Please Help me with my boys

Orca Dreamer

Orca Dreamer

Small Fish
#1
Oct 11, 2009
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Niagara Falls CANADA
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Okii I have one of my bettas in a 25gal heated,filtered, devided tank his name is Comet and about 1 week ago he started acting really strange.He always lays on the bottom of the tank,but he eats and did bobble nets,yesterday he won't eat and all he does is lay on the bottom on his side like a dead fish.I put him in a shallow place ( breeding busket) where he can take breath easily.His neibour is fine and eats and acts fine.I am worried about Comet he looks dead but he is not ,please help
Here are some pics:
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1665.jpg
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1664.jpg
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1666.jpg

Also my other boy he lives in a 10 gl heated,filtered tank alone and his belly is bloated.I given him daphnia and he pooped a little bit but he didn't get better.I fasted him for about 4 days after and given him a pea but now he is bloated really badly.He mades bobble nests.What should I do,I need help because I don't want to loose my boys.Please and help
here are some pics:

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1659.jpg
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1660.jpg
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1661.jpg
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt65/wild_orca_bobble/DSCN1663.jpg
 

Newman

Newman

Elite Fish
#2
Sep 22, 2009
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o_o

how much and how often do you feed those poor fellas? also what do you feed them? (normally)

I suggest for the second one you fast him for a week. feed a tiny bit of pea first then fast, then feed the pea again along with some regular Betta food (just one flake or pellet)
Daphnia sounds like a regular food, peas would be a better choice...

The fisrt Betta doesn't look like he's gonna make it >_< something went really wrong internally, that could be related to diet...or any chemicals getting into the tank (airborne Windex or something like that)
 

Orca Dreamer

Orca Dreamer

Small Fish
#4
Oct 11, 2009
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Niagara Falls CANADA
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Comet didn;t make it :( and for Onyx I am still fasting him and I will defenetly try some peas tomorrow :) Thanks for your help

I feed them frozen blood worms and some flakes *BOUNCINGS

Also when you said it could be something get into the tank,why does the second betta didn;t get anything, and I had a paper in the water because my birds somehow put it there but then when I found out I imidiatly changed water.Thanks for all your help :) RIP comet :(
 

Newman

Newman

Elite Fish
#5
Sep 22, 2009
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yea sorry about comet :( RIP Comet...

it could be jsut luck that the other Betta didnt get w/e it was...still that doesn't mean he was not sumehow affected, keep an eye on him.

can I please ask what kind of Flakes are you feeding him? The frozen BW are a good choice. Freeze-dried bloodworms would work well too ta vary the diet even more. (hickari is a good brand there)
I also suggest that you feed the Betta with pellets rather than Flakes (but if you have a good quality flake diet that's Betta-specific then you shouldn't worry.)
 

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