Please help my betta's eyes are slightly larger than normal?

Question

what does this mean?
I just put him in a freshly cleaned tank new filter rocks fake plants...he is antisocial now and hides out in his little house...if he see's me he gets scared or puffs his face up at me...his body looks fine...he is eating okay i guess...is this okay...i have betta fix should i give him that? please help i don't want him to be sick....thank you

yes i rinsed everything in hot hot water...i didn't use any soap at all...i cleaned the tank scum with mr. clean sponge...it had to be done cause the filter was really gross and not working at all

thanks mike...i can't let my fish dorothy die....my daughter named her after Elmo's fish lol

Answer 1

Being put in a completely new tank can be stressful for certain bettas, depending on their individual temperament. Particularly jumpy bettas get nervous when their environment has been rearranged or changed drastically. He's just settling into his new place and rather overwhelmed.

However, it's nothing to worry about. As long as he is flaring and eating, and not displaying any lethargy or physical damage, he is fine. It's good that you gave him a house to hide in. A little privacy will help reduce the stress he's feeling and make him feel safer.

Don't medicate with anything, or do a water change. You should never put chemicals into your betta's water unless you know they're absolutely necessary. Likewise, never medicate your fish unless you're sure of which disease he has. It will only stress him out further and can lead to a host of other problems. Instead, watch him carefully for the next couple of days to see if he displays any change in activity levels or physical change. If he really is sick, the symptoms will show up within the next few days.

Leaving him for a couple of days more will be fine, but if you really want to help him out, you can go to your local pet store and get some Black Water Extract. Kent makes a good brand. It creates similar water conditions to that of the betta's natural habitat, making him feel more comfortable and less stressed out.

Answer 2

when i had my betta he did the same thing, he is either just trying to get used to his new enviroment or somehow got sick. little question, did you wash everything, including the rocks and plants? cause even those can make any fish sick.

hmmm,...yea it probably is just him trying to get used to the enviroment, all i can say is, if it gets worse, ask a fish doctor person[haha] if they know anything about whats going on

Answer 3

hi,
if its eyes are larger than normal and kind of have a film over them, it might have pop-eye which can be caused by stress and other things too. over crowding a tank can caus this too. i have used in the past an item called Melafix that i bought at petsmart and it treats a wide variety of things such as pop-eye and fin repair and mouth fungus and such. you usually use it once a day for seven days and they should be better by then. it doesnt cost too much and its in a blue bottle. good luck!!! happy fish keeping.

Answer 4

its call your fish might have ic id get the water tested just take some of you fishes water in and give it to you pet store to test they could probally tell you whats wrong

Answer 5

It definately sounds like popeye
Here is another site with symptoms and treatments
http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 6

This might help:

http://www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm