sick betta

Hi. I have a carbon filter. One of the cheapy nothing fancy kind so the carbon cant be removed without destroying the filter. It's been in use for longer than 4 weeks so the carbon part should be ineffective, right? I suspect my poor betta has somehow got a fungal infection. His poor mouth area...

I have two betta fish males. One in my room, the other in my office room. I've had the one in the office room for about 6 months. He came in from a family that wasnt able to care for him anymore. His water was pretty dirty and looked poorly taken care of so I bought him to give him a better...

I think my betta fish, Periwinkle, has internal parasites. One day I came home from school to see that he has stringy white poo. However, that’s the only symptom I see. I’m a beginner, so I thought it’s better to seek help from more experienced fishkeepers. He’s in a 10 gallon by himself...

I got my Betta fish last June. He started out in a very small tank because he was an impulse buy and I was still learning but I have had him in a 2.5-gallon tank for around 7 or 8 months now. In the 11 months that I have had him, he has been a pretty active fish, however, I have been rather lazy...

I'm really hoping someone can help I'm worried about my betta. He is normally black and under his belly is white and he is losing his color and vibrancy he is usually really active and he is laying flat on his side at the bottom of his tank. His fins are really tattered and he looks like he has...

Hi there, I recently completed my first aquabid purchase--a gorgeous big fin koi half moon male that came from Thailand. I unboxed him Thursday evening, he wasn't dead but arrived with a good bit of his tail fin missing. I couldn't tell if it was fin rot or if he was tail nipping during...

My Betta has been sick lately. At the beginning I thought it was fun for but now I think it is a fungus infection. This is my first Betta I have had since a child and I’m not really sure what to do to help him. He is in a 1 gallon tank with a heater. I know, I should have him in a bigger tank...

Hi! Listen, sorry if I'm posting about this is in the wrong area, I'm new. But really, I'm very worried about my fish. My mystery snail died, and we left him in the tank for a day or two, because he usually just stopped and hid in his shell for a while. I noticed something was wrong when he did...

Hi-- I have another thread open about this issue but am seeking additional help for secondary questions I have. I have a male butterfly named Mushu in a 5.5 gal heated and filtered planted tank with sand, driftwood, 3 ghost shrimp and moss balls. I have done a fish in cycle (cycle may not be...

Hi-- I have another thread open about this issue but am seeking additional help for secondary questions I have. I have a male butterfly named Mushu in a 5.5 gal heated and filtered planted tank with sand, driftwood, 3 ghost shrimp and moss balls. I have done a fish in cycle (cycle may not be...

Hi there! I'm new to this forum as well as being a new fishy caregiver!! I recently got a male veiltail about a month back named nugget. He is in a 5gallon planted tank with standard gravel, driftwood, 3 ghost shrimps, and some moss balls (will post pictures). About 2 weeks after I got him I...

Hello please help me if you can! I got this betta a few weeks back alone with another Betta that sadly passed. My betta has been weak since the other betta passed (they share a tank) and I'm afraid that he may have gotten sick because of my other betta that passed. Yesterday he was gasping...

So,I've had my betta Eros for about a two weeks and he was in great health at the time.I made sure to clean his tank and decorations before placing them inside and I added conditioner to the tap water.I allowed the water to be filtered for about a week before getting him and dosed the water with...

hey guys! so I got a 9L Betta tank for a Veil Tail called Artemis and suddenly it's N02 went from 0 to 2.0 over night for no reason causing him to get fin rot which I straight away got a new 8L tank and put him in and has been fine ever since then I tried again with my new Half-moon Atlantis...

I have a male betta i got from petco as a birthday present in march. its now july and i was gone for 5 days for a funeral and came back to see my neighbor had over fed him and his tank wasnt looking good. he was still swimming and acting normal so i left again to see another family member for a...

Hi. My daughter has had her betta for about 9 months. Things were fine, but tank started getting algae almost the day after I cleaned it. I have gravel, carbon motorized marineland filter in a 3 gallon tank...which water is about 2.25 to 2.5 gallons water since gravel takes up space. Told at...

