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I just wanted to thank everyone for the friendly advice on how to nurse my betta back to health. He is doing absolutely wonderful :) I actually just saw some really beautiful bettas, including a spectacular crowntail at my LFS... might go get a new dual tank and another betta sometime soon...

Yes, Wilder is my hero :) haha A FAAAAAABULOUS help!

Well, my Betta is even better today. He's SO active in his bowl, his fins are almost completely uncurled, all the redness is gone and his colour is becoming more vibrant, just like it used to be! He still has the weird sandy thing happening, but it's slowly going away. I'm going to LFS later to...

thanks for the encouragement and advice on this matter. if it weren't for this forum my poor betta may not still be with me! ;)

it is mostly around his head and looks like grains of golden sand. it is much less than it was last night, so i think whatever it is is being helped by the maracyn-two. he is also being kept in the dark, (read that it was good to kill off the velvet) and kept a little warmer than usual (81-82)...

Betta seems to be doing much better. His fins are beginning to uncurl and the redness at the tip of his tail is going away and it is beginning to flourish again. He has been flaring at the mirror when I hold it up to his bowl (which he hadn't done in a long time before yesterday) and is anxious...

Okay, thanks for your help :) So when you say 'replace the med removed through the change' --- do you mean I need to add more than what it calls for or just be sure to add the prescribed amount? Sorry for the stupid questions, I just want to be sure to do it right and save my baby!! He's...

"In the directions it says that there is no need to change the water between treatments. Would it be best for me to change the water or to leave it as is during the 5 day treatment? Anyone have experience in this area??" It does say in the directions that it's not necessary, but the directions...

I got the treatment powder and put it in the tank. Since the nice fresh water (no plants, no decor, etc) my betta seems to have perked up and dances at the side of the bowl when I come to check on him. He's eating a few bloodworms just now and had 2 pellets this morning. I had put in 4 and he...

Betta is now in bowl w/ no decorations, no plants, just nice fresh water and seems to be doing quite nicely. I've noticed a red tip on his tail, could me ammonia related. Trying 100% water changes daily/every other day. Keeping him near light to keep water warm (around 80). Won't eat medicated...

That's great! :) My boy doesn't like the 100s, I did them every week for the first month that I had him, then read that a lesser change more often might be better. My post was supposed to say 25% change twice a week, not once (yuck). I am having problems with my betta lately. Others have said...

i have read many places that bettas don't like 100% water changes, in a US 1 gal tank you should do a 25% water change once a week (this is what I've read, my betta is in a 10 gal on a filter, so I don't do changes as often) that may be the cause of his stress!

If anyone else that reads this has any other ideas I would love to hear them. I'm off to LFS to get treatment food/tabs & some danios for my new 10g. Will update as betta's condition changes.

He is definitely still eating :) Thank-you for your help. Very much appreciated :)

Checked LFS website and they have both. They also have some anti bacteria medicated food. Is that worth a shot or should I stick to the tabs?