Easystreet
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Hello all,
I turn to you in my time of need.
Background:
Hachi (the betta) lives in a 5 gallon eclipse tank. He shares his home with 2 ADF's. The tank is nearing the end of its cycle. Its been 5 weeks since Hachi has entered his new home. The filter has just been replaced (Not the bio wheel). His tank is 20% water changed weekly. He is fed Hikari Betta Bio-Gold pellets in the morning and every other evening. On the odd evenings he is given Frozen Blood Worms (thawed of course)
Last week he developed fin rot. His fins were very dark on the edges and the top part of his tail was begining to shred. Its day three of treatments and it looks to be clearning up good.
I placed him in my 1 gallon hospital tank and began treating him with MelaFix. The does is 5ml. for every 10 gallons. If my maths is right thats 1/2ml for the Hospital 1 gallon. I have a Baby medicine doser to get my dose for his tank. The directions say
"Add 5ml (in my case 1/2ml) to 10 gallons of water. (again my case 1 gallon) Repeat dose daily for 7 days followed bya 25% water change. Treatment can be continued if necessary."
I have been following the directions to the letter for the past 3 days.
Hachi Eats fine. He does mope now. Hides from me and runs away when I get close. Seems very skitish wich is not his style. He usually dances back and forth when I come into the room.
Here are the before pictures:
This is when I fist got him.
This is now day 3 in the hospital tank:
Bright picture. Notice the lines and the light colored head.
Darker and same side.
This is from the top. Notice his pigment is almost gone. I dont think this is Ich or Velvet. It looks a lot more like pigment going away. You be the judge.
This is him hiding from me. (Cute but has me worried)
Is he depressed being in the small tank? Is the medicine hurting him? Is he suffering from more then fin rot? What would you do?
Thank you in advance DR. Forum. I eagerly await your replies.
Jason
AKA worried fish owner.
I turn to you in my time of need.
Background:
Hachi (the betta) lives in a 5 gallon eclipse tank. He shares his home with 2 ADF's. The tank is nearing the end of its cycle. Its been 5 weeks since Hachi has entered his new home. The filter has just been replaced (Not the bio wheel). His tank is 20% water changed weekly. He is fed Hikari Betta Bio-Gold pellets in the morning and every other evening. On the odd evenings he is given Frozen Blood Worms (thawed of course)
Last week he developed fin rot. His fins were very dark on the edges and the top part of his tail was begining to shred. Its day three of treatments and it looks to be clearning up good.
I placed him in my 1 gallon hospital tank and began treating him with MelaFix. The does is 5ml. for every 10 gallons. If my maths is right thats 1/2ml for the Hospital 1 gallon. I have a Baby medicine doser to get my dose for his tank. The directions say
"Add 5ml (in my case 1/2ml) to 10 gallons of water. (again my case 1 gallon) Repeat dose daily for 7 days followed bya 25% water change. Treatment can be continued if necessary."
I have been following the directions to the letter for the past 3 days.
Hachi Eats fine. He does mope now. Hides from me and runs away when I get close. Seems very skitish wich is not his style. He usually dances back and forth when I come into the room.
Here are the before pictures:
This is when I fist got him.
This is now day 3 in the hospital tank:
Bright picture. Notice the lines and the light colored head.
Darker and same side.
This is from the top. Notice his pigment is almost gone. I dont think this is Ich or Velvet. It looks a lot more like pigment going away. You be the judge.
This is him hiding from me. (Cute but has me worried)
Is he depressed being in the small tank? Is the medicine hurting him? Is he suffering from more then fin rot? What would you do?
Thank you in advance DR. Forum. I eagerly await your replies.
Jason
AKA worried fish owner.