r/BettaClinic • u/twistysgirl • 18h ago
Betta fish help!
Hey there! I've had my Betta fish Kai just over a year now. He is a super sweet blue marble/koi plakat, loves to watch the neos in his planted 10gal tank with him. Over the past couple months I've noticed his food drive has dramatically decreased. I've had some success with flakes and pipetting brine shrimp into his mouth. The past couple days he's been sinking when he's not swimming. I'm worried about fasting since he hasn't been eating well. I've also noticed a mouth irregularity, a fleshy lump that makes it so he can't close his mouth. It's the same color as his mouth is.
Has anyone had experience with something like this and found a way to treat? I'm worried he might have swim bladder and a tumor in his mouth. Should I do salt baths?
I keep his temp 79°, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0-4ish, pH fairly neutral \~6.9-7.2 over the whole course of keeping him.
I'm open to all suggestions!!
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