My Bettaboy Seems To Be Hyperventilating A Little After Water Change..

[wendyngd]

Hi guys-

Don't mean to sound like a beginner but my sweet bettaboy seems to be breathing heavier than usual (opens mouth and gills are puffing out more than usual when he breathes and I don't know what to do.

I just did a complete water change of his 2 1/2 gallon bowl (w/ heater). I was fanatical about keeping the water temp constant at 80 deg. throughout the whole prcess. And shortly after I put him back in his now clean bowl, he seemed to be breathing heavy, no other symptoms, moving around fine. Comes up to top periodically to take a breath as he normally does...

I hadn't changed the tank for a few weeks (usually do ever week) 'cause I was giving him betafix for 5 or 6 days as he was seeming a little under the weather last week (or pissed off) when I had tried putting a new arch in his bowl. I took it out and it took him a few days to come back to his old self--flashing, eating. All the water was treated as usual with stresss--stuff?. I know I didn't give you any other stats than 80 deg temp, but I wanted to hear if anyone had any suggestions.

The last time I saw him breathing heavily was a few months ago--right after I did a water change--and from ready my book on mollies, I realized that I had made the water too hot!! Remedied right away and he was fine.

He might just be stressed from the water change, I hope. I just don't know what else t do for him.

Thanks.

Warm thoughts to all,
Wendy

 

[jollysue]

I hope he's ok. Mine always love a fresh tank of new water. Quasi builds a new bubble nest a mile high and does the Betta dance.

 

[wendyngd]

I hope he's ok. Mine always love a fresh tank of new water. Quasi builds a new bubble nest a mile high and does the Betta dance.

THanks- He's doing much better now--maybe he was stressed out from the water change. As usual, when I mentioned that I did a 100 percent water change on his 2 1/2 gallon bowl, someone started questioning me on the percentage of water I was supposed to change...I guess it gets confusing--different routines for different bbowls., tanks, etc.

-Wendy

 

[liz2]

my Koi who had been very ill..had been in a shallow plastic box with heater. However over the last week he had perked up so much I put him back in a little tank...he is sulking on the bottom. Just been and looked at him he is very thin, I have turned the heater up a notch. I might get his plastic box out again,or I might put a bit of salt in his water..dont know. He was so beautiful in his hey day.

just tried to find the date in my photobucket but am hopeless at things like that

 

[wendyngd]

my Koi who had been very ill..had been in a shallow plastic box with heater. However over the last week he had perked up so much I put him back in a little tank...he is sulking on the bottom. Just been and looked at him he is very thin, I have turned the heater up a notch. I might get his plastic box out again,or I might put a bit of salt in his water..dont know. He was so beautiful in his hey day.

just tried to find the date in my photobucket but am hopeless at things like that

Gorgeous! That's a beautiful shot!!

-Wendy