I have a female betta and I need help.?

Question

She was in a ten gallon tank with many other fish, but i moved her to 1 gallon tank so she dosin't infect other fish. Right now she is barely breathing. She is at the bottom of the tank, leaning against the tank. She looks like she's about to explode. Eer stomash is the size of a pea. Her fins a little bit ripped. The tank was previously cleaned before i put her in. She ate allot of bloodworms bofore she was transfered, so she is eating. Please HELP, i'm afraid she doesin't have much time left.

3 danios, 2 tetras, 1 zebra pleco, mickey mouse platy. No she was the leader of the tank. No their are no eggs.
How could i help a intestinal infection.
Thanx for helping.

Did you find anything yet?

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Yes the fins are sticking out like a pinecone. :(

Answer 1

Thanks for the vote of confidence Jon and the heads up on the question. Ashley, if this helps, thank Jon V for sending it along to me.

The first thing to look for is around the swollen area, are the scales sticking out like a pinecone? If so she has a problem called dropsy and to be honest it's very tough to treat once it's this bad. It that's the case I'm sorry to say you probably need to consider humanely euthanizing the fish.

If you aren't seeing that, then I would bet on constipation. A lot of bloodworms can do that to a betta in a big hurry and it's so easy to feed them a few too many since they like them so much. If that's the case, she should recover in a day or so. You can help that along if she will eat a bit of a softened hulled pea or some other veggie material that has a lot of fiber in it.

Hope that helps and I hope she gets better.

MM

Answer 2

What were the other tank mates? The fins being in dissarry leads me to think she was being harassed. The bloatedness could be a couple things. Look closely on the bottom. She may be just loaded up with eggs, but I'm doubting that. I think the second possible is more likely, an intestinal infection. I'm not sure how to identify alot of diseases and afflictions yet, that's just not my strong point but I'll try to get you some help.

JV

I sent out some emails to get better educated people on this then I am. I'd like to help but I honestly don't know, but I don't want to see your Betta die either. Help should be on the way soon!

Answer 3

I just my email from Jon. The trouble with dropsy is that it's a symptom of a few different problems, which is why it's difficult to treat - you don't always know the cause.

I've had success treating if there was a bacterial cause with Maracyn 2, although using both of the Maracyn products as suggested above will have an effect on more types bacteria. The epsom salts helps them to expel water (this is what causes the pine cone effect - some problem with the kidneys that causes a fluid buildup).

But realistically, without knowing what is the exact cause (and it can also be caused by parasites, overdosing medications or chemicals in the water, and poor water quality to something untreatable such as kidney disease or a tumor) dropsy is difficult to cure.

Answer 4

It actually sounds like dropsy. You should get Maracyn and use it along with Maracyn2. The two together will work much better. Combining these two medications, which is safe to do, you are getting the benefits of treating both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Maracyn treats-gram positive, Maracyn-Two treats gram-negative. All bases are covered.
You can also try Epsom salt. Adding Epsom Salt to your betta's water is something you can do as an addition to treatment. This may help reduce the internal pressure caused by the swelling. Epsom Salt is made with magnesium, not sodium. Epsom salt does not pass through the walls of the stomach or gills and will extract water out of the surrounding tissue into the stomach, where it may be excreted depending on the level of internal damage that may have already occurred.
But remember that Epsom salt is made up of Magnesium Sulfate. This does contain one part Sulfa in its make up. If you are using a medication that states it is not compatible with medications containing Sulfa, do not use this as a method of treatment . Dosage is 1/8 teaspoon of Epsom Salt per five gallons of water. If you are working with a smaller tank, measure out 1/8 teaspoon, divide it up into five equal parts. Add one part per gallon of water that you are working with. You can also add a air stone to put more oxygen in the tank. Good luck!

Answer 5

i don't comprehend if it is common interior the wild Bettas, yet this is the ingredient the place the fish should not be mutually and further out NOW. finally, the female will kill the male or vice versa and that's why the 1st sign of aggression must be your cue to chop up them immediately. it somewhat is why discovering and conditioning in the previous truly breeding Bettas is mandatory. EDIT: i will inform you that for the time of the adventure that your breeding pair of Bettas are aggressive in direction of one yet another then which potential they are not waiting to reproduce. It takes weeks of conditioning the two woman and male and somewhat of success to permit a powerful spawning with out any fights.

Answer 6

If, as you said, she pigged out on bloodworms, she's probably just too full--like after your third helping of the whole Thanksgiving feast. She just wants to be still and let things digest. Also, since she's in a new place, she'll need a little time to get used to the new, smaller tank. Just keep an eye on her to make sure nothing bad begins to show.

Answer 7

Torn fins is a sign of her being harassed by other fish, rounded belly usually is a sign of her filled with eggs, but if coupled with scales protruding lin\ke pinecones, i'm afraid it might be dropsy. Dropsy is very difficult to cure and most wil not survive this.

Answer 8

I saw this question earlier, but wanted to wait until there was more info provided to answer, then forgot about it until i read my email and Jon V had sent ti along to me as well.

anyway... pineconign is bad. usually incurable, but there is one thing you can try that rarely works. however, it did work for a male betta of mine once.

add one tablespoon of epsom salt in a gallon of conditioned water. pour some of this into a cup or bowl or something, then put the fish in for up to 30mins. you can repeat this two more times in one day.

Answer 9

She has drospy and there is nothing you can do at this point to save her. Good move taking her out of the tank, but still watch the other fish for signs. You will need to throw out anything you used to transport her. Including the net, her tank, her rocks and anything else her water came in contact with.

Answer 10

It was most likely attacked by the other fish.This happens when one of them is sick.They eventually die.SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!