I Think My Betta Is Dying :(

[BettaRome]

I'm desperate to save my Rome. I did a 100% water change today and he is now cloudy eyed, at the bottom of the 1.5 gallon tank. I lowered the water so he can come up for air but he still won't.

My full description of the episode is on Tropical Fish Emergencies.

Please help me save him.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Most Betta's get healed by given a salt bath. You need a clean bucket and pour 2 teaspoon of salt in the bucket and then pour 1 gallon of water from the tank water in the bucket and let the salt dissolve well. Let the fish swim in the water anywhere from 5-15 minutes while observing his behavior and making sure hes not under too much stress. You can do this up to 3 times during the day. I recommend you never use medications in your main tank as it really takes a toll on the beneficial bacteria in your tank. So having the fish in a quarantine tank of about 10 gallons with a simple sponge filter will make it the ideal environment. Hope this has help.