Today I noticed some pineconing on my betta's head. It's not the first time this has happened though. The tank is 10 gallons and I had it divided between 3 bettas. One betta had the pineconing on his head like her, but I moved him to a different tank, added some aquarium salt, and he got better. The other betta passed away (She might of had it and I didn't notice before it was too late). I don't think it's dropsy because my other betta healed, but she looks worse than he did. Any ideas of what it might be? The pineconing is only on the head and she's a little lethargic but still eating. She's really fat but she's always been really eggy, so I don't think it has anything to do with her pineconing. I would take pictures but my camera doesn't work at the moment.
Pineconing!
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what are you water parameters?
The other bette may have "healed" or appeared to do so because the salt reduced the swelling, so that does not rule out dropsy-unless you have pics.
We need to see what you mean by "being really fat". Bettas really shouldn't be really fat.
Test your water for ammonia, nitrates and nitrites and if those numbers are off, we can conclude that you might have dropsy.
Also, I have found that bettas with dropsy often come from tanks with "old tank syndrome". That is when water changes are rarely done and tanks are only topped off for an extended period of time.
So, what is your water change schedule and your parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)? And what do you feed your bettas?
The other bette may have "healed" or appeared to do so because the salt reduced the swelling, so that does not rule out dropsy-unless you have pics.
We need to see what you mean by "being really fat". Bettas really shouldn't be really fat.
Test your water for ammonia, nitrates and nitrites and if those numbers are off, we can conclude that you might have dropsy.
Also, I have found that bettas with dropsy often come from tanks with "old tank syndrome". That is when water changes are rarely done and tanks are only topped off for an extended period of time.
So, what is your water change schedule and your parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)? And what do you feed your bettas?
purplecandle;4869118; said:
The "healed" betta isn't showing any signs of illness anymore. What I meant by fat is eggy. She's always been very eggy. Ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0, and Nitrates are 5.0. I do 25% water changes each week. I'm doing a 100% water change on the tank now.
Ok, if we rule out bad water, I would think this is something bacterial. I would treat the food and see if that helps.