Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria Meds

[catxx]

i have an old betta boy who needs some TLC, he's a real fighter but has been quite skinny for a while, and i wanted to try and treat him without moving him, the idea of leaving his home would cause him undue stress and i don't want to finish him off (he came to me a year ago after having all his fins ripped off by paradise fish, he deserves a gentle retirement!).

he's a in an 8 gallon with 2 amano shrimp and 2 corydoras habrosus (the corys were 4, but i lost 2 a month or 2 ago, hopefully getting a 70 litre soon and moving shrimp, corys, and a lone oto in another tank over to the 70 and bringing the numbers back up).

 

[WILDER]

I'm more concerned how skinny the fish is.
Is the betta eating.
Being skinny can be old age, internal parasites, to fish tb.
Its more the parasites med that harm strimp, I think bacterial meds are fine.

 

[catxx]

he's been skinny for several months, still eating, still active, i thought maybe it was old age, but my paranoia does kick in!
i don't know how old he is, estimate around 3 years. i've lost a lot of bettas over the last few months, one a surprise and suspect internal bacteria (only had 2 months, went down hill really fast), the other a possible illness and/or old age (went down hill even faster).

 

[kreacher]

I find they say on the box if it isn't safe.

 

[WILDER]

He's getting on then if you had him 3 years.
What does it look like when he goes to the toilet.
Check his anus to see if its elarged or red and inflamed.

 

[catxx]

he does normal chunky balls of poopy. it was green yesterday, but that's because he steals the algae wafers off the amano shrimp.

 

[WILDER]

Ok for now then I would just out his weight loss down to old age.
Good luck.