Hollyfish101's question - Posted by Admin

[marko]

Sneakypete. im a stranger to you but you may be able to help me but more so my fish.

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

"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.
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. 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.
i need to know of anything i can do to help him."
thanks .
holly