Explain your emergency situation in detail.
she won't move and looks dead at the bottom of the tank, will rarely come up for air so I lift her up, she will make one bubble then sink back down
Has white around her gills under her chin but not spots. I noticed the white about a week ago and it has grown since, she won't move up enough for me to look properly
Loss of fins, the first thing I notices was a torn fin, we added pimafix and it got better for a bit. Then more and more of her fins were gone, she only has a strand left on her dorsal and tail fin, and hanging pieces under her chin/belly. It wasn't getting better so we went back for help and now we do melafix but she's just getting worse
i tried fasting her for 2 days then giving her a boiled frozen pee today cause I researched it could help some things but she won't eat it
I doubt she has more than a couple days left to live I don't know what else to do and she's very special to us we trained her and everything, but we are new to the aquarium hobby, only started at Christmas so our best just isn't enough to help her.
Please help!!!!
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank?
hospital tank 35litres filled 1/3
How long has the tank been running?
2 weeks
Does it have a filter?
No but it has a bubble maker thing, the lowest powered one I could find
Does it have a heater?
yes
What is the water temperature?
24° like her old tank now 26° in the last 2 days
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
Just her in hospital tank
old tank had 6 neon tetra, 2 corydoras, 1 otocinclus and some snails that hitched a ride on the plants
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
every 4-5 days
How much of the water do you change?
25%-50% depending on parameters
What do you use to treat your water?
water conditioner, quick start, Aquarium Salt, amazon kh pH up or down if needed. In that order every water change
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water?
substrate and water in old tank, no substrate in hospital tank so I can see how much she's eating and pooping
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
old tank yes
hospital tank no
What do you use to test the water?
API fresh water master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: basically zero but less the than 0.25 she gets a water change tomorrow
Nitrite: 0.25
Nitrate: 5.0
pH: 6.9
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?
every night
How much do you feed your fish?
A pinch but we really can't figure out how much everyone was eating so it might be too much or too little
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
Fluval bug bites betta flakes
Do you feed frozen?
we tried blood worms once but I found it triggering
Do you feed freeze-dried foods?
no
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish?
since December
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
4-6 weeks
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
won't move, acts dead, now won't eat, loss of fins, white around gills
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
we did pimafix for 2 weeks then told to change to melafix and have done that for 3-4 weeks she keeps getting worse
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?
no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
it started with fins being torn now she has hardly any fins left. She got lazy and sat at the bottom every now and then. Now she won't leave the bottom of the tank and I lift her up for air as much as I can when I'm home. She just sits there looking dead and I wake her up for air she's getting less responsive every day. Occasionally she will eratically swim around for a split second then sink again
I don't know why it kept formatting like that it's very glitchy sorry!!!!
