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"DISEASE: SWIM BLADDER DISORDER
GENERAL INFO: This is also a common betta problem. It is not contagious. It comes from overfeeding. It is especially common in very young bettas (30 to 60 days old).
SYMPTOMS: Bettas with a swim bladder disorder will have difficulty swimming, because their swim bladder (located alongside the spine between the belly and the tail) is either too short (causing them to not be able to swim horizontally) or it is swollen (causing them to float on one side). Double Tail bettas, because they have a shorter body, are especially prone to the ?floaters? problem. In the case of a short swim bladder, the bettas will not be able to maneuver and swimming becomes so difficult, they prefer to just lay at the bottom, sliding on their bellies, which is why they are called ?belly sliders?. And they do look like a pathetic bunch, at that point.
TREATMENT: Bettas may recover on their own, but since overfeeding induces swimbladder disorders in most cases, the first thing to do is feed a lot less. Brine shrimp and too much of it is the biggest culprit, so if your bettas are bellysliding, stop the brine shrimp for a while and thereafter learn to have a more balanced diet, alternating brine shrimp with microworms or worms (depending on how old your bettas are). Do not kill a betta with a swimbladder disorder. It may recover on its own at any time, and is not suffering. Further more, the ailment is NOT contagious. "
That was a complete waste of a perfectly good fish. Try doing a little research on the net before you just kill your "beloved" pet next time.
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"DISEASE: SWIM BLADDER DISORDER
GENERAL INFO: This is also a common betta problem. It is not contagious. It comes from overfeeding. It is especially common in very young bettas (30 to 60 days old).
SYMPTOMS: Bettas with a swim bladder disorder will have difficulty swimming, because their swim bladder (located alongside the spine between the belly and the tail) is either too short (causing them to not be able to swim horizontally) or it is swollen (causing them to float on one side). Double Tail bettas, because they have a shorter body, are especially prone to the ?floaters? problem. In the case of a short swim bladder, the bettas will not be able to maneuver and swimming becomes so difficult, they prefer to just lay at the bottom, sliding on their bellies, which is why they are called ?belly sliders?. And they do look like a pathetic bunch, at that point.
TREATMENT: Bettas may recover on their own, but since overfeeding induces swimbladder disorders in most cases, the first thing to do is feed a lot less. Brine shrimp and too much of it is the biggest culprit, so if your bettas are bellysliding, stop the brine shrimp for a while and thereafter learn to have a more balanced diet, alternating brine shrimp with microworms or worms (depending on how old your bettas are). Do not kill a betta with a swimbladder disorder. It may recover on its own at any time, and is not suffering. Further more, the ailment is NOT contagious. "
That was a complete waste of a perfectly good fish. Try doing a little research on the net before you just kill your "beloved" pet next time.
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He didn't look that sick to me. @ least he moved pretty good when he hit the cold water.
Oh well, all moot now.....
Oh well, all moot now.....
Originally posted by: Gage
bettatalk.com
QUOTE
"DISEASE: SWIM BLADDER DISORDER
GENERAL INFO: This is also a common betta problem. It is not contagious. It comes from overfeeding. It is especially common in very young bettas (30 to 60 days old).
SYMPTOMS: Bettas with a swim bladder disorder will have difficulty swimming, because their swim bladder (located alongside the spine between the belly and the tail) is either too short (causing them to not be able to swim horizontally) or it is swollen (causing them to float on one side). Double Tail bettas, because they have a shorter body, are especially prone to the ?floaters? problem. In the case of a short swim bladder, the bettas will not be able to maneuver and swimming becomes so difficult, they prefer to just lay at the bottom, sliding on their bellies, which is why they are called ?belly sliders?. And they do look like a pathetic bunch, at that point.
