Betta Fish Equilibrium Problems

Swim bladder disease is a common problem in bettas but is easily treated.

Betta fish equilibrium problems. You may well find that it is a combination of poor water conditions inadequate water changes topping up hardening the water together with the stress of living with unsuitable tank mates that is adding to the problems with your betta if not actually causing them. A few weeks ago i forgot to clean his water for a little too long by accident and he became ill very quickly after i had changed it. The swim bladder is a gas filled sac inside your fish.

Trouble swimming and buoyancy problems you may notice your betta unable to move from the substrate in your tank or on the other hand he may only be able to float on the surface of the water. Its purpose is to control a fish s level of buoyancy allowing them to easily move up and down in the water staying afloat wherever they are. The good thing about the liquid food is that it will not aggrevate the swim bladder problem and will nourish the fish.

I have had a betta in one of the fish bowl vases for about 2 weeks. Ive been able to keep it mainly at the tips but havent managed to fulky get rid of it he has areas that look like a crown tail parts that are just mangled and some weird things sticking out. I ve had my betta fish azrael for about 4 5 months now he has never had any problems except for the past 3 weeks.

Simply making some small changes to your aquarium set up can dramatically reduce your betta s likelihood of infection. Betta along with most other bony fish have a gas filled organ inside them called a swim bladder. Betta with tail problems i have a betta that i assume is between 1 1 2 and 2 1 2 years old my friend bought him at petsmart in february so cant say for sure whose tail has slowly became a mess.

If your favorite betta fish isn t swimming the way he should there is a chance he is suffering from swim bladder disease. Lopsided swimming as well as floating on the surface or sinking to the bottom it s not uncommon to notice a betta with swim bladder disease swimming on his side or swimming lopsidedly. Ok so here is the thing everything i could have possibly done wrong i did got my betta a 5 gallon tank with some friends.

If the infections occur in the aquarium they can be easily identified and treated effectively. Once the infection advances to body rot a betta s chance of survival is low. From what ive read i didnt cycle the tank properly hence my fish dying but im at a lose with my betta.