raingerr
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I was at Petco earlier and stopped by the betta shelves and noticed one of them seemed especially sickly. Seeing her in such a sorry state tugged at my heartstrings a bit so I bought her in the hopes that I could help her or just give her a nice place to rest in her final days.
Iām trying to find out whatās wrong with her so I can treat her ASAP. Sheās uncoordinated and lethargic, swimming all over the place and is unable to keep herself upright. I assume itās a swim bladder issue but Iām not sure exactly what is causing it. Her cup at the store had no food in it and she simply floated sideways on the top. I put her in a cycled 5 gallon tank that also has Anubias and an El NiƱo fern, as well as a Nerite snail thatās lived there for a few months. Thereās no obvious symptoms on her body besides her behavior so I think itās a bacterial infection but I wanted a second opinion to be sure. She does have some weird light scales around her face and gills but I am almost certain it is just her natural coloring because it looks like a very light blue color. Sheās currently laying on the ground breathing deeply and sheās been like that for the past hour or so. She occasionally moves around the tank but I never actually see her swimming. I havenāt fed her at all tonight since I didnāt want to risk harming her more and Iām not entirely sure if she can eat in her current state.
The tankās parameters are 20ppm nitrate, 0ppm nitrite, 150ppm GH, 0ppm chlorine, 120ppm KH, 7.8ppm pH, 0ppm ammonia.
Iām trying to find out whatās wrong with her so I can treat her ASAP. Sheās uncoordinated and lethargic, swimming all over the place and is unable to keep herself upright. I assume itās a swim bladder issue but Iām not sure exactly what is causing it. Her cup at the store had no food in it and she simply floated sideways on the top. I put her in a cycled 5 gallon tank that also has Anubias and an El NiƱo fern, as well as a Nerite snail thatās lived there for a few months. Thereās no obvious symptoms on her body besides her behavior so I think itās a bacterial infection but I wanted a second opinion to be sure. She does have some weird light scales around her face and gills but I am almost certain it is just her natural coloring because it looks like a very light blue color. Sheās currently laying on the ground breathing deeply and sheās been like that for the past hour or so. She occasionally moves around the tank but I never actually see her swimming. I havenāt fed her at all tonight since I didnāt want to risk harming her more and Iām not entirely sure if she can eat in her current state.
The tankās parameters are 20ppm nitrate, 0ppm nitrite, 150ppm GH, 0ppm chlorine, 120ppm KH, 7.8ppm pH, 0ppm ammonia.
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