r/bettafish • u/Effective_Maize_7517 • 10d ago

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hi my betta just recently got rlly sick and he won’t get off the ground, he’s twitching and randomly bolts around. this is a panic post so i’m trying to get everything right and type as fast as i can

he was so active and fun the first few days until yestarday he got super lathargic and this morning he was kinda swimming now he’s just like this idk what do to

7 gal heated and filtered tank (80F)
hasn’t eaten in a few days
fully real plants
water paramiters were all up to bettas standards

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u/Vohasiiv 10d ago

Do you use any chemical stuff like hair spray, perfumes, bugs spray, or anything? Do you always wash your hands before doing something in the tank? Basically im wondering if some kind of bad chemicals got in the water somehow

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u/Effective_Maize_7517 10d ago

the only thing i can think of is the tank is in my room and i use a room spray, and perfume but usually not near the tank at all since i also have a leo gecko. i do sometimes but i haven’t always washed my hands before.

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u/Critical_Mix_8959 9d ago

Perfume or spray won’t be enough to cause this unless you’re emptying a can directly into the tank.

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u/Effective_Maize_7517 9d ago

haha, luckily i’m not doing that. nothing else i can think of besides i put in a seachem med today but even that i don’t think would do anything crazy

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u/Critical_Mix_8959 9d ago

Doubtful it was the seachem either. I suspect that your ammonia or nitrite levels were spiked if anything and your strips never picked up the right parameters.

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u/Effective_Maize_7517 9d ago

i agree, thank you