lmhicks101 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Growth that’s getting bigger. He’s swimming and eating but lately been lazy and lays around. ph - 6.6 ammonia - 0 nitrites - 0 nitrates - 15 kh - 2 gh - 8 temp - 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Could be a fluid filled cyst or the start of a tumor they are really common in Betta's due to inbreeding what I would is quarantine and start treating with aquarium salt 1 table spoon of 2 gallons if it is a fluid filled cyst you should notice it start to reduce in size @lmhicks101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 On 5/29/2024 at 8:13 PM, Colu said: Could be a fluid filled cyst or the start of a tumor they are really common in Betta's due to inbreeding what I would is quarantine and start treating with aquarium salt 1 table spoon of 2 gallons if it is a fluid filled cyst you should notice it start to reduce in size @lmhicks101 Thank you. What’s the time frame to start seeing results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 On 5/30/2024 at 5:48 AM, lmhicks101 said: Thank you. What’s the time frame to start seeing results? If it's a fluid filled cyst you should start to see a reduction in size after a couple of days as the salt start to reduce the fluid I would leave the salt at that level for week then give an update if your not seeing any improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 On 5/30/2024 at 6:42 AM, Colu said: If it's a fluid filled cyst you should start to see a reduction in size after a couple of days as the salt start to reduce the fluid I would leave the salt at that level for week then give an update if your not seeing any improvement I appreciate the help. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 (edited) On 5/30/2024 at 6:42 AM, Colu said: If it's a fluid filled cyst you should start to see a reduction in size after a couple of days as the salt start to reduce the fluid I would leave the salt at that level for week then give an update if your not seeing any improvement It’s been a week. He’s active and eating and probably enjoying the peace and quiet but I don’t see any improvement with the growth. I completely changed the water once since it got a little funky for some reason but replaced the salt. new pics old pics Edited June 7 by lmhicks101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 6/7/2024 at 1:33 PM, lmhicks101 said: It’s been a week. He’s active and eating and probably enjoying the peace and quiet but I don’t see any improvement with the growth. I completely changed the water once since it got a little funky for some reason but replaced the salt. new pics old pics Given the fact that you have seen no improvement after a week of treating with salt means you probably not dealing with a cyst more than likely a tumor if that's the case all you can do is monitor as long as he has a good quality of life leave him be i couldn't rule out a bacterial component you could do a course of maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 On 6/7/2024 at 9:27 AM, Colu said: Given the fact that you have seen no improvement after a week of treating with salt means you probably not dealing with a cyst more than likely a tumor if that's the case all you can do is monitor as long as he has a good quality of life leave him be i couldn't rule out a bacterial component you could do a course of maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days I’ll try that. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 More than likely a tumor. That’s getting rather common. Especially the ones from big box pet stores. But we buy them anyway. To improve their lives at the minimum. My daughter just lost one of hers 2 months ago. It lived for at least 6 months with it. No problems. No pain. You can tell if you watch them move. It’s like us. Something hurts , we don’t do it as much. Absolutely nothing you’ve done wrong. Sounds like you’re doing well by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmhicks101 Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 On 6/7/2024 at 1:38 PM, Tony s said: More than likely a tumor. That’s getting rather common. Especially the ones from big box pet stores. But we buy them anyway. To improve their lives at the minimum. My daughter just lost one of hers 2 months ago. It lived for at least 6 months with it. No problems. No pain. You can tell if you watch them move. It’s like us. Something hurts , we don’t do it as much. Absolutely nothing you’ve done wrong. Sounds like you’re doing well by him. Sorry for your loss. Problem is my son just lost his puppy so his betta is his best friend. I’m worried this’ll be to much for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 6/7/2024 at 11:03 PM, lmhicks101 said: Problem is my son just lost his puppy so his betta is his best friend. I’m worried this’ll be to much for him Ouch! Yeah, know how you feel. My daughter just lost her year old dog. She doesn’t know what happened to it, it was just gone. I do know, I just can’t… Next outside dog comes with kennel attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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