michael.qian Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 My red male betta has been looking a bit unwell for the past few days. It hangs around the top of the tank most of the time, swimming much less than it used to. Tail and fins are looking damaged, some splits and cuts, before it had the occasionaly split or cut but it always grows back quickly, not it's looking more damaged than any of the previous occasions. Tested the water and everything is ok. Think it might be a lack of oxygen, since I took out my internal filter on wednesday and so no more air bubbles in the tank, just the external filter, but still plenty of plants to provide oxygen. Any ideas? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Shouldn't be lack of oxygen in the water seeing as fighters are air breathers anyway. How old, what else is in with it. May just be that it used to be more active with having to swim again the current of the internal filter and now it doesn't have to its just getting the chance to hang in the corner. Mine do it quite a lot, particularly the ones with no other males around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Nothing new in the tank is there that he could be getting his fins caught on? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 nope nothing new in the tank. not sure about how old, bought it from Hollywood fish farm 3 month ago, it is fully grown I think though. Edited... Just gave it a good feed of bloodworms, hopefully it'll get better, now its looking perfectly healthy apart from the damaged tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 hope he gets betta soon :roll: is there a gap at top off tank ? or do you fill to the top ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 snookie wrote: is there a gap at top off tank ? or do you fill to the top ? Should there be a gap snookie? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 there should be a gap because they need to breath air once in a while. and yes there is a gap, not a huge gap though, about 1-2cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 tail looking a bit worse than yesterday, I'm pretty sure it has fin/tail rot. Water conditions are good though, should medicate? Or perhaps another water change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Personally, but others please correct me if I'm wrong, if it is getting worse perphaps time to medicate. If you do medicate, don't forget to take out carbon if you use it Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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