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you wrote something on a blog or queston that was title MY BETTA. you said that because the betta cant swim and laying at the bottom, and had red gills and whiteish in color of scales,it may have ammonia posioning. why do you think this the reason i ask is because this is what just happened to my betta that ive had for 3 years and i love him. clearly i need to know what wrong asap
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ive found that water quality is usually suspect in fish sickness in one form or another. right off the bat, do soem water changes. if you trust your tap(dechlorinated) water use it, if not use bottled SPRING WATER (not distilled)
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"My fish 5 minutes ago was laying on the bottom of the bowl, panting fighting to get oxygen and i cant figure out what is wrong. i was able to get Wilbur to the top to keep him going. he is currently at an angle at the top, not vertical but slightly..he looks like he is trying to recover. but note he doesnt look good at all. im afraid he was die while im asleep. i need help preventing this.
heres what made him do this.
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any other fish in there? are they showing ANY signs on discomfort?
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i added more water to my 10 gallon fish tank because the water level was getting low. i thought it would be okay, well it shocked my betta fish.
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so he WAS in a 10g and is NOW in a bowl?
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and now that i have him in a small bowl where i can observe him. When i observe him something strange happens bubbles are coming out of his gills while coming out of his mouth.he seems to be panting like a dog, but much like a fish. seems as if something is blocking the flow of his breath because when only one gill was moving at a time. it has ruined the whole balance on the fish meaning it has a hard time staying afloat or from sinking.
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a list of questions, please try to get answers to ALL of them-
when was the last time you did a water change(take old water out and put in fresh dechlorinated new water)?
how much and how often do you do a water change?
do you use city water or well water?
what did you 'top off' your 10g with?
did you 'clean' your tank prior to this?
rinse or change out any of the filter?
do you vacuum your gravel with a gravel vacuum?
do you have a bubble wand or air stone making bubbles in the water?
do you have a filter? heater?
have you had any fish die?
can you get your tank water AND your tap water tested at your local fish store for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH.
WRITE DOWN what they tell you. make sure they know you need to know EXACTLY what the figures are.
do any of your other fish look sick? clamping fins? red streaks? gasping? bulging eyes? strange lumps? salty looking white spots?
do you use air fresheners?
wash your hands well before putting them in the water?
sorry for all of the questions but they are all important in helping us to figure out what is wrong.
-ashley