Around Christmas my little sister got a betta, but I pretty much took care of him. About a month ago he got ich, we gave him medicine it sorta cleaned up but there still are spots on him, so we still give him the treatment. A few days ago I noticed ALOT of fluffy algae, so today I cleaned out...

Request Help Tank size: 3 gallon pH: well water ammonia, nitrite nitrate. kH gH New uncycled tank, not tested, country well water, all naturally purified water (Minnesota in the native language is clear water) tank temp: 78° farhenhiet Fish Symptoms light color on fin, a whitish clear fin...

I'm afraid my fish, John Quincy Adams, is sick! He had a white spot on his fin when I first got him 9 months ago but it did not grow or change so I left it alone. I've begun to notice that his tail looks like it might be deteriorating and some of his dark blue color is lightening. He has...

I recently posted a thread about how my betta was inactive and other stuff I explained (link to thread is http://www.fishforums.net/threads/help-betta-is-inactive.444894/#post-3766125 ) and I did everything that people suggested (basically everything I was able to) and I didn't notice any of...

Noticed today that my betta has a strange lump near the pectoral and ventral fins. He seems a bit pale and slightly more docile than usual but not excessively. He shares a tank with 2 electric blue rams, 7 neon tetras, a few shrimp and a couple of snails. It's a 55L tank, water parameters are...

I rescued 2 male betta about 3 was ago having seen them in a tiny bowl with a glass separating them and nothing else in their. I have bought a duo 20l tank. The boys have done well and adjusted. I changed the water on Sunday, used conditioner and they were fine. Since Monday morning now one...

Hello again. I recently acquired a new tank and a Betta. The tank is a Baby BiOrb, 4 gallons, with ceramic media and large gravel, as well as several plants and a heater. All levels are good. So here's the problem. The betta, Fintello, or Finn for short, has been acting very lethargic lately...

I noticed while cleaning her tank today that my female betta has clear slimy like poop. I just got her last week from a friend who could no longer care for her, and I haven't noticed her poop until today, so I don't know how long it's been like this. She is in a split 20 gallon tank, along with...

First off, I've never posted here before, so apologies if I mess this up! Please let me know if I should be posting somewhere else/did this incorrectly. I have a betta (named Kylo) that I got from Petco back in June. He's usually very active, swimming around his tank and eating 3-4 pellets a...

Hey everyone! I'm Emily and my crowntail Zissou isn't feeling very well. Tank size: 5.5 gallons pH: 7.2 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 0 kH: 180 gH: 150 tank temp: Usually at 78, but I've increased it to 80. Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish...

I just got my crowntail betta and placed him in his heated 2.5 gallon tank after acclimating him to the water. I set this aquarium up weeks before and tested the water, the PH was 7.0 and the temperature stays around 25 degrees Celsius. I also added some bacteria supplement. After a few days he...

My daughter's fish is sick...I have really tried to educate myself being that I'm new. Water parameters are good at this time. Ph 7.5 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 NirAte 5.0ish Temp around 80* 3 gallon tank I now use prime. He is getting fed every other day a pellet and the occasional dried blood...

Hi everyone, My betta fish neptunes fins have slowly been disappearing. After trolling the internet for a diagnosis I am um unsure as to what it is. Does anyone know? I have attached a before and after picture. The before was taken in January and the after just this week. I have used aquarium...

I went to my local pet shop to look at the betas and saw one that was struggling to stay up right (very bloated), another that was dead, and this guy whose head is so deformed it looks more like a parrot fish than a betta. :( what's wrong with him? I was trying to get a pic without glare when a...

Hi All,   I'm a new forum member looking for some help with my sick fishy. I have a charming little 2y/o blue betta boy, 'Wee Mad Arthur', who I stupidly left in the care of someone else while I went away for 3 months. I did leave the caretaker a 3 page document on how to clean the tank and feed...

My betta has been sick since I got him. He's pure white and has started to form red dots on his tail. Now his tail is disappearing. I thought maybe its fin rot an I asked the pet shop and they have no idea. They suggested I use a broad spectrum medicine made by wardly, can't remember what it's...