Re: sinking betta sick


"Gill Passman" <gillnospamat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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MEAlston wrote:
He sounds like his tail is more than he wants to manage...He want to come
up
for air. The extra large tail could present extra weight and the energy
required to move it further exhausts him. Perhaps you should consider
trimming the tail back some.



I would be very suprised if this was the case and certainly would not
consider trimming his tail.....no way....

The advice to keep up the water changes is the best course until you find
out what is actually wrong with him....keep up with the peas in case of
constipation - another option is epsom salts but I've not used these
myself (although I seem to remember that you have) - adding salt might
also help....

Gill

I did do a 5 minute Epsom salt dip but he was not looking to good in there,
I have him in a betta hex right now (I hate those things) but since he is
having a bit of a hard time getting to the top he will have an easier time
in this. When he pulls his self up to get air it seems like he is falling
but down back to the bottom. Tried to get him to eat some pea's he wont eat
them, he normally don't like them, pea day is Sunday and he sulks that day
because he don't like them, so I did not expect him to eat it......he is a
spoiled little fish...
Nik
thanks gill
I cant even think of what to search for on google, he don't seem to have any
other symptoms other then swimming difficulty


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