Worried About A Betta

[Night61]

my baby betta is getting pale, there are certian parts of the day he gets real pale at first i thought it was a lighting things now i am not sure.
i am including some before and after pics you will have to let me know if they actually load because my program won't let me see it for some reason.
he has been eating when i feed him. because of the bulge i have been giving him peas every two days to clear him out but it doesn't seem to want to go away. and now he is looking pale. he is not as active although he is still interactive with me, he just doesn't want to move as much as before. like before i would have him chase the pen and he would go crazy trying to kill it, now he will get nutty for like a minute then get bored and wonder away. or still chase it but not flare at it anymore. he will drift and stare at me for hours at the front of the tank but he no longer flares or tries to kill the computer like he is used to. he just doesn't seems like himself. he acts healthy but something tells me there is something wrong and i just don't know what it is. i have been treating him for tail rot also with a powder called maracyn because last week over night his tail suddenly shreded. i got him in febuary from a petsmart to have a dorm pet i know he isn't a pure breed betta i know he is a mutte but love the little guy anyways. he really has me worried. please anyone help.

before livingstons troubles
another before
current paling and the bulge he has had for over a week now
another after

 

[WILDER]

The bulge could be a tumour.
Does it look hard or soft.
I would try a bacterial meds but once bacterial infections mount up the odd go down.
Good luck.

 

[Night61]

The bulge could be a tumour.
Does it look hard or soft.
I would try a bacterial meds but once bacterial infections mount up the odd go down.
Good luck.

it looks soft. would coppersafe from mardel work?

 

[WILDER]

Coppersafe is a parasite med you need a bacterial med like maracyn.
If its a tumour the meds won't cure it.

 

[Night61]

Coppersafe is a parasite med you need a bacterial med like maracyn.
If its a tumour the meds won't cure it.

how do i know for sure its a tumor. he seems to be in his normal spirts just being a bit lazy in the evening.
the color fading is some concern but he is also a pet store mutt i have heard of betta's changing color. its just that prisistant soft looking lump. i really can't tell if its hard or soft.

also i have been treating him with maracyn since wens when i found his tail had mysteriously shreded over night do you think it will help anything?

 

[WILDER]

Take a look here.
http/www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/lumps.php
I don't know if its a tumour.
You might need to switch meds to tetracycline if the betta on its own.
As the betta might of built a resistance up to the maracyn.

 

[Night61]

Take a look here.
[URL="http/www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/lumps.php"]http/www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/lumps.php[/URL]
I don't know if its a tumour.
You might need to switch meds to tetracycline if the betta on its own.
As the betta might of built a resistance up to the maracyn.

the only lump that looked fermiler to my betta was the viral one. my fish has a cold intresting. i just started the marcyn last week i will keep it up until wensday and see if it improves. thank you so much for the help. i was just hoping the little guy does't keel over and die on me. although he seems to be perkier at the moment. go figure.

 

[WILDER]

Ok, good luck.