bad but i did the 50% water change with the spring watter and it seems to be fine now. Last night I treated his water with QuICK Cure (Formalin, Malachite Green)
I took 1/2 of the water out of his tank to make it easier to get to the top because he is still gulping for air occasionally I'm just not sure what to do anymore. Nothing seems to be helping.
I have ordered EMO Pro and should get it sometime next week. It says its specifically for Swim Bladder and Pop Eye.