This is an “emergency” that’s been brewing for a couple of weeks. This is Swimmy. Swimmy is my mom’s office betta. She mentioned that she was treating him for swim rot and that quickly turned into, “can Swimmy live in your hospital tank?” Swimmy has saddleback. And it’s pretty far progressed. Being that I live in po-dunk middle of nowhere Montana, my access to fish meds locally is limited. I’m currently treating with aquarium salts (1.5tsp/gal at current) Pimafix and life guard. I’m using Herbtana as an immune booster. The tank is 2.5 gallons (cheap to treat), planted and cycled. Temp lowered to 70 degrees to slow the cycle. No ammonia, 15ish ppm nitrates, no nitrites. Swimmy is active and eating. He is not outwardly distressed.
My question is, even if he were to beat columnaris, is his quality of life going to be impacted by the damage that has been inflicted? I have no experience with anything this far progressed. Any help would be appreciated. Swimmy is beloved and we want to do the right thing by him.
My question is, even if he were to beat columnaris, is his quality of life going to be impacted by the damage that has been inflicted? I have no experience with anything this far progressed. Any help would be appreciated. Swimmy is beloved and we want to do the right thing by him.
