Okay .. the Betta is alive, but mostly floating .. do I ...?

Question

Do I take it out of the tank now .. if it is this "bladder" thing .. can the other fish catch it from him ? Do I leave him in the tank overnight to see if he gets better ? .. I don't have an emergency tank .. no other place to put him. I had the water tested about 4 days ago and everything was fine. Anyway .. are the chances good that the other fish get sick if I leave him alone tonight ? Or take him out now ? Thanks ..

Answer 1

Swimbladder is a disease which symptoms cause fish to become unable to swim correctly, your fish may exibit swimming toward the bottom of your tank or bowl, then floating back up, swimming in circles or laying on his side or floating.
There are three main things according to the posts and articles I've read that can lead to swimbladder disease.
Constipation due to overfeeding
Bad water quality
Bacteria
I recommend the following regimine, recommened to me over two years ago.
First, as soon as you notice signs of swimbladder do a 50%water change, taking care not to stress the fish by having the water temp as close to his bowl as possible.
After your water change you should not feed your fish any food for two days. On the third day feed your fish a fresh pea. Frozen peas thawed, popped out of the skin, and cut into bite size pieces. And then do another water change so that any uneaten peas do not contaminate your water.
If you don't use aquarium salt this is a good addition to most tanks. The recommended dose is one teaspoon per gallon, or one tablespoon per five gallons. If you have never added salt and you are unsure; you may want to first acclimate him at only 1/2 tsp per gallon.
Taking him out of the tank would probably stress him too much, but if you have some type of fry net it would probably help
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Answer 2

Swim bladder disorder isn't contanous. It's generally caused by over feeding, or other diseases. You can remove him to any large container, and he will be fine if you keep his water clean, and don't subject him to rapid temp changes. That said if the room tank temp goes below 70. He's better off in the tank. Also if you have a large vase that's taller than the tank water level. You can put him in that in the tank.

I'd not feed him for 1-2 days. (A betta who dies fasting for a couple of days. He didn't die from lack of food.) Add 1 teaspoon of salt predisolved in tank water (double that if he's alone) per gallon. Then feed him a part of a peeled cooked pea. The condition is not lethal, and he could live for years.

PS- You might want to check betta talks disease section then take a closer look at the betta.

Answer 3

If the water is fine, you need to take some out of the tank and put it in a bucket or container of some sort and seperate the sick fish from the others. Then go to a pet store and buy some 'cure all.' That's what it's called here in Oz, but i'm sure if you explain the situation to a pet store employee, they can point out what you need. It's a solution that you add to the water to cure the fish.

If worse comes to worse, try adding a little rock salt to the water. That generally helps clear up most fish ailments.

Answer 4

what's the size and temperature of this tank? Is it filtered? How often do you preform water adjustments? Bettas are tropical fish that could desire to be in tanks of a minimum of two.5 gallons, with water heated to between seventy six and 80 two tiers. It appears like he's quite under pressure, and has fin rot. Do a one hundred% water substitute on the tank, be certain the water is heat, upload some epsom salt (1tblspoon/gallons) and rigidity coat. Do popular or another day 50%-one hundred% water adjustments (finding on the size of the tank) and additionally you need to start to work out some progression.

Answer 5

At this point, if your fishy has a health issue, he would have already spread it to the other fish. You might as well let him be comfortable for his last hours and pray that he might get better. Just know that most likely he won't make it, unless it's a sensory thing. I had a fishy who swam like this for about two weeks. She had just laid eggs, then she fought for her life. I really thought she was going to make it, but she didn't. I had another fish who totally turned white and kind of floated around, he turned around in a day though and he was feeling better. My friends fish floated all the time for years and there wasn't anything we could do, it was just the way her fishy was. Good luck :)

Answer 6

Why is the Beta with other fish? They can live best by themselves. There should be no filter that causes the surface to be in constant motion..... because the Beta needs to inhale air on the surface- they don't breathe like other fish through gills... it's very hard to breathe pure air in , if the surface is constantly bubbling.

Answer 7

I would put him in a goblet glass now and see how he does. maybe he just got stressed I had 1 for over a year and he started floating , not eating i lost him in a few days. Still don't know what was wrong with him good luck

Answer 8

Get a gallon size Ziploc bag. Fill it half way with aquarium water and trap air in the top when you Zip it closed (with the sick Betta in it of course) That way the Betta can float in the aquarium water where it's warm, but the risk of contagion is less. It's less stressful for them too.
Try adding half a teaspoon of aquarium salt to the Ziploc water. That may help.
Good Luck. I hope he makes it.

EDIT
Two Alka Seltzer in the Ziploc bag will euthanize him humanely. So will freezing him, crushing him like a bug, and 5 drops of oil of cloves.
I hope it doesn't come to that.

Answer 9

i have to say, Bonsylar made a pretty good point with the alka seltzer. i think im gonna buy a fish and do that just for fun! nah i'm just kiddin, sorry i couldn't help!

Answer 10

bettas don't do much, they don't need air like other fish. you can put him in a bowl of water and he'll be fine (remember to use chlorine remover) is this your first betta? they mostly float or lay on their side.