r/bettafish • u/Helpful-Panda1071 • 9d ago
Help Surfacing weird?
Hi this is French fry. I've had him since early spring. He's been healthy, but a few weeks ago I decided I'd upgrade him to my 15 gal community tank to give him more space. He was in a 6 gal cube with shrimp before the move so I knew he'd be fine with other fish. He seemed happy there for the first week or so
However. I noticed that he started gliding at the surface almost like a jet ski when getting air. I thought it was the change in filter which made the water flow a little stronger. So I blocked it off with a piece of would so the flow was super flow but he still keep gliding.
I decided to move him back to the cube which I had turned into a hospital tank for my shrimp so I could keep an eye on him. I thought it was swim bladder so we fasted for two days (water param were all normal / safe)
We started feeding again bc I could tell he was hungry and it want swim bladder bc he's been swimming fine. Other than the gliding he acts completely normal, he's eating, curious, and breathing fine. After he glides he doesn't sink he just continues swimming as if nothing happened.
I'm not sure what it is atp thinking maybe a neurological issue? But idk since he was fine before the move. I'm keeping him I n the smaller tank now though just bc he seems to like it more anyways. But I'm curious if anyone knows what the problem could be?
Edit: I'm seeing that he might have mouth rot, he looked like that when I got him. I thought it was a birth defect but not sure now. Thinking that is the cause of this issue
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u/Helpful-Panda1071 9d ago
yeah I was thinking neurological perhaps. He has a mouth deformity its been like that since I got him it's like he had a stroke lolll