Emergency Help! (Gasping Betta)

[sandragonfly]

please go here!

for my dear drapples, what do I do for him? (no euthanize I pray!) I'll be waiting..

[jackie]

If he is two years old, he might just be coming to end of his lifespan. Thats the only thing I can think of, sowwy.

[sandragonfly]

no.. ohh please don't tell me that..

we've still got a faith!! it has been about 12 hours since I posted for help, drapples is still surviving!!! so heartbreaking see him catching for breath..

what does this even means? how long will he goes........? anything? anything?!

[jesse_3]

Gina, I don't know what to say. Prayers are on the way Gina!

Steph, Jes, and Splinter

[coodew]

You might try this website for hedgehog care.

http://www.hedgies.com/hedgehog_health_care.htm

COODEW

[king2005]

I don't understand that hedghog post, since were talking about a fish.


Anyhoo. I have several large fish. 1 thing that I have learned from them is that sometimes the water goes bad early. I always know when its gone bad early, cause my fish will do the gasping aswell.

Also when they r ill they will gasp. Does ur fish have a bubbler to help make air in the water? If he doesn't like plants, then him him a small bubbler & have it in a back corner.

I bought my fish a bubble wands & they love playing in the bubbles. Even my Apple Snail will play in them. Mind u even the smallest bubble wand will be too large for a beta, so just get a small bubble rock.

[sandragonfly]

thank you everybody for the ideas!
I lowered his water, I could see him trying to gasp for air and it was the first time seeing him floating straight! not on his side down on the gravels.

I just check him this morning, he looks a little better! back to his colors, not almost white like past two days.

king2005, even though I change the water weekly, I suspected it must was because of bad water, probably. I should try the bubby wands!

thank you all!! I'm smiling!

[king2005]

u want a small bubble stone, the wand is too large for a betta & would prob blow him around. the stones can be quite small so its less powerfull

[sandragonfly]

well I meant bubby stone!

I just recalled, in his first year, he lived in a "mashion" with filtration and he loved it! he would go up to waterfall part and let it push him down then he just goes back to it and going pushed down... it was funny to watch him going in the circles!! hehe..

[king2005]

Assuming ur in the usa

Big Al's air pump

Small air stone

tubing

Nice & cheap eh??

If the store isn't in ur area order it online. Its a good company & many online people I know order their stuff online all the time. All my fish & supplies r from the store in my area.

& luckly when I move to Toronto, there is a store near by YAY.

They even have Betta foods

[kittycats_delight]

Gina I always found that anytime our Betta was not quite himself a little extra aquarium salt would help. Within an hour of adding it he would always get his color back and begin to behave like his old self. Or course if other meds were needed we would add those as well but always we added the aquarium salt too. I will have to have a look and see if I have a picture of Fred around. I think I may have to take a picture of a picture.

[sandragonfly]

I'm so sorry delightkitty, many things happened at the same time!

I had some old aquarium salt left and added them the minute after I got your post. that's probably why he looks better this morning.

if no better by tonight or tomorrow, I'll try some peas (saw from poor julius's thread) or that bubby method - we'll see!

I feel SO bad for drapples! thanks everyone!! it meansso much to me when someone knows fish isn't just a fish!

[furrykidsmother]

Gina I hope Drapples is doing much better today. Healing thoughts and prayers to him.

[jesse_3]

Hey Gina, I was comming on to check on Drapples. How is he doing? I am still praying for him!

Steph, Jesse, and Splinter

[Lexi_Lover]

I posted this in your other thread Gina! Hope it helps!

Originally posted by Lexi_Lover
Try and bring him to shallower water, take a majority of the water in his tank out, so maybe its only filled halfway or so. That way, he will come up for air sooner if he needs it. Maybe its because he feels so deep that he NEEDS to gasp. This way, he will know that air is right there for him.

How do you mean GASPING Gina?