What Is Wrong With Emerald?

[afireinside]

He's not breathing faster, just making bigger puffs with his gil to breath with. That just makes it seem faster. Now, he wouldn't eat for a while, but today, I got him to eat flakes, instead of bloodworms. That seemed to help, I did a water change and added Doc. Wellfish Aquarium Salt to the water. He seems better, but what is wrong?

 

[afireinside]

SOMEBODY HELP!! I'M STARTING TO PANIC AND WORRY FOR MY DEAR EMERALD! IT JSUT GOT WORSE! HE'S LAYING DOWN!
SORRY ABOUT CAPS, i'm panicking!!!

 

[afireinside]

Ok, I figured out the problem, the pH is it. It is at a 9!!!!!!!!! I don't know how it spiked up so fast! I'm going to buy a pH reducer right now!

 

[Blooragard]

WOW, that was a spike! Be sure to pick up pH buffer! Wow, that is one tough betta . I had one croak when the pH changed .3! LFS had a different pH. I'll pray for Emerald, and good luck to become a breeder!

 

[afireinside]

WOW, that was a spike! Be sure to pick up pH buffer! Wow, that is one tough betta . I had one croak when the pH changed .3! LFS had a different pH. I'll pray for Emerald, and good luck to become a breeder!

Well, all the petstores were closed, so, I came up with a solution. Gradually, I'd replace the water from the main aquarium, which isn't neutral, but isn't to soft either, I'd say around a 6.3. So, he seems to be doing better. I added some Doc Wellfish Aquarium Salt, and a bubble stone to be on the safe side.

 

[Synirr]

Bettas do better in lower pHs, so the water from your aquarium ought to do the trick. I wonder what caused a spike like that? What pH is your water straight out of the tap?

 

[afireinside]

I dunno! The pH in my water is normally around 6.5 and 7.0. So, I dunno what cause the pH to go so high!

Just checked on him for the 10,000,000th time.
He seems completely better, though I will be making observations over the night, I don't care that I have school tommorow.

 

[Synirr]

Are there any decorations in the tank that might be messing with the pH? Shells, etc?

 

[afireinside]

That's what I thought, so I took out everything. Cept it was a silk plant and some gravel.