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Post by tagMAN on Apr 5, 2006 1:15:24 GMT -5
hi ive think somethigns wrong with my betta like when ever it swims down to the bottom of the tank and stop swiming the floats back to the top and he likes staying behind the heater for some reason idk y but im guessing bc its warm i havent done a water change it sence i got him but im planing on doing one tomarrow after schoolhe seems to be tilting a lil bit to the side when hes flots up to the top
well im a lil worryed about him so any help would be great ty..
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 5, 2006 1:16:39 GMT -5
lol well i just saw hi spit out some air bubbles may be thats y he keeped floating up to the top i guess he just needed to burp but i havent figered out y he likes being behind the heater tho
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Post by sawcat on Apr 5, 2006 11:31:56 GMT -5
Does he look bloated around his stomach (near the two small pectoral fins on the sides are). He he has a swim bladder problem it could effect his swimming. If you click that illness and cure info at the top of the page and read the constipation and swim bladder disorder articles and see if he has the symptoms of those
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 5, 2006 17:02:23 GMT -5
yeah his tummy dose look kinna swolen and he stell is kinna tilting on its side have ive been over feeding??
i would give it 2 pelets and 1 freeze dryed blood worm befor school and befor i go to bed is that too much???
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Post by sawcat on Apr 5, 2006 20:57:43 GMT -5
It might be, especially if he's small. My crowntail was a little fellow and would always get bloated with meals (like more than 3 pellets) and I have him on 4 foods now, and with that and him being a bit bigger he doesn't get like that any more. Maybe try doing the two pellets in the morning, and the blood worm in the evening. I give mine 3-4 pellets once a day or 2-3 bloodworms. But try fasting him first (don't feed him for a few days, and try giving him a bit of pea (i take a frozen pea and run under the water until it's soften) and see if he starts swimming better and doesn't look as bloated. If he does then you can go back to normal food.
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 7, 2006 7:03:03 GMT -5
is it ok to feed it daphnia sence its a mild laxitive??
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Post by sawcat on Apr 7, 2006 9:55:56 GMT -5
I've not used it but I read on another board (full of breeders) that they've had success with it (they used live, don't know how much a difference it makes). If you already have it, then give it a try.
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Post by Rachel on Apr 7, 2006 10:38:04 GMT -5
If your fish is having constipation/bloating issues, after fasting for a day or two as sawcat suggested, feeding daphnia can be a good way to help clean out his system. Live, frozen or daphnia in gel would be the best choices. I'm not so sure freeze-dried daphnia would be that effective (plus a lot of bettas won't eat it anyway). The main things to watch for is if the swelling is going down and the fish is going to the bathroom.
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 7, 2006 11:06:20 GMT -5
ive been giving it peas this would the the second day of fasting. i dont think petco has frozen or gel foods i checked. i think ill start feeding it the pellets again tomarrow ty for all the help i just put in a penn plax small world filter in my 2.5 i hope this one works out and he likes it ;D if not i guess i just wont have a filter or ill have to use live plants as filters i couldnt find any java moss at the pet store eather ty again for all the help next time i go to the pet store ill pick up some daphnia
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Post by sawcat on Apr 8, 2006 1:08:21 GMT -5
The one near me does, but it's a newer one. They might have some in back, but if you can find a fish only store, they probably would.
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 10, 2006 17:15:25 GMT -5
my fish stell likes to hang around be hidn the heater i find him somtimes under the rock thing i have in the center of my tank idk if he staying behind the heater bc he dosnt like the filter i have (its a penn plax small world filter) that uses a air pump to filter the water or if its just his fav place bc thats like the darkest place in the tank when the light is on
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 10, 2006 17:19:43 GMT -5
and he hasnt made any bubble nests yet i had him for about 2 weeks now
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Post by sawcat on Apr 10, 2006 20:03:52 GMT -5
some aren't big on making bubble nests. Might also be the filter. one of mine only does them when the flow to his airstone goes off. You can buy a air line connector kit from the pet store that comes with t-valves and control valves, so you can slow the flow of the filter. The control valves have a nob you can turn to adjust to air flow (which controls the water output from filter). I use that on my Whisper 3i filter, it also works off an air pump. about $2 for the kit.
And resting behind the heaters is fairly normal, all of mine do that. I think they lay on the suction cups.
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Post by tagMAN on Apr 11, 2006 14:14:00 GMT -5
i have a air controll thing on my filter and i have it set pritty low well low enough to keep the water moving and i guess i dont have to worry bout him resting behind the heater so thats good i bought a whisper 3i filter i liked the design but the prob was it didnt work with my mini bow lid and i would have to lower the water lvl below the black strip on the top and i didnt like that im picky...lol well ty for all the help hes fine now last night i noticed he was floting to the but now he seems fine i hope hell grow a lil bigger and his fines will be longer i relly wanna get another betta hopfuly a HM i gotta check out the pet store in my town more ive been there a few times and noticed there betta they keep them in glass jars but they had differnt ones didnt relly notic and HM but im going to go check it out again but first i need to get a 5 mini bow preferbly with a divider
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