Very Sick Fish, Keeps Getting Worse..

[YamiHime]

I bought my betta Toby back in December. Every since I had him he hasn't eaten except for maybe twice and each time it was a few freeze dried bloodworms. (which I realize now must have been a bad idea..)
 
Toby usually swims around only a little and rests a lot, and he usually tried to come to me if I called his name. But as of last night Toby hasn't been swimming at all. He lies on his side at the bottom of the tank. I know he is alive because I can seem him breathing. But honestly, He looks like he can't even swim...
 
Here is a thread I recently made http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/413870-acting-strange/
 
I had thought He had internal worms, and tried deworming medicine, but I have given up on that.
Right now I'm trying my best to get the tank cycled as I recently found out it wasn't.
I just did a test with the API water testing kit and my Ammonia looks to be .25ppm, my Nitrite seems .25ppm and my Nitrate seems to be 0 still. I have put filter media from my cycled tank into the filter in Toby's tank and it seems to be helping.
 
As of now Toby is still laying on the gravel and hasn't moved from there since at least 10 this morning.
 
 I have thought about Euthanizing the poor guy because I don't want him to suffer, but I want to give him a chance, if there is one, for him to get better.
 
Your help would mean a lot to me.
 
 

 

[techen]

You talk to your feesh? Hokay
 
Anyhow, No nitrate means no cycle and the end result is the fish will suffer until the cycle finishes and is able to handle the bioload of the fish.
 
As we said in the chat, Once the cycle finishes the fish health will improve, Bad water can make fish go loopy and even look dead or dying.
 
I suggest doing a lot of waterchanges still and see what happens, The more you worry about it the worse it gets.

 

[Flute]

I second Techen- don't give up on him yet, just do lots of water changes, I would say do 30% water changes a couple of times a day, so that he doesn't get too stressed out. Fresh water does wonders, and he may surprise you yet so give him a few more days and fingers crossed he'll pull through.

 

[YamiHime]

I second Techen- don't give up on him yet, just do lots of water changes, I would say do 30% water changes a couple of times a day, so that he doesn't get too stressed out. Fresh water does wonders, and he may surprise you yet so give him a few more days and fingers crossed he'll pull through.

Okay, thank you guys so much. I'll keep doing water changes and keep trying to get that tank cycled!
 
yesss I do talk to my fish >3< I love my fish.

 

[Flute]

I've been known to talk to mine from time to time too
Keep testing his water multiple times daily, so you can keep a better eye on things If ammonia and nitrite are anything but 0 you need to do an immediate water change, it's the only way he's going to have a chance of pulling through.

 

[YamiHime]

I've been known to talk to mine from time to time too

Keep testing his water multiple times daily, so you can keep a better eye on things

If ammonia and nitrite are anything but 0 you need to do an immediate water change, it's the only way he's going to have a chance of pulling through.

Will do

 

[nickwhite]

I would do a water change and add your mature tank water to the problem fish tank. This may help speed up the maturing of the tank. Unless i have misread the post. Good luck and i hope it goes well. How old is the new tank set up at the moment.

Nick

http/www.fishforinfo.net

 

[lock77]

Does Toby talk back to you???

 

[YamiHime]

I would do a water change and add your mature tank water to the problem fish tank. This may help speed up the maturing of the tank. Unless i have misread the post. Good luck and i hope it goes well. How old is the new tank set up at the moment. Nick http/www.fishforinfo.net

Oh my gosh.... err let me see... the new tank setup is around a month now... I was wondering about the water. It won't hurt him? I put some gravel from the old tank into the new tank? I'v yet to check it but I did give him a water change.

Does Toby talk back to you???

I wish >3>