Chloe07
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Hello, I have a young male betta. He was in 10 gallon tank with some plant, driftwood and sand. I had problem with white worms in the tank, first they were very small, like dust looking. Later on, they grew to be like a half inch. The tank was infested with worms. I don't think I fed much to my betta. I fed Fluval bug bites for small tropical fish (small amount twice a day). Reduced the food but didn't help to reduce the worms. Finally I transferred my betta in 5 gallon tank, and since he was lethargic and had bulgy eyes, I put 1 time half dose of API general cure on that tank and my betta was fine. I did frequent partial water change to help his eyes, but didn't improve.
Meanwhile I put double dose of API general cure on the 10 gallon tank (no live stock) but didn't kill the worms. Put Seachem Cupramine(copper) double dose but didn't kill the worms. Put several spoons of aquarium salt and didn't help, I was determined to kill the worms that I just threw everything away, including the plants, wood, and filter. In the 5 gallon tank my betta still had bulgy eyes even with partial water change (3times a week) so I put less than half dose of API E.M. Erythromycin, and this in somehow didn't fit my betta. My betta was not moving and stayed at the bottom. I had to do very large water change, then my betta started to move again, and didn't feed him that evening, but the next day he was floating on the side and his belly was bloated. I noticed he didn't poop much after reducing his food because of the worms, but was never floating like this.
How often should a betta poop? He used to poop like every other day when he had good amount of food, but when I reduced the food, he pooped maybe twice a week only.
It was my first time seeing him floating on the side, and he did not really move, and couldn't swim down. He was struggling to go down. I fasted him for 2 days, and increased the heater to 79 degree. He pooped some, so I gave 1/8 of green pea. His condition got worse, but then 1 day later he pooped fairly then he got so much better. As soon as he pooped, he started to swim normally. I prepared his 10 gallon tank with all new things. There is no more worms and I brought the small sponge filter from the 5 gallon, so water parameter is fine (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5ppm) and the temperature is 79 degree.
I moved him to the 10gallon again very carefully taking time. He certainly enjoys the 10 gallon tank, so much active and loves to explore, he looked depressed in the 5 gallon. Even though his eyes are still bulgy, he was swimming fine so I soaked 1 small pellet (fluval bug bites for small tropical fish) and fed him. Then he swims like he has hard time going bottom of the tank again. He swims to the bottom but soon floats to the top, so he can't stay at the bottom.
I don't know how to post care after the Swim bladder disease. Should I fast him more? or should I feed him 1 blood worm a day instead of soaked pellet?
Also, his eyes are not getting better. He had bulgy eyes for few months. Its not severe popeye but its still bulgy, how should I treat him? I'm afraid to use any more antibiotic, is the frequent water change best option in this case?
Other than this, I think he is fine, he always has big appetite, runs whenever he sees me close to the tank asking for food. I don't want to starve him too much, any advise will help, thank you!
please take a look at the picture, his eyes are bulgy and has white fuzzy fungus like thing on his eyelid. He had this for months now.
Meanwhile I put double dose of API general cure on the 10 gallon tank (no live stock) but didn't kill the worms. Put Seachem Cupramine(copper) double dose but didn't kill the worms. Put several spoons of aquarium salt and didn't help, I was determined to kill the worms that I just threw everything away, including the plants, wood, and filter. In the 5 gallon tank my betta still had bulgy eyes even with partial water change (3times a week) so I put less than half dose of API E.M. Erythromycin, and this in somehow didn't fit my betta. My betta was not moving and stayed at the bottom. I had to do very large water change, then my betta started to move again, and didn't feed him that evening, but the next day he was floating on the side and his belly was bloated. I noticed he didn't poop much after reducing his food because of the worms, but was never floating like this.
How often should a betta poop? He used to poop like every other day when he had good amount of food, but when I reduced the food, he pooped maybe twice a week only.
It was my first time seeing him floating on the side, and he did not really move, and couldn't swim down. He was struggling to go down. I fasted him for 2 days, and increased the heater to 79 degree. He pooped some, so I gave 1/8 of green pea. His condition got worse, but then 1 day later he pooped fairly then he got so much better. As soon as he pooped, he started to swim normally. I prepared his 10 gallon tank with all new things. There is no more worms and I brought the small sponge filter from the 5 gallon, so water parameter is fine (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5ppm) and the temperature is 79 degree.
I moved him to the 10gallon again very carefully taking time. He certainly enjoys the 10 gallon tank, so much active and loves to explore, he looked depressed in the 5 gallon. Even though his eyes are still bulgy, he was swimming fine so I soaked 1 small pellet (fluval bug bites for small tropical fish) and fed him. Then he swims like he has hard time going bottom of the tank again. He swims to the bottom but soon floats to the top, so he can't stay at the bottom.
I don't know how to post care after the Swim bladder disease. Should I fast him more? or should I feed him 1 blood worm a day instead of soaked pellet?
Also, his eyes are not getting better. He had bulgy eyes for few months. Its not severe popeye but its still bulgy, how should I treat him? I'm afraid to use any more antibiotic, is the frequent water change best option in this case?
Other than this, I think he is fine, he always has big appetite, runs whenever he sees me close to the tank asking for food. I don't want to starve him too much, any advise will help, thank you!
please take a look at the picture, his eyes are bulgy and has white fuzzy fungus like thing on his eyelid. He had this for months now.
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