Sick Betta!

[mrpandajames]

Hey, today my betta is acting like hes having problems swiming, he just sort of leans on the glass or the wood. he stays at the bottem, and every once in awhile shoots up to the top for air, then drops back down and lays on the bottem. he looks like he might be breathing faster, but its hard to tell.

The tank water is good, my cycling has recently settled down, as in amonia is finaly at 0, and everything else is in normal ranges.

The only thing that looks a little odd in the tank is, on the wood there is green spots growing. I assumed this to be algee, but i have noticed it is only on the wood, not on the glass or filter part or anything else. I don't know if this is normal.

suggestions ideas? i really don't want to loose him, and i have absolutly no idea what sort of meds to buy or to try this 'table salt bath thing' i have read about.

hes in a ten gallon all alone.

thank you in advance!

 

[riogal_11]

The problem could very well be that he is in a 10 gallon by himself. That is a big area for a little boy carrying large fins around. I've found that boys in bigger tanks often stay on the bottom and aren't as active. On the otherhand it could be a constipation or swim bladder problem. Is he swimming funny, like he can't stay afloat? Hopefully this will bump the topic for you, and someone else can try to help also.

 

[ral]

Here is a site that I have found helpful in solving some of my Betta problems. Nice simple guide on betta illness.

According to the site: pale, gray or dull; stays at the bottom of the bowl only coming up for air = cold, stressed, vitamin deficiency.

I have not had too much luck with my betta's in filtered tanks (all 2.5g's) (3 out of 4 died) which is higher than my ratio of deaths in small 1.1 gallon tanks getting full water changes every 3 days. Maybe the filter might be stressing your fish? Might be too much current?