help!!! my fish!!!

[EngenZerO]

my beta is lying on its side at the top of its bowl. it still moves and everything and swims just fine when i tap on the bowl, but then it just floats to the top and chills on its side when it gets down moving around...

he is 2 months old and just started doing this today? ideas?

i only feed him frozen brine shrimp if that helps...

update... w00t!!! he is back to normal... he is now able to keep his balance under water and he is not floating to the top and sitting on his side... yeah!!! only thing i did was the water change and give a little dechlorination... w00t!!! thanks 4 all the help guys,

 

[JDrake]

He's sleeping, asshole - stop waking him up

 

[SparkyJJO]

water temp correct? My bro's fish started acting wierd and he found that the water temp was a bit too warm

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: joedrake
He's sleeping, asshole - stop waking him up

nah... my fish sleeps like this...

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not like this

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edit... sorry bad ascii

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
water temp correct? My bro's fish started acting wierd and he found that the water temp was a bit too warm

seems right... i just changed his water though... maybe that will help

 

[MisterJackson]

Is the curve in the hump of his back really large? They say the older a beta is, the larger that hump is. He may have just been old when you got him.

My bettas never did anything like that.

Change your water and use a good dechlorinator/stress coat and see what happens

 

[imported_LoKe]

If it's tap water, make sure to let it sit before putting him in it.

 

[shoRunner]

feed him bread... mine lived over a year on little pieces pulled ONLY from the middle of white bread... every few days

 

[Blindman]

might be to late if its lying on its side.

i would get some pills from the pet supply store
change water
splash stress coat and decholornator like mad . . ..

but it might be to late

Btw i have a feed fish
YES LOL feeder fish that is now quite large and live in a dirty tank of 10+ years

my high school friends come by and laugh all the time about the old feeder fish that can eat other feeder fish now.

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Is the curve in the hump of his back really large? They say the older a beta is, the larger that hump is. He may have just been old when you got him.

My bettas never did anything like that.

Change your water and use a good dechlorinator/stress coat and see what happens

nah, no major hump...

i use spring water and then use beta dechloranating tablets... here is hoping...

 

[mjh]

Originally posted by: LoKe
If it's tap water, make sure to let it sit before putting him in it.

QFT

It seems like many people forget to let the water sit for a while before putting it into the tank.

 

[BCYL]

Swim-Bladder Disease

Basically he has gas inside him, which cause him to not 'float' properly

When my goldfish has this, I feed them grind up frozen peas (yeah the kind you can buy from the grocery store)... this helps them get rid of the gas after a few days

Of course you need to get to the root-cause of why he got the disease (incorrect water temp, pH, other kinds of stress, etc)

 

[crystal]

He is a goner by tomorrow. Sorry to give you the bad news.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's just a fish. Flush it down the toilet and get a new one.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's just a fish. Flush it down the toilet and get a new one.

JUST a fish??? :tear;

 

[Cooler]

poor fish.

 

[Fritzo]

They problem is he's a beta. Wait until the release version next time and it'll last longer.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
They problem is he's a beta. Wait until the release version next time and it'll last longer.

:laugh:

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
They problem is he's a beta. Wait until the release version next time and it'll last longer.

LOL that made me laugh. Sorry to the OP for your plight, hopefully some of the suggestions in this thread will help.

 

[O Hammer O is my gamertag]

Originally posted by: Blindman

my high school friends come by and laugh all the time about the old feeder fish that can eat other feeder fish now.

You mean those algae eaters? I had one of them and a normal goldfish. Both fish got HUGE, and then the algae eater ate all the scales off my goldfish and he died (I measured him and he was 11.5 inches!). Then I gave the algae eater to my grandma and it died in a couple days

 

[EngenZerO]

update

 

[imported_LoKe]

The water must have been too polluted for him. Are you sure you're not overfeeding him?

Glad to hear it's alright.

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: LoKe
The water must have been too polluted for him. Are you sure you're not overfeeding him?

Glad to hear it's alright.

nah, i usually feed him every 4 days... just a sliver of brine shrimp, not much at all... but just incase i will throw that cube out and move on to a new cube...

also... i am going to do some more frequent water changes...

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
They problem is he's a beta. Wait until the release version next time and it'll last longer.

That made me laugh out loud and woke up the cat who was sleeping on my leg. I had to pull her claws out of my thigh. thanks a lot.

hahaha!

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's just a fish. Flush it down the toilet and get a new one.

JUST a fish??? :tear;

haha, it is just a fish.

flush it and get a cooler animal

 

[AlienCraft]

Quit beating them.