Ben C. Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hello all! Unfortunately my betta buddy has come down with a fast acting disease that he's not recovering from and is declining quickly. First visible symptoms appeared with a couple raised scales Tuesday night (still ate though), and overnight it developed into a large open wound/sore. I began treatment on Wednesday with Maracyn and Paracleanse, and while the sore has not changed since then, he is noticeably weaker. Some details on the fish and tank itself: Male Betta, approximately 1.5 years old, had him for almost a year. In this tank for 6 months (proved he was not a community fish...) Tank: 5.5 gallons, established 6 months Tankmates: ..snails. Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate: 0/0/5 pH: 7.4 Temp: 78 Hardness/kH: unknown, but the water in my area is known to be hard. Only thing I can think is I did a 50% water change this Saturday and gravel vac'd which did stir up quite a bit of detritus in his tank. Normally I weekly only top off or do a small water change with no siphon, around 10-20% as his tank rarely builds up nitrate. I really hope I didn't kill my buddy, he's my first fish... Picture is the current state of him. Slow, labored breathing, and resting in the roots at the top. Any help would be great, even if it helps me save the next one. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It looks like a bacterial infection maracyn treats gram positive bacterial infections if maracyn not working you can use maracyn2 that treats gram negative bacterial infection you can use both together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C. Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks for the advice! I will try that tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It might take two courses of maracyn to clear up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C. Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks for the advice. He unfortunately didn't make it through the night 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Sorry to hear that he didn't make it Edited January 9, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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