Hi all,
so maybe about a week ago I noticed my male crowntail looking a little bloated. I gave him some pea and didn't feed him the next day. He still seemed bloated so I just started feeding him a single pellet in the mornings, skipping a day here and there. It hasn't gone down and if anything I think he may be even bigger by now. On top of that, I've noticed some discoloring in his head. His head is normally a mottled coppery color in relation to his blue body, but I've noticed that in some spots, particularly around his gills, it seems to have become more red/brown and also has extended down his spine just a little past the head. There's also a spot of brown in his eye that I never noticed before. Behaviorally, he seems normal though sometimes I see him opening and closing his mouth repeatedly. I've been keeping an eye out for raised scales but I don't think they are.
I moved him from a 1.5 gal tank (horrible, horrible owner-me, I know) about two weeks ago to a 10-12 gal (person I got it from said it was 14, so it might be, but it seems smaller than that to me). The sponge filters the guy was using were still moist and had good bacteria and all that. He definitely seems more active in the bigger tank but he hasn't built any bubble nests since the move, which he usually had them up again a few days after a water change. I've been changing 1-2 gallons of water every few days, and running the filter several times a day (I don't like to leave it on all the time since he struggles with the current.) I'm going out to get a testing kit tomorrow. Since I never used testing before and he was fine, I just figured it would be ok being the horrible owner I am, (plus I'm still dependent on my parents for transportation so it's hard to get out to buy stuff sometimes) but I'll test the levels and see if there's something there I can fix.
Anyways, if anyone can give some input on what I can do to help the little guy get better, or any medications that actually work, please let me know.
so maybe about a week ago I noticed my male crowntail looking a little bloated. I gave him some pea and didn't feed him the next day. He still seemed bloated so I just started feeding him a single pellet in the mornings, skipping a day here and there. It hasn't gone down and if anything I think he may be even bigger by now. On top of that, I've noticed some discoloring in his head. His head is normally a mottled coppery color in relation to his blue body, but I've noticed that in some spots, particularly around his gills, it seems to have become more red/brown and also has extended down his spine just a little past the head. There's also a spot of brown in his eye that I never noticed before. Behaviorally, he seems normal though sometimes I see him opening and closing his mouth repeatedly. I've been keeping an eye out for raised scales but I don't think they are.
I moved him from a 1.5 gal tank (horrible, horrible owner-me, I know) about two weeks ago to a 10-12 gal (person I got it from said it was 14, so it might be, but it seems smaller than that to me). The sponge filters the guy was using were still moist and had good bacteria and all that. He definitely seems more active in the bigger tank but he hasn't built any bubble nests since the move, which he usually had them up again a few days after a water change. I've been changing 1-2 gallons of water every few days, and running the filter several times a day (I don't like to leave it on all the time since he struggles with the current.) I'm going out to get a testing kit tomorrow. Since I never used testing before and he was fine, I just figured it would be ok being the horrible owner I am, (plus I'm still dependent on my parents for transportation so it's hard to get out to buy stuff sometimes) but I'll test the levels and see if there's something there I can fix.
Anyways, if anyone can give some input on what I can do to help the little guy get better, or any medications that actually work, please let me know.
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