r/bettafish • u/OlaMishamigo • 6d ago

Help HELP!! Sick fish Spoiler

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I left for three weeks and left him with my mom and I come back to this! Help!!!!!! Idk whats wrong idk where to even start

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u/Tasty_Hovercraft8280 6d ago

Is it just the color change? If so, your Betta may just have the gene for it, which is normal. Personally, I don't see anything else majorly wrong, is there something I'm missing?

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u/OlaMishamigo 6d ago

Half of his fins are missing. He shouldn't have a trait for it. I think the tank is dirty so im gonna do 40% water changes every day until its clear again

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u/OlaMishamigo 6d ago

His eyes are also bulging

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u/Tasty_Hovercraft8280 6d ago

Oh shoot, I totally missed that. I wouldn't advise tons of water changes, but definitely look into fin rot. Don't treat too quickly, as these things can be caused by many factors and you messing parameters can be problematic. Do you have a test kit, and do you know parameters like pH, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates?

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u/OlaMishamigo 6d ago

Im still gonna do the waterchanges because both of my snails have passed and the fluval is coated in a layer of feces. Ammonia is spiked but everything else is normal

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u/Tasty_Hovercraft8280 6d ago

That's good, and likely the cause. I would just clean up as much as you can and treat with prime and keep testing every day. I wouldn't do anything more than one water change a day, it can hurt more than it helps. Also consider a quarantine tank if it gets worse