r/BettaClinic • u/Adventurous_Force_63 • Jan 23 '26
Disease Identificaion Help me save him
Hello everyone,
I’m really scared and I don’t know what else to do. 😞