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My betta is not eating2007-11-24 23:34:00

It was fine just 2 days ago. Yesterday I tried to feed it but it refused to eat. I noticed the wtaer was extremely filthy (it had gone through 2 weeks of no 100% water change) so I decided to completely rinse out the tank and change the water. I transferred it into a little bowl for 14 hours but at the beginning it started to look pale.

His color was restored once I transferred it back to the 1/2 gallon tank with dechlorinated water, but it still refused to eat. I tried giving him some of his ordinary pellets again several minutes ago. but he always takes them, chews on them, and then spits it back out. Sometmies he goes back to eat it but then spits it out once again. I am scared he will suffer from starvation. What is wrong with him?

Some other symptoms I've noticed: He remains at the bottom sometimes, or at the surface in a corner behind the plant. His head looks discolored and weird does not match the rest of his body. Is the water too cold or is there more to it??

Answers:

Most likely he was suffering from ammonia poisoning. This may have depressed his immune system. Define discolored, and wierd? Is it a cottony/moldy growth around the mouth and gills? (most likely columnaris) Is it a gold/rust dustying that showsbest in a dark room under flash light? (velvet)

In the case of columnaris aka cotton mouth, mouth fungus. You want an antibacteria that targets gram negative bacteria. In the case of velvet follow the same treament as ich/ick. Most ich med will work with vevelt. (check the back to be sure)

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he might be sick, keep an eye on him. stop trying to feed him until he seems ok, you might be polluting his water too much. all those water changes could be stressing him. fish can live for 3-4 days without food so don't worry about the food.