Betta Fish Gasping For Air
Need some advice please my newer fish indigo started gasping unusually today he is not as fiesty as he usually is but is still swimming pretty good but he seems to be breathing hard and his gills seem to be extended underneath his head.
Betta fish gasping for air. He was really lazy about 3 weeks ago always laying on the bottom of the tank his color started to fade his fins began to rot i guess then he would just float at the top at a 45 degree angle but then i changed the water then about 3. If your fish look like they are lethargic gasping for air or are swimming head down do a water change immediately because they probably have nitrate nitrite or ammonia poisoning. I just transferd bowls for my betta fish for mating and and it looks like its gasping for air is it trying to get air for bubble netting or is there still chlorein in the water help.
I don t understand why he s panting. Even with their ability to breathe atmospheric air water without a good supply of oxygen is a serious problem. Prime does remove nitrites nitrates but it is still most effective to do a water change.
Do not use chemicals to remove them as they are ineffective. My betta gasping for air help. As of the last 5 6 days he has been laying on his side gasping for air on the bottom of the tank.
Without that oxygen your betta fish will be gasping for air at the bottom of the tank. My betta fish looks like its gasping for air. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 36 posts.
Cool down the temperatures of your tank slowly. He lethargic and lying on his side. Common symptoms of poisoning include clamped fins gasping at the water surface and laying motionless on the bottom and occasionally darting to the surface for air.
The tank levels are good still the heat is steady i added a pinch of aquarium salt freshwater but not too much as it kills the plants and there should be some left from the original dose even with partial water changes. My betta fish is now gasping for air but the water perameters are fine. No amonia or nitrate and the water temperature is 25c without a heater my ambiant temperature in my room is 26c.