Fish Lovers 3.0 [new poll]

[NopesaurusRexx]

I apparently didn't notice that Spike, my black betta, was sick until he ended up dead this morning. What was really weird was when we found him he was red and not black, but it was definitely him.

[Blood Storm]

Update on my betta fish who was having issues swimming.

it took him several days, but he went from crawling along the bottom to full on swimming. He is now really active and very healthy.

He snubs pelleted foods, but takes frozen/thawed food just fine(currently he is eating a mysis shrimp/brine shrimp combo). He has put on some muscle and size, but is not staying fat(I know brine shrimp can be fattening so I watch him). The only issue he has is that his fins are ragged and torn from dragging them across the bottom, but not too awfully bad and they are healing.

Picture of the little butt:



(Mildly photoshopped to make it not blurry, the water not look yellow, which its not in reality just funky lighting, and to brighten the picture up because the original was really dark for some reason)

I have never seen a betta that is black with a blue head like this.

[keylimecoyote]

I apparently didn't notice that Spike, my black betta, was sick until he ended up dead this morning. What was really weird was when we found him he was red and not black, but it was definitely him.

I don't know why he died, but It is possible that he was a marble.
Did he change color like this in the past?

[flyteck]

Alright, it's been ages since I posted here because I've been too busy to do much with this thread and I've felt too guilty to post XP

I can't manage updating the front page and keeping things orderly (thankfully everyone here is nice and gets along |D) so I'd like to hand control of the thread over to someone else so that I can be a part of this again without feeling bad.

PM me if you're interested in running this thread; I'll only be considering people who have been active here already. I read every post, I just haven't said anything in a while.

Sorry about being so disorganized.

[PeachFuzz]

Yep, cycled, filtered, heated. Alrighty, thanks! That helps a lot!

Without knowing the water parameters how do you know it's cycled?

[scuttlefish]

Yep, cycled, filtered, heated. Alrighty, thanks! That helps a lot!

Without knowing the water parameters how do you know it's cycled?

It's been running for 2 years

[PeachFuzz]

Yep, cycled, filtered, heated. Alrighty, thanks! That helps a lot!

Without knowing the water parameters how do you know it's cycled?

It's been running for 2 years

Tanks don't cycle on their own. You would need to know the parameters to know if it's cycled.

[adelphi prime.]

Without knowing the water parameters how do you know it's cycled?

It's been running for 2 years

Tanks don't cycle on their own. You would need to know the parameters to know if it's cycled.

Just elaborating on PeachFuzz's statement. Tanks, even after 2 years, may not be cycled. While from what I've heard (the fish store I go to has some very knowledgeable experts on fish), if your fish's been living in it for 2 years, it's likely the tank has cycled, or at the very least balanced itself out somewhat. However, even small changes in water perimeters or factors can bump a cycled tank into recycling or a mini cycle, and this can mess with the whole of the tank.

I would by a test kit as soon as you can, it can often lead to the answers to many fish diseases and deaths.

Otherwise I'd agree with Hime as a care treatment. Changing the water twice a week should help. Personally, I've changed the tank every other day about 25%. Cleared my betta's fin rot right up! If that doesn't work, I know Fungus Clear tablets have worked well for me... or, rather, my brother, whose betta is quickly recovering (despite desperately needing a larger tank.)

[NopesaurusRexx]

I apparently didn't notice that Spike, my black betta, was sick until he ended up dead this morning. What was really weird was when we found him he was red and not black, but it was definitely him.

I don't know why he died, but It is possible that he was a marble.
Did he change color like this in the past?

He never changed color, he had a bit of red and white in his tail, but he was always black, so it was definitely a weird experience.

[keylimecoyote]

I apparently didn't notice that Spike, my black betta, was sick until he ended up dead this morning. What was really weird was when we found him he was red and not black, but it was definitely him.

I don't know why he died, but It is possible that he was a marble.
Did he change color like this in the past?

He never changed color, he had a bit of red and white in his tail, but he was always black, so it was definitely a weird experience.

How long have you had him for?
If you have had him for a few years or so, then you might have to do a bit of web searching, because I have no clue.