Okay, about 2 weeks ago I moved my female Betta, Jasmine, into the one gallon. Yes, I know, she could be in a bigger tank, but before that she was cramped into a bowl (long story, don't ask).
While in the bowl she was very active, always coming up to the glass whenever I walked near and all of that.
Since it's getting colder at night and I can't keep her under a lamp for 24 hours (she wasn't under a lamp to begin with, she was against a wall that received the morning sunlight...no, she didn't get any direct sunlight), I decided to move her to my one gallon with the snail and fry (they're leaving soon, don't worry). For the past few days she's been very inactive: floating at the top corner or lying in some plants.
Just this morning I noticed three small white dots on her spine! I quickly added "Quick Cure - A fast, effective cure for tropical fish parasite infestations like Ick." It's supposed to cure Ick in 2 days.
What can I do for Jasmine? She's eating fine and isn't bloated or "pineconeish."
The tank's temperature drops to about 73ish at night and rises to 76-78 during the day. I'm going to get a heater as soon as I can get to the store. But a question on the heater: would one of those small heaters that shut off automatically at a set temperature overheat the tank?
Oh, and she's on a diet of a mixture of: betta flake food (mixed with shrimp), tropical fish flake food, freeze-dried bloodworms, and freeze-dried shrimp (crushed up to fit into the fishes' mouths of course). Yes, I rehydrate the food before I feed it to them and they get fed twice a day. Occasionally, I'll throw in a few frozen (thawed) bloodworms.
Sorry for the long post, I'm just really worried about her. =/
While in the bowl she was very active, always coming up to the glass whenever I walked near and all of that.
Since it's getting colder at night and I can't keep her under a lamp for 24 hours (she wasn't under a lamp to begin with, she was against a wall that received the morning sunlight...no, she didn't get any direct sunlight), I decided to move her to my one gallon with the snail and fry (they're leaving soon, don't worry). For the past few days she's been very inactive: floating at the top corner or lying in some plants.
Just this morning I noticed three small white dots on her spine! I quickly added "Quick Cure - A fast, effective cure for tropical fish parasite infestations like Ick." It's supposed to cure Ick in 2 days.
What can I do for Jasmine? She's eating fine and isn't bloated or "pineconeish."
The tank's temperature drops to about 73ish at night and rises to 76-78 during the day. I'm going to get a heater as soon as I can get to the store. But a question on the heater: would one of those small heaters that shut off automatically at a set temperature overheat the tank?
Oh, and she's on a diet of a mixture of: betta flake food (mixed with shrimp), tropical fish flake food, freeze-dried bloodworms, and freeze-dried shrimp (crushed up to fit into the fishes' mouths of course). Yes, I rehydrate the food before I feed it to them and they get fed twice a day. Occasionally, I'll throw in a few frozen (thawed) bloodworms.
Sorry for the long post, I'm just really worried about her. =/
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