Is he burnt?

robyn · 06-22-2006, 04:29 AM

i'v had my betta squidgy for about a year and a half now. he's been pretty happy and healthy for the entire time. A couple weeks ago he was looking very miserable so i took him out of his 3L bowl and put him in a 25-30L tank with sum tank mates. It took him a few days 2 get used 2 his tank but he's been very happy once again since then.

2 nights ago i noticed he was swimming at an angle. after an inspection i saw he had torn one of his fins (1 of the one's on the side, dorsal i think?). i planned 2 buy an isolation box ASAP. I also noticed he was hanging out near the heater. Last night all his fins looked kinda frazzled.

i moved him into his old bowl this morning and most of his body is brown (he is usually blue). he won't eat and he cant seem 2 move with ese. he's floating near the top and keeps on turning so that he's facing upwards at a right angle.

Is it possible he got burnt from the heater and if so is there a way 2 treat him?

darkfalz · 06-22-2006, 07:04 AM

Bettas sometimes sleep on the heater. I don't think they can get burned. The heat coming off it would be 40 degrees or so maximum. I'd put it down to something else. Bettas often hang around the heater when they aren't feeling so good, so it's probably a symptom, not the cause.

Sprite42 · 06-22-2006, 09:22 AM

I don't think it is the heater either. If he has turned brown, it is probably loss of color due to stress. If you have had him a year and a half, he is probably too entering his golden years. It won't take as much to stress him or compromise his immune system.

darkfalz · 06-22-2006, 11:42 AM

He wouldn't get "burned" anyway, he'd get cooked. As in dead.

Sprite42 · 06-22-2006, 12:06 PM

I would suggest optimal water conditions and a nice quite place to recoop from being in a community tank especially if he has never experienced a busy community before. He may just be stressed by being in so open a place with busy tankmates that he cannot get away from.

robyn · 06-23-2006, 10:56 AM

sadly, he died yesterday at around 2pm. RIP Squidgy. Thnx anyways guys

darkfalz · 06-23-2006, 05:28 PM

Sorry. Death comes so suddenly sometimes. Found one of my medakas dead yesterday with his stomach eaten out

06-22-2006, 04:29 AM	#1
robyn Lost sole Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Africa Age: 19 Posts: 233	Is he burnt? i'v had my betta squidgy for about a year and a half now. he's been pretty happy and healthy for the entire time. A couple weeks ago he was looking very miserable so i took him out of his 3L bowl and put him in a 25-30L tank with sum tank mates. It took him a few days 2 get used 2 his tank but he's been very happy once again since then. 2 nights ago i noticed he was swimming at an angle. after an inspection i saw he had torn one of his fins (1 of the one's on the side, dorsal i think?). i planned 2 buy an isolation box ASAP. I also noticed he was hanging out near the heater. Last night all his fins looked kinda frazzled. i moved him into his old bowl this morning and most of his body is brown (he is usually blue). he won't eat and he cant seem 2 move with ese. he's floating near the top and keeps on turning so that he's facing upwards at a right angle. Is it possible he got burnt from the heater and if so is there a way 2 treat him? __________________ Robz 29G 1 mollie (moving to QT) 1 guppy(moving to QT) coming soon: 6 otto/cory catfish 3 dwarf gourami 8G QT 2.5G becoming a handrearing cockatiel thingy

06-22-2006, 07:04 AM	#2
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 482	Bettas sometimes sleep on the heater. I don't think they can get burned. The heat coming off it would be 40 degrees or so maximum. I'd put it down to something else. Bettas often hang around the heater when they aren't feeling so good, so it's probably a symptom, not the cause. __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

06-22-2006, 09:22 AM	#3
Sprite42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Age: 46 Posts: 315	I don't think it is the heater either. If he has turned brown, it is probably loss of color due to stress. If you have had him a year and a half, he is probably too entering his golden years. It won't take as much to stress him or compromise his immune system. __________________ First, Do No Harm!

06-22-2006, 11:42 AM	#4
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 482	He wouldn't get "burned" anyway, he'd get cooked. As in dead. __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

06-22-2006, 12:06 PM	#5
Sprite42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Age: 46 Posts: 315	I would suggest optimal water conditions and a nice quite place to recoop from being in a community tank especially if he has never experienced a busy community before. He may just be stressed by being in so open a place with busy tankmates that he cannot get away from. __________________ First, Do No Harm!

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06-23-2006, 10:56 AM	#6
robyn Lost sole Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Africa Age: 19 Posts: 233	sadly, he died yesterday at around 2pm. RIP Squidgy. Thnx anyways guys __________________ Robz 29G 1 mollie (moving to QT) 1 guppy(moving to QT) coming soon: 6 otto/cory catfish 3 dwarf gourami 8G QT 2.5G becoming a handrearing cockatiel thingy

06-23-2006, 05:28 PM	#7
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 482	Sorry. Death comes so suddenly sometimes. Found one of my medakas dead yesterday with his stomach eaten out __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

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