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Can I use clove bud oil instead of clove oil to euthanize a fish? My betta has late-stage dropsy and unfortunately, I think I will have to euthanize him.

Is it best to euthanize? Should I take a shot at medicating at the very least or is that just going to prolong his suffering? I'm fine to do so if it's the right choice. his condition, not looking very good, still pretty responsive though :(

Very recently I tested the water and the parameters were all ideal for bettas (I've run out of test strips since then) 0ppm ammonia 0ppm nirtrite 0-20 ppm nitrate 6.8-7.2 pH 0 chlorine The scales are pineconed and there's fluid building up in his body. I'm not very experienced with fish keeping...

I've been treating my betta with dropsy with Epsom salt baths, and doing 50-70% water changes the scales are still pine coned (past two days and today) :( however, he seems a bit better (i don't know if I'm just imagining things) but he is less lethargic? Should I give him medication for dropsy...

Should I do Epsom salt baths for him?

As my betta has gotten older, his scales have been more and more raised. The tank is filtered, heated, and cycled. He's around 3-4 years old now, gradually becoming more lethargic, having less appetite, and losing color in his scales. It's gotten to the point where I can look at him from the...

Hi, so my betta that's probably around 3-4 years is having trouble getting his food. He's lunging for it but misses most of the time and just swims past it. I tried turning off the filter and pushing the food around but after a while, it just sinks to the bottom and I have to gravel vacuum it...

I've had the same pellets for around 6 months and I've heard that it's best to replace food around that time. I still have a lot left though, should I just replace it?

4 omega one betta buffet pellets 1 piece of tropical bug bites don't feed for 2 days a week Ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH, gH, chlorine everything was normal (0 ammonia, 1-20 ppm nitrate, 0 nitrite, 6.8-7.2 pH) :)

Water quality is good, eats, and swims around fine. Just noticed that his stomach seems to be more grey/round today (maybe I'm imagining things). I want to make sure there's nothing wrong with him. Btw, his fins don't look the best because he used to be in a 1-gallon tank.

the barrier has holes in it and they shared the same water

It's been a couple of weeks since my previous betta (Pearl) passed from dropsy. I have a split 10-gallon tank but now there is no fish on one side so I want to disassemble the barrier so my other fish can have more space. Since then I have had gravel vacuumed 1 time on the empty side of the...

The sides of my betta look textured but I don't know if it's pineconing. In some pictures, it's not noticeable but in the close-ups, you can see a more rough texture on the sides of his body. I'm pretty new to fish keeping so I'm not sure if all scales look like this... When his body straightens...

I tried using Epsom salt baths but it just didn't work. I've had this tank for quite a long time so it is cycled and I'm not sure what caused dropsy...

I have a betta in a 10 gallon, that is split in half. There's no fish on the other side anymore but previously, Pearl (that lived on that side of the tank) had dropsy. I want to give him more room to swim, so is it okay to disassemble the barrier? Is there a chance that Blueberry could catch...

I euthanized her last night. 💔 Thanks for the help.

is this okay to use? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2J8FNZ/?tag=ff0d01-20 I've been trying Epsom salt baths for 10 minutes a day for a week... the pineconing is getting worse and I don't think I can cure her.

These are the best photos I could really get (The white things on the first photo are just stuff on the glass, not on the fish) I'm kind of concerned about it being dropsy since on the last two pictures you can kind of see that the sides aren't completely smooth and the scales seem to be...

You can't really see it very well but there are like 3-5 raised scales under Blueberry's head (near the bottom gill area). I think it was there before but I never really paid much attention to it until now. What could it be? Water parameters are normal (tested the water a couple of days...

Water change daily or would that be too much? I just changed the water yesterday.

Fin damage:

I have no clue how this happened but last night the tank divider fell apart and I didn't notice it until now. My two betta fish must've got into a fight. I found my male betta on the other side of the tank. I quickly fixed the divider but my female betta's fins are pretty torn up. My male betta...

Should I feed her tonight? Friday - didn't feed Saturday - didn't feed Sunday - gave food Monday - didn't feed (past 4 days)

Any fish net recommendations for my betta? (preferably on Amazon)

I'm just going to start with a water change, does that sound okay? Is 25% good or should I change out more? Ugh, I don't know what to do. :/ Thanks for all the help everybody.