betta has redish lump, wont eat, plz help
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You have an undergravel filter which is better than nothing.
When you re- set the tank did you completely strip it and then refill? I remember you said 0 for ammonia, what did you get for nitrites?
Just do small water changes just now every couple of days or so. I wouldnt worry too much just now about feeding him.
When you re- set the tank did you completely strip it and then refill? I remember you said 0 for ammonia, what did you get for nitrites?
Just do small water changes just now every couple of days or so. I wouldnt worry too much just now about feeding him.
well, he's the only fish in the tank...did you mean something else by isolate him?...is there something that I can put in his tank that will increase the oxygen for him to be able to breathe better? I just went home and saw him on my lunch break and he's slumped over a rock kinda sideways just lookin at me, breathin real heavey like...I think I need to somehow put more exygen in his tank so he'll be able to breathe better? any ideas?
Thanks again
Thanks again
sorry, I just saw the other posts. I'm not sure about the gills, he hides in the corner so its hard to get a good look at him lateley. I'll try to check em out tonight but I think they are kinda red and inflamed.
when we re-setup the tank, we pretty much stripped it and refilled it. We cleaned the tank, the rocks, gave him new difusers, and kept a couple of gallons of his original water that we used to transport him with.
and actually, the ammonia wasnt 0. My tester said the ammonia level was ok but when I took the water in to the fish doctor to get tested, she told me that the ammonia was REAL high...she said not to worry about it now though which I thought was odd. She also said that ammo-lock isnt good to use because it only works temporarily. I havent put anything else in there to remove the ammonia per her instructions but that seems real odd it the ammonia is high right?! what should I use? The nitrate level was a little high but not bad at all. thnx again, all your comments are greatly appreciated!!
when we re-setup the tank, we pretty much stripped it and refilled it. We cleaned the tank, the rocks, gave him new difusers, and kept a couple of gallons of his original water that we used to transport him with.
and actually, the ammonia wasnt 0. My tester said the ammonia level was ok but when I took the water in to the fish doctor to get tested, she told me that the ammonia was REAL high...she said not to worry about it now though which I thought was odd. She also said that ammo-lock isnt good to use because it only works temporarily. I havent put anything else in there to remove the ammonia per her instructions but that seems real odd it the ammonia is high right?! what should I use? The nitrate level was a little high but not bad at all. thnx again, all your comments are greatly appreciated!!
Using your test kits what do you get for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and ph?
the kits that I have dont really give me exact numbers, they have strips of paper that change color, according to the fish store however, the only thing that is off is the ammonia and the water being a bit hard...
I'm really mad at the fish doctor lady whom I took advice from. She told me to leave tap water out for 48 hours and that would remove all the ammonia from it. I did that and then did a 75% water change (this was before I read the post susggesting only 40%). Then, the nex day, I took another water sample in to get tested and they said the ammonia was SUPER high! They acted like I was stupid for not using water treatment but I told them at the start that I was a novice and asked for their 'expert advice' and thats what she told me to do. They call the place a fish hospital for pete's sake! grrr...
so they gave me a bunch of this stuff called aquamel I think and I dumped it in his tank, it looks like he's breathing easier now at least. I'm taking another water sample there tonight but last night they said everything was right on target except for the ammonia. hopefully now the ammonia will be in range.
he seems to recognize me more now though....he doesnt hide in his house anymore but he seems to wanna wedge himself in the corner all the time. sometimes he'll swim to the top for air and then when he comes back down, he just bumps nose first into the gravel and sits mostly upside down for a while. but when I come home, he comes over and wedges himself into the corner closest to me and looks at kinda like he used to. I go home every lunch break to see him...
should I try to feed him? do you think he's in a lot of pain? Does he wedge himself in the corner because he's trying to get away from the light? and why does he sometimes just plunk nose first into the rocks but he seems like he recognizes me...so I dont really think he's blind.
I'll try to get you a more exact result on what the ammonia, nitrate, etc is tonight. any more thoughts, comments, ideas?
I appreciate all your assistance! I just wanna save my friend or at the very least, minimize his pain. Thank you!
I'm really mad at the fish doctor lady whom I took advice from. She told me to leave tap water out for 48 hours and that would remove all the ammonia from it. I did that and then did a 75% water change (this was before I read the post susggesting only 40%). Then, the nex day, I took another water sample in to get tested and they said the ammonia was SUPER high! They acted like I was stupid for not using water treatment but I told them at the start that I was a novice and asked for their 'expert advice' and thats what she told me to do. They call the place a fish hospital for pete's sake! grrr...
so they gave me a bunch of this stuff called aquamel I think and I dumped it in his tank, it looks like he's breathing easier now at least. I'm taking another water sample there tonight but last night they said everything was right on target except for the ammonia. hopefully now the ammonia will be in range.
he seems to recognize me more now though....he doesnt hide in his house anymore but he seems to wanna wedge himself in the corner all the time. sometimes he'll swim to the top for air and then when he comes back down, he just bumps nose first into the gravel and sits mostly upside down for a while. but when I come home, he comes over and wedges himself into the corner closest to me and looks at kinda like he used to. I go home every lunch break to see him...
should I try to feed him? do you think he's in a lot of pain? Does he wedge himself in the corner because he's trying to get away from the light? and why does he sometimes just plunk nose first into the rocks but he seems like he recognizes me...so I dont really think he's blind.
I'll try to get you a more exact result on what the ammonia, nitrate, etc is tonight. any more thoughts, comments, ideas?
I appreciate all your assistance! I just wanna save my friend or at the very least, minimize his pain. Thank you!
yes, he's bloated, and he drops upside down and onto one side sometimes too. but he difinately has a lump more so on one side...coming up from under the skin, its not realy pointy shaped, its kinda dull coming from under the skin but its definately more on one side. could that be a swim bladder symptom too? thnx!
I think it's the lump causing it pressing onto the swim bladder.
http
/www.petfish.net/swimbladder_betta.htm
http
/www.petfish.net/swimbladder_betta.htmcould the swim bladder issue cause a lump on his side and a swelling on the other side?
I guess I wouldnt know how to tell if he's in pain, he doesnt look happy. If I had to guess, I would say that he is probably in pain...he doesnt look happy at all. If there's no way he's going to make it, I guess I should put him out of his misery....but the thing is that I still have hope that he may pull through...do you think thats just wishful thinking and I'm wrong to let him suffer? I have no idea. he's my first fish...who knew you could get so attached to a fish?
does is sound like its possible its just a swim bladder issue? thnx again...
I guess I wouldnt know how to tell if he's in pain, he doesnt look happy. If I had to guess, I would say that he is probably in pain...he doesnt look happy at all. If there's no way he's going to make it, I guess I should put him out of his misery....but the thing is that I still have hope that he may pull through...do you think thats just wishful thinking and I'm wrong to let him suffer? I have no idea. he's my first fish...who knew you could get so attached to a fish?
does is sound like its possible its just a swim bladder issue? thnx again...
The swim bladder hasn't caused the lumps, it's the lumps that are causing the swimbladder problems, to be honest the lumps are goiing to get bigger, they are already interferring with the swim bladder so the outcome is sad i'm afraid, sorry.
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