MoonMom

Interesting!! Hydrophobic is exactly right—they don’t take to soaking at all. At least as far as I’ve ever been able to manage. Only reason I wondered is because they seemed difficult for my betta to eat and also could have sworn I read somewhere that they needed to be soaked beforehand or they’d give the fish bloat. Fake news! Thanks 😊 Interesting!! Hydrophobic is exactly right—they don’t take to soaking at all. At least as far as I’ve ever been able to manage. Only reason I wondered is because they seemed difficult for my betta to eat and also could have sworn I read somewhere that they needed to be soaked beforehand or they’d give the fish bloat. Fake news! Thanks 😊

@FLFishChik @Lennie and others, how do you feed freeze dried daphnia? Does it need to be soaked first?

Wow. Love the video post of your sweet fish. I am super new here but came seeking help for my sick Betta in the beginning of this year, and thanks to the fantastic people here he’s actually on the mend and growing out his fins. When the news is too depressing I come here and read about all sorts of wonderful stuff. Welcome!

Thank you—I know!!!

@Colu @KittenFishMom @FLFishChik @nabokovfan87 @Goldie Blue Hi all, just wanted to say Moon finished several weeks of the Kanaplex plus worm food 😂 + salt. I honestly didn’t notice any progress other than the fact that we were beyond excited that he was finally actually branched out and was eating something nutritious. But he seemed energetic, hale and hearty and there was no further fin deterioration. We moved him to the community tank with the harlequin Rasboras and our sweet shrimpies and he seems (don’t want to jinx it!!!) to be thriving. Updated pics below. Can’t thank you guys enough. Really didn’t ever expect to have him pull through. Thank you. MM

Lol—well that’s good I guess!! If they’re still happy and good in all other ways, maybe it’s a non-issue. I’ve stared at mine so long at this point that I honestly can’t tell if I’m seeing things or if this is how they always have looked 😂

Hi there! Was wondering whether you noticed any differences after fasting them a bit. I have a batch of harlequin Rasboras where a few of them sound/look much the same. I just noticed so have been reading the forum posts on bloat, etc. they’re always so fun to watch while they’re eating that maybe we are over feeding without realizing. I don’t give more than they’ll eat in a few minutes but will lay of the food for a day or two. Tia!

Got it. Thank you!!

That’s probably sage advice. I was assuming I guess that he had no more bacteria/fungus/etc and was just not responding but that’s probably a simplistic view of whatever is going on. I’m keeping the medicated food refrigerated. Two questions for you: 1) how long would you keep a batch before making another? and 2) how long is it ok to keep feeding him the medicated food? tia!

@Helpwithmy_snailpls sweetie you did a great job. I’m so sorry about your snail. You showed true resourcefulness! And worked really hard. Your betta is beautiful. Best of luck 🙂

@Odd Duck. @Colu @nabokovfan87 @Goldie Blue Hi friends! Wanted to add a quick update on both Moon in his hospital tank and the larger planted tank, since you’ve all been so kind with your advice. With Moon, I added IAL and salt as directed and kept the level consistent through frequent water changes for about a week and a half or so. Then I made the medicated food per the recipe above with frozen bloodworms and maracyn2. Was nervous about it because Moon has historically been tempted with many foods and turns his nose up at all but the cheap salmon flakes—so I was crushed when he did not take my magic worm potion. Tried again that night. Tried again the next morning. Second night he hit it! I was so jazzed. He’s on day three of the medicated food and unfortunately still no change to his fin situation. It may have stopped progressing? It’s really hard to tell because there’s not much left. But certainly no new growth. either way I’m thrilled he’s eating something more nutritious than those damn flakes. And @Goldie Blue he is loving his new tunnel—thank you!! And I just tonight put those sponge caps on my filter outflow in the flex as you recommended, right after I took the attached pics so you can’t see them yet. But they cut the flow way way down, just as you said they would. No matter what happens after this cycle of feeding I kind of just want to move him to the bigger planted tank to give him a break and let him recover a bit from all the meds or just live whatever time he has left in a soft planted tank with some cheerful Rasboras friends. Is that a bad idea? Speaking of cheerful Rasboras—I added 10 to the planted tank, did the trio for first 7 days and they seem to be thriving! They are so fun to watch… so active and pretty. We just added a group of Amanos yesterday and oh my goodness I had no idea little shrimp could be so hilarious and fun. They’re EVERYWHERE. Racing around, trying to compete with the Rasboras for food (and winning!), climbing all over each other… it’s nuts. My kid loves them. Anyway, thanks for all the advice so far. It’s been put to good use and, I hope, will lead to happier healthier fishies on my end. cheers all, MM

Got it—thank you!!

Sorry! I probably said that wrong—I completed 2 rounds of Kanaplex but the box says you can do up to 3 if fish is tolerating and the condition hasn’t resolved, so I’m not midcourse I just haven’t done the possible 3rd and final course.

Thanks all. Just to clarify, should I do a third and final round of Kanaplex before doing the tank cleanse and starting the maracyn2, or just jump right into the maracyn2 with food? appreciate the continued feedback so very much!! @Colu @nabokovfan87 @Odd Duck

@Odd Duck So after the "cleanse" @nabokovfan87 and @Colu mentions, would you suggest a third and final course of the kanaplex before moving to neoplex, or jump right to the food with Maracyn? Or can/should Maracyn be put in the food alongside either the final round of Kanaplex or first round of Neoplex? The medicated food mixture sounds intense! I will have to research how to do it. My poor little fish I've spent so much on different kinds of nutrient rich food for him but he seems to prefer simple flake food. He won't go for anything that sinks, and he's on the smaller side so if I give him freeze dried anything I usually have to cut it up into extremely tiny pieces and soak it or he just spits it out. Hi Goldie--unfortunately I don't have any photos of "before"! He was very pretty though. I've never noticed fins being clear or see/through, even on the ends--but I always look as I read that can be a sign of fin regrowth. Thank. you for the tip on the almond leaves. I had no idea! And I've never tested water straight out of the tap but I guess I should know what that is like too... The idea of getting RO water and adding back proper minerals sounds like something that is way beyond my current skill set lol. It's amazing how many variables there are, and what can be done... Thanks everyone. I'm flabbergasted to have access to this level of advice. It's just amazing how much you all know.