Emergency! Help Required Now. Please Help!

[MattL]

My gorgeous Betta is poorly. Hes normally such a healthy rowdy greedy little fish. But hes just not himself. He wouldnt even eat bloodworm this morning.

He has lost some length off his fins and you can see a a dark line where he has lost bits. And now it looks like he is gasping near the surface.

I did a full water change yesterday and put some anti fungus finrot med in but he looks even worse today.

Can anyone give some advice.

 

[red-devil0602]

did you remember to dechlor
check the temp
do you have an air pump and stone
any signs of illness

 

[big mick]

Do you have a test kit to post water stats?

 

[MattL]

Do you have a test kit to post water stats?

Its actually my g/fs fish...i have a test kit but i need to find it and im at work at the moment.

Its a non filtered tank but gets water change every 3-5 days.

Same water as ever and its declhorinated.

 

[MattL]

Do you have a test kit to post water stats?

Its actually my g/fs fish...i have a test kit but i need to find it and im at work at the moment.

Its a non filtered tank but gets water change every 3-5 days.

Same water as ever and its declhorinated.

No more suggestions then?

 

[red-devil0602]

check the temp
do you have an air pump and stone
any signs of illness

 

[SRC]

any signs of illness

hes just not himself.

He wouldnt even eat bloodworm this morning.

He has lost some length off his fins

you can see a a dark line where he has lost bits.

it looks like he is gasping near the surface.

This will give you a good idea of where to start. You can use these websites to determine, by looking at the explinations of syptoms, what your fish is suffering from.

http/www.healthybetta.com/illcure.html

http/www.fishjunkies.com/health.php

Match up your fishes symptoms then decide which illness(s) you think it is suffering from. Your fish can be suffering from more then 1 affliction at a time.

Then pick out a medication that covers the symptoms your fish is exhibiting. There are alot of medications that cover a wide range of symptoms, so try to pick 1 that covers them all, or 2 that does...you don't have to have a different medication for each symptom.

http/www.healthybetta.com/easymeds.html (this website gives instructions for 1 gallon dosages, instead of only 10 gallons as prescribed by the labels.)

These websites offer a more advanced selection of medications, with better explinations of each usage.
http/www.fishjunkies.com/Medications/ (medications)
http/www.fishjunkies.com/Infections/bacterial.php (antibiotics)

Good Luck!