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I really think my betta fish is sick please help me2007-11-24 23:35:47

I have a blue male betta fish. His looks fat, he stays at the bottom of his bowl, and the bottom of him is red. I have one of those betta bowls, when I clean it sometimes I find gnats in it.

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The gnats mead that you are overfeeding the betta and they are living off the extra. Overfeeding result in poor quality water that will cause the fish to sicken. Change half of the water every other day for a week and then every third day for a week. Don't feed him for three or four days (he won't starve for at least a week but in this case if he gets hungry he can snack on the gnats). The gnats will starve themselves out but in future, feed about half of what you have been.

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sounds to me like your fish has ick get stuff at the pet store for this its a medicine for fish its called ick is a fish sickness

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This is similar to what happened to my beta, the gnats may have a disease type thing in them and if the fish is mistaking that as fish food and eating the gnats, than that disease(s) can be transfered to your beta, and make sure his bowl is clean too.

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Has the bottom of him always been red? "Ick" tends to be white and will start along his fins. There is medicine you can get (Petsmart, Walmart.) that is drops you can put in his bowl that will clear the ick up if you catch it quick. I don't think the gnats should be a concern. If he looks fat all the sudden he may have an infection, especially if he is not eating and staying at the bottom. This sounds like a "wait and see" sort of thing. I wish you luck.

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Are you sure that is a male? It mihgt be a pregnet female. Those gnats might be tiny babies. Or he just might be sick. Put water cleanser and a special type of plant. Maybe he or she needs air. I have a beta fish at home named King. He has never looked like that, and I have had him for almost three years now.

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Just to be clear, a betta can not be pregnant.they are not livebearers. They lay eggs in the presence of a male, which need to be inserted into a bubblenest to hatch. So the "gnats" are definately not fry.