Yalor. =.=

(Ooooo...nice fishie!)

Yewlin: GAH. I think I have horrible timing. >.<

Irene Aquarium stocks Melafix.

And oh, some of you will be happy to know that the hole is getting smaller. YAY!

Jas: Here's what I found out:

From arofanatics (betta fellas from singapore):
Cloudy eye/ Pop eye
Anti internal bacteria and salt

In all situation use salt. therefore in normal daily water change dun add salt. Ketapang leaves can help too, in fact, help a lot.
Dosage of med, according to instructions or trial and error.

From bettatalk:
uGENERAL INFO:

If you always keep your betta's water very clean, he is not very likely to get Popeye. Popeye is a bacterial infection usually caused by poor water condition (in other words filthy water because you were too darn lazy to get off the couch and attend to your betta!!!). but popeye can also be the tip of the iceberg, the external sign that something inside Mr. Betta is going very wrong. For example, tuberculosis will sometimes result in popeye. In that case, the popeye may not be curable or even if it gets better the fish will die (because tuberculosis is not curable and always kills its host). In short the fish will have died, not of the popeye itself, but because of the more serious disease that triggered it

uSYMPTOMS:
One or both of Mr. Betta's eyes start bulging out. In about 2 to 7 days the eye might look so grotesque you will be afraid to look at your betta. Casimodo on a bad day will look more attractive then your betta at that point!! Please do not destroy your betta! In many cases, the bettas make a full recovery from it and look normal again, as if nothing had happened. Only some of the popeye cases are caused by the terminal diseases mentioned above and will result in your betta dying. The rest will heal nicely if caught early and treated aggressively (see below). During outbreak, betta may be less active, may stop eating.

uTREATMENT:
As I said, popeye is usually not fatal and Mr. Betta will often fully recover. On occasion he may lose an eye. But if you catch it right away, he should be fine. Immediately do a full water change. Keep his water very clean, changing it every third day. After putting him in clean water, add the antibiotic Ampicillin to his water. It has become difficult to find on the market and can be costly, but if you can find a 12 capsule quantity, it will be well worth the $10 to $12 investment. This medication usually comes in capsules. A full capsule usually treats 10 gal of water. So for a 1/2 gallon of water, open the capsule and take the right proportion of powder and sprinkle on jar water. You may steer gently with a disposable plastic spoon. This is a white powder and will not affect the color of the water. Do not overmedicate! Once Betta's eyes are back to normal, keep treating for one more week (just to be sure) and then stop the medication. And keep his water clean from now on darn it!!


From ultimatebettas.com:
Pop eye and swim bladder infections are caused by gram-positive bacteria. Corynebacterium is the culprit. the drug of choice would be erythromycin, found in Maracyn. Maracyn 2 is Minocycline, not the drug of choice for this disorder.

Use the antibiotic for 10 days, despite what the label or directions tell you to do. This will fix your fish.

Bah. I don't think I want to keep bettas anymore. I was doing PK's water change and noticed that he has raised scales. It looks like dropsy. ~_~

Dunno. I change water every five days, put in aquasafe, blackwater extract and salt. When I got him, he had a bit of finrot, so I put in melafix. That was like a week ago. And he only takes FD bloodworms. So bleh.

Ynneb: Yeah, I know. That's why I have resigned myself to letting PK enjoy the rest of his days eating bloodworms and living in a clean big bungalow. :S

PK is still alive but not eating and definitely not flaring. Dunno when he's gonna go.

But I am wondering - how to sanitize his tank once he does go ar???

This post has been edited by meiteoh: Sep 2 2006, 02:41 PM

Me got new fishie but first up, I desanitize the tank + plants + gravel with extra heaps of salt - concentrated salt solution and a couple of hours in the hot sun. Just to be on the safe side, my current fish is now swimming in Melafix and Interpet No 9. Will get him on "regular" water by Wednesday/next water change.

My new fish, PK Le Bleu II. He swims funny though (he makes a S shape with his body - when seen from the top - and glides near the surface so much so that the top of his body breaks water surface. I hope it's nothing bad.) and eats like a pig.


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Jit: It is...and it sounds like you're trying to sell me your fish!

If I didn't have my current fish, I would settle for no 1.

No more room in my house for pets. >.<

Still no improvement with the swimbladder problem. >.<

Wait la. I just fed him some pea flesh and lowered the water. He looks like he's swimming up and down a bit more - can't understand why he swallows bubbles though. :S

Check back with me in a few days' time, can?

Update on PK Le Bleu II.

He's a-okay right now. Fed him some pea flesh (take some frozen peas, cook them, peel the skin and feed him mashed up bits of the flesh inside) and he's been pooping. Swims just fine now. Since he's prone to getting constipation, I think I'm going to feed him some pea once a week together with his pellets and FD bloodworms.

Happy happy!

Salt helps to destroy some bacteria and helps create a slime coat on the fish's body that will protect it from infection and fungus.

Ketapang leaves help soften hard water and lower pH levels to make water slighly acidic which bettas love.

This post has been edited by meiteoh: Sep 27 2006, 10:08 AM

LFS sell a range of bettas - from RM2 to RM15. Mine is RM2 and he's doing excellent, I'm happy to say.

Aquarium salt...you use table salt or epsom salt and you will end up killing your betta.

Fox: NO NO NO COOKING SALT OR SEA SALT OR TABLE SALT. Aquarium salt is very cheap, like RM2.50 for one big bag.