Betta Acting Strange

Josh_Martin395 said:

Hey this is my first post. I need some help with one of my new Bettas.
Issue: He stays at the top of the tank constantly.

1. I over-fed him when I first got him and now the tank smells like garbage and the water has a yellow tint with particles in it.

2. Recently added new decorations and substrate to aquarium.

3. Also did a %25 water change to try and help the food bacteria problem.

I know that the water quality is probably off and there most likely isn’t enough oxygen in the tank. I also know that he is probably stressed out over recent agitation. He is still very active and has fun swimming against the filter current on full blast. Just won’t ever rest.

My question isn’t really what’s wrong, it’s more of what should I do and how do I go about doing it.

Will add pics for better context.
Thanks!

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itiwhetu said:

Just fix all the things that you know are wrong, and then get back to us if he is still not well.

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wasmewasntit said:

Get into a proper maintenance routine...but first of all...did you cycle the aquarium fully?

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Josh_Martin395 said:

I’m not sure how to fix them. Should I do a %75 water change? Should I run the air pump harder to get more oxygen? He’s only been in there for 4 days so I don’t know if that’s too soon for a lot of new water.

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Josh_Martin395 said:

Probably not because I don’t know what that means

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Josh_Martin395 said:

Probably not because I don’t know what that means

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