TREATMENT: Bettas may recover on their own, but since overfeeding induces swimbladder disorders in most cases, the first thing to do is feed a lot less. Brine shrimp and too much of it is the biggest culprit, so if your bettas are bellysliding, stop the brine shrimp for a while and thereafter learn to have a more balanced diet, alternating brine shrimp with microworms or worms (depending on how old your bettas are). Do not kill a betta with a swimbladder disorder. It may recover on its own at any time, and is not suffering. Further more, the ailment is NOT contagious. "
That was a complete waste of a perfectly good fish. Try doing a little research on the net before you just kill your "beloved" pet next time.
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FISH KILLER!!! :|
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Umm.... oops.
Oh well, he was 2 years and 3 months old. The guy at the pet store said they usually only live 2 years. His time was coming soon anyways, and he looked way too disturbing on the bottom like that. And he wasn't just on the bottom, when I would touch him or when he finally did move, he would spin upside down then just float to the bottom like he was dead.
Oh well, he was 2 years and 3 months old. The guy at the pet store said they usually only live 2 years. His time was coming soon anyways, and he looked way too disturbing on the bottom like that. And he wasn't just on the bottom, when I would touch him or when he finally did move, he would spin upside down then just float to the bottom like he was dead.
That's cause he was UNABLE to swim! Yeesh.
You just murdered a fish and all you have to say is 'Umm.... oops'? That's not kewl dude.
-silver
LOL, a betta snuff film! Hardcore!
I have only one thing to say to that....at least your fish died with a face.
I have only one thing to say to that....at least your fish died with a face.
Well it's not like he didn't think about it first, or TRY and fix'um up. GEEESSS give the guy a brake, I'm sure he feels bad enough allready!
That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard in my life! Constipation and swim bladder dissorders are the most common ailment in fish. Did you even check and see if that was what it was? Did you do anything at all to try to save your fish? Did you actually even buy the stuff the petstore people said to try? I am betting the answer is no.
The simplest answer is usually right.
I hope you are ashamed of yourself.
The simplest answer is usually right.
I hope you are ashamed of yourself.
I think it would just be cheaper to buy a new fish for a friggen $4 bucks then medicate the dumb thing.
My betta had the same problem, he recovered after a little while, and it was absolutely caused by my overfeeding of him. Most bettas live 2-3 years, but they can live much much longer than that.
Its hard to know when to do something though, I'll give you that. I had a fish with his face eaten off swimming around my tank for 3 days before I finally decided to put him out of his misery. I went with the freezer route, it probably wasnt the best way to go, but its not like he was feeling that great to begin with without a face and all. He jumped out and stuck to the freezer floor.
Its hard to know when to do something though, I'll give you that. I had a fish with his face eaten off swimming around my tank for 3 days before I finally decided to put him out of his misery. I went with the freezer route, it probably wasnt the best way to go, but its not like he was feeling that great to begin with without a face and all. He jumped out and stuck to the freezer floor.
flavio
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I wiped out about 20 of my fish all at once years ago. I had some water sitting out in a bucket for a couple days that I was going to add to the tank....turns out my mom had some bleach-water sitting in another bucket. So I picked up the wrong bucket and dumped a bunch of bleach into my tank. Took out everyone of my fish pretty quick.
frozen peas are 99 cents at the grocery store and were suggested to him before he killed his fish.
My point is this: He represented his pet as "BELOVED". All he really wanted was a grotesque way to kill his fish.
My point is this: He represented his pet as "BELOVED". All he really wanted was a grotesque way to kill his fish.
Gage, I think you're getting way bent outta shape and taking this a little personally. If he says he went to a pet store, you'd assume they know how to take care of pets. Just because you "know" they don't know anything doesn't mean he knew that. And if he did what they said, that's really all he could do, especially being told they only live about 2 years. You have to draw a line eventually.
OTOH, he may have had Dropsy (description) and most of the time by the time the symptoms show enough for you to realize it, he's as good as dead. I have had 3 or 4 bettas pick up dropsy and no amount of kanacyn, epsom salt and melafix saved them.
Jzero -> Keeper of more than 20 bettas, dating a girl who breeds them
squirrel dog
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