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06-28-2011, 10:37 PM
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Betta Health Problems
My Betta Splendens male has been behaving 100% normal as of late, but I noticed today that he had a white stringy trail of poop behind him, and a bit of a swollen tummy. I'm hoping that it's constipation only, but I'm starting to dread the fact that it may also be parasites. Not sure about where he would have gotten the parasites, seeing as nothing in my tank has really changed.
Should I quarantine him ASAP, or wait it out a little longer and see what happens?
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06-28-2011, 10:45 PM
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Re: Betta Health Problems
I'd quarantine him if you can, but it may not be entirely necessary. It's a little harder for a parasite to spread since most have to be ingested, as appose to other infections like ich that can be cought easily since it lives free-floating in the tank. Feed him green peas for a few days. It's a natural laxative for them, and if it IS just constipation, it should work it out fast with him. Peel the skin off the pea, and it should split into 2 halves (just because of the way they grow). Take one half and pinch it into 3 or 4 smaller pieces and feed those to him. One pea should last you two days. Feed him that for about a week and see if he starts to slim out a little and look normal again. Once he gets back to looking like normal, put him back on his regular food, but watch your feeding schedule. Lots of people overfeed their Bettas, and it's not hard to too. They only need to eat 3 or 4 of those little pellets every day. Fish are gluttons, and they'll literally eat themselves to death if you provide them with enough food...
If you have some sort of antiparasitic chemical, that might help too. Personally, I like to use Paragaurd by Seachem, but that's entirely up to you. |
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06-28-2011, 11:11 PM
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Re: Betta Health Problems
If he has internal parasites the other fish do as well.I would get some frozen bloodworms,mince a garlic clove and add this to a cup.Place saran wrap or a lid over it,and let the bloodowrms melt with the garlic.let these mix together for about an hour and then feed the bloodworms to the fish.They should all eat this.After that fast them a day or so,blanch a pea in the microwave,smoosh up and feed to them again.The garlic will kill the parasites(if any) and the pea will clean them out.
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