I have a Beta fish that floats on it side...I read about this sickness,but I could not find what the cure is.?

Answer 1

No doubt you read about dropsy and the reason you found no cure is that it's very difficult to cure. There are however other possibilities. Look closely at your fish and see if it looks really bloated and if scales seem to be sticking out. If so it's dropsy and you'll need to treat with an antibiotic. My choices for this would be Furanace or Cipro. Also, if the fish is still eating, feed it medicated food for bacterial infections.

If the scales are not sticking out, then odds are good the fish is constipated. In this case he needs a good dose of fiber. A softened hulled pea is a good source of that fiber.

Best of luck with him

MM

Answer 2

Since you didn't mention any other symptoms, my guess is constipation.

Fast your fish (no feeding) for about 2 days, then perform the following treatment:

1. Take a frozen pea (not canned or fresh) and put it in a dish of tank water (or dechlorinated water).
2. Microwave for 30 seconds.
3. Leave to cool (water gets really hot)
4. Remove the shell of the pea and cut it up into very small pieces.
5. Feed your fish about a quarter of the pea.

Fast again until you see poop at the bottom of the tank.

The pea will act as fibre to cleanse out your fish's digestive system.

This disease occurs when you overfeed your fish. To prevent it from happening again, be careful not to overfeed. You should also soak all dried or freezedried food in tank water for about 10 minutes. Lastly, you might want to fast your fish once a week and give him a quarter of a cooked, shelled pea the day after. For example, I fast my bettas on Saturdays and give them some pea on Sundays. It helps to clean out their system of any bad stuff.

Answer 3

Poor water quality: measurable ammonia or nitrites, or very high nitrates.
The water temperature is fluctuating more than 2 deg F/day
Incompatible species in the tank.
Too many fish in the tank (5 adult angelfish in 10g tank).
The tank is too small for the fish (foot long fish in 10g tank).
The water is too warm or too cold for the species (goldfish vs. tropicals).
wrong pH for species (Discus vs. African cichlids)
pH fluctuations greater than 0.2 units/day.
Insufficient cover or hiding places present.
Wrong water hardness for the species (Discus vs. African cichlids).
Insufficient oxygen in the water.
Improper fish nutrition (wrong food, foods not varied).

Answer 4

That fis is dead. I had two gold fishes once. and they died in a week. When a fish is on it's side, it's dead. Sorry. :(