I have a male beta. He's about 1 1/2-2 years old. Ten gallon tank, fully cycled, filtered, temperature at 78-80 degrees. I added some salt in today and already put some Mardal antibiotics in there a few days ago. I also did a 25% water change today. I changed it 50% four days ago.
My guy is swimming, etc, but he seems stressed. He's breathing heavily and tends to be lazy. But lazy I mean he'll go to a corner and brace himself in it and just sort of float there. Or sometimes he'll just go to the bottom and sit and zone out to where I think he's dead. Maybe he's sleeping. I don't know. I'm used to him being VERY active, like my other tetras.
I think his color has faded, a little. I mean, it's hard to tell, to be completely honest.
He is eating and he is swimming fine when he decides to swim, but, I guess it's just a charge in character for him. That and the heavy breathing is concerning to me.
One thing I will note is that for about three months a few of his scales have changed color. He used to be fully red/purple, now he has little silver scales. It's not ick or any sort of fungus, but sometimes it concerns me.
Any advice?
My guy is swimming, etc, but he seems stressed. He's breathing heavily and tends to be lazy. But lazy I mean he'll go to a corner and brace himself in it and just sort of float there. Or sometimes he'll just go to the bottom and sit and zone out to where I think he's dead. Maybe he's sleeping. I don't know. I'm used to him being VERY active, like my other tetras.
I think his color has faded, a little. I mean, it's hard to tell, to be completely honest.
He is eating and he is swimming fine when he decides to swim, but, I guess it's just a charge in character for him. That and the heavy breathing is concerning to me.
One thing I will note is that for about three months a few of his scales have changed color. He used to be fully red/purple, now he has little silver scales. It's not ick or any sort of fungus, but sometimes it concerns me.
Any advice?
