Ok now from what I've seen of my male I know he doesn't normaly lay around the bottom of the tank looking all depressed and slugish. However seems he's been doing that for the past hour or more that I've noticed. I admit I've been out and about to day so don't know how long he's been like this. He was fine last night but now he's just not right, hiding and not coming up for air as much as he normaly does. anyone have any ideas???

Any other tanks mates MRSkz? Did you check test the water? Is he new?

Is he eating?

Wish I could help, don't know about betta's but I'm sure someone here can help you.

ok nothing is new except a day or two ago I did a small water change. he's in a 3 foot tank with guppies all juvinials, a dozen or so cory's one B/N and that's all. there WAS 2 neons that died 2 days before he started not being well and 4 danios which have been isolated because they looked sick, 2 have subsiquently died the other 2 look healthy again. His fins are clamped today I have had him for a month or two bought him from the LFS so not sure how old he is.

Does he have any discolouration?

My red girl developed a loss of colour on her back like a saddle, her fins were clamped and she sat on the bottom......she died very soon after sadly. Her mate died the day before, but during the night, so didn't see what symtomps he had.

Hopefully someone will see this and offer some advice on treatment.......hope you manage to save him!

no different coloring, as I said he LOOKS the same but he ACTS sick

I assume you have done water tests? Some fish are more sensitive to water conditions than others so one may look unhappy while others appear fine.

yes the water tests r the same as they were b4 I just don't understand what's wrong, nothings changed and yet he has

http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm

Tried to find something for you...this is all so far...read down near the bottom talks about fish look ok but act differently.

ty for that casper I think he's depressed probably. will try to treat for it. I have warmed up the tanks abit (nearer 28/30 now than 26) and he's come out of hiding, still not looking happy though. off to the lfs for salt and drugs

this is what my poor little betta looks like now. you can just see he's swollen behined the gills, in the chest region. I don't know if this is new or normal as he's my first one but I have him in a an "isolation" contraption and have been treating him with that blue stuff and his fins r still clamped and he still seems unhappy, laying on the bottom of the tank and all. any ideas would be greatly appriciated.