r/BettaClinic

(Ignore the scrapes on his tank i honestly dont know how it got there but I wiped it off after the video lol)

Its very hard to get a good pic/video , as the lump is on the bottom side directly under his mouth, in the chest area, and he seems to have difficulties gaining the strength to swim so he stays anchored down resting on something, making it difficult to capture the lump

Few things to note:

He is breathing rapidy..so I lowered the water drastically (5 gallon tank) since he's too weak to swim to the top

He is not eating , nor swimming, only resting

Plenty of live plants, moss ball, bio rocks,

Tested and no nitrates or nitrite (aware I need to bring nitrate to 20 i just dont know how)

No ammonia

Cleaned and conditioned the water prior to lowering the water , even vaccumed the gravel pretty good

Temp has stayed at 78-80

Currently order seachem knaplex but it won't get here for another whole day, what do you experts recommend I do to save my baby? I hate to see him like this..it pains me so much

I’ve had this tank set up for two months, 5 gallon one betta 5 shrimp. I’m cycling a 30 gallon tank to transfer them to within the next two weeks. I noticed my filter is just dripping water out. My last water change was June 30th, Tuesday. The water parameters are all fine. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m about to do another water change and clean out the filter but I’m confused what is clogging it. It’s a gross room temp butter texture

Hello all! I am a first time Betta mom in seek of help. My baby is about 6 months

He recently has started rapidly breathing (video attached below) and isn't swimming much. If at all.

I dont know what to do, I've done everything suggested by Google like changing the tank water, testing for ammonia. But there's no ammonia and his tank is clean. He isn't hungry because he continue to do this after being fed. And barely can eat more than 1 pellet...

His environment is well, lots of natural real plants, a brand new filtration system, temp is always 76-80 , and even has one of those eco bio rocks that promise good bacteria and clean water and the food i feed him is all natural, no fillers or additives.

He now is currently hugged up against the heater, Right ontop of it to be precise , but the temp my thermometer is reading is 77, so he can't be cold , but he hasn't left that spot for 3 hours now

He also developed this off bump right underneath his mouth in the chest area..not sure if that has anything to do with what's going on

Please help! This is my first fish ever and I love him to death and want to help him

First time fish parent freaking out here!!!
My betta fish has developed a cloudy eye on one of his eyes. I meant to get some aquarium salt to treat it but fell sick myself and couldn’t do so. I’ve been doing regular water changes in the hopes that it will help him but I haven’t seen any visible improvement.
Do I skip the salt and order some Kanaplex? Will the Kanaplex affect my snail and/or affect my tank? The more Im reading about this the more confusion it’s getting. Please help me heal my little boy

A few months ago I picked up a sad little betta who had been at my store for awhile. He was originally in a five gallon but he was always swimming very erratically so he got moved into a ten.

Hes been fine up until this past week where he sliced his fin and then tore the sliced chunk off the next day. I was hoping it was a one off thing but this morning I saw that it’s not only that chunk, but his fins just appear tattered? They have always been a bit translucent and messy looking, he was kind of an ugly little guy when I got him and never got that classic ‘glow-up’ although he did significantly improve (just switched phones and the old pics didn’t transfer so I can’t show ): )

I believe he might be biting himself but I don’t know how to stop it?

When my halfmoon started nipping himself, he was also having trouble swimming so I moved him to a shallow tank. However this guy does not have trouble swimming at all and regularly uses all the vertical space in his tank so I’m not sure what would be best for him? Does anyone know how to chill him out a little? 😭 I can move him into a smaller tank that still has vertical space if that would help? I know longfins are notorious for having fin issues and needing to have their tanks adjusted but he is sooo active and he likes to swim down and then spin around to swim back up so I don’t necessarily want to downsize him.

Ten gallon tank w/ heater set at 78
Tankmates: 6 ember tetras and a mystery snail.
Ph: 7.6
Ammonia, nitrite: 0
Nitrate: under 20

Google said it was dropsy, now scared as shit.

Hey! can somebody please tell me what these 4 dots are on my betta? they disappear sometimes but then come back randomly.

I have just returned from a holiday and my betta fish is unwell, I am vey worried about him but I don’t know what’s wrong so I am unsure how to treat it please help me. I a a beginner fish keeper. Could anyone tell me what could be ring with him and any tips or treatments I could do to help him would be greatly appreciated thank you.

This is my parents betta that I am currently making a bigger and better tank for. I noticed this grayish patch on his side that kind of protrudes out. Is this some sort of fungal infection, and what can I do to treat it? I know he doesn’t look the best, but I was hoping putting him in an actual and better tank would fix most of the problems itself. I tested the water he’s in and it said 0 ammonia and nitrites but around 20 ppm nitrates. I’m worried this is a problem that a better tank with better water quality wouldn’t be able to fix on its own.

Thanks

I’ve had Floki since march. He’s in a planted 10 gallon with a nerite snail. Water parameters: Ph stable at 8, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10.

Temp is usually cooler, 78-79f, but it’s been warm so getting up to 81-82 max during the day and then falling again at night. Been doing extra water changes in my tanks and adding ice (filtered well water that does not have chlorine).

Idk what it is, assuming some kind of bacteria due to the higher temperature? Any advise?

Ps he’s acting and eating normally.

And I literally mean adopted. My local humane society had him and he needed a home. I lost one of my other bettas a few months ago and kept going back and forth if I wanted to keep the tank up, but this decided it for me, so I went and picked him up today. They named him Pineapple.

His tail is frayed pretty badly and he’s swimming slightly to the side, so I’m guessing he has fin rot and some swim bladder issues. But, he’s pretty determined to explore his new tank and his color is fairly vibrant, so I’m taking that as a good sign.

He’s in a 10 gallon, heated, filtered, with live plants. And the tank has been established for over year , so it’s cycled. He’s gonna few cherry shrimp in there with him.

Is there anything I can or should do for him immediately? Or is it best to give it some time and see if being in a proper tank helps sort it out?

Very concerned, any idea what this is?

This is just breaking my heart. I thought these were just tumors but now I’m not sure. He’s got these bumps with a bit of a white layer on top that doesn’t look fuzzy like fungus. It’s on his bottom fins and side of his forehead. I’ve done salt dips, methylene blue, tannins, Paraguard, Maracyn and Maracyn 2, Kanaplex. I don’t want to give up on the little guy because he is still very active and swimming around. He’s got diamond eye and looks like popeye and maybe some finrot. Those come and go. His water parameters and temp is perfect. I’ve been in this hobby for a while but I’ve never seen anything like this. What do you think this is and what could I do about it?

My roomate has been struggling with some things in their personal life and due to that they haven't been taking care of their fish for the last few weeks. Ive been keeping up with feeding him and assumed they would do water changes but i guess not. He started off in a 2 gal tank with a filter and 50w heater. Got upgraded to a 7gal tank with built in filter and we had a 50w heater and live plants. That tank cracked so my roomate put him back in the 2 gal. He's been in there for about 2 weeks now. I found them a 5 gal tank on marketplace and it has been sitting for a few days. Today I finally went and got some gravel for the tank and transferred him over to the bigger one because I noticed his fins were in really bad shape. I took some plants out of my tank and put some in the new one for my roomates fish but its not that much for now. He already seems to be spreading his fins more and flairing them out. But they look extremely damaged. What should I get to treat him and how do I help him get better? I was reccomended safe guard by sea chem and also kanaplex. But im not sure if I should have kept him in the 2gal hospital tank and treated him or treat him in this bigger tank. I want the Lil guy to do okay 🙏🩷

Not sure what the white fuzzy stuff is.. is it healing? Please send help. Should I be doing daily water changes? Antibiotics? Antifungals? Antibacterials? I appreciate all the help, first time owner :(