Sick Betta, Please Help

[mana122]

Hey, everyone.

My friend recently decided to buy a beautiful male crowntale from a vry respectable fish supplier here. After a few days of zero stress, and high activity, he has stopped eating. He's sitting at the bottom of his tank and seem to be gasping, for lack of a better term. He flares a teeny bit each time. He's got a little bit of flaking that I originally too as oxygen from the live leaf ludwigia. Temp is about 72-82.
The discoloration isn't splotches of white, so it doesn't look like ick. No popeye or mouth fungi, and the flares seem to be clear...Any ideas?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

~M

Edit: Using aqua plus formula to treat water with stress reducing agents. Did a 20% water change just now - First water change (has only had the fish for a week )

 

[aly_starh]

Hiya
could you fill these form out please, so we can diagnose easier.

1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc)
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms.
3. How often you do water changes and how much.
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water.
5. What tank mates are in the tank.
6. Tank size.
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish?

Thanks

 

[Inchworm]

Hi mana122

The first thing that drew my attention in your post is the temperature range of from 72-82. If it's 82, that's probably not the problem but if it's 72, no wonder the poor thing is laying on the bottom. He's probably numb from the cold. I hope it's stable and not fluctuating back and forth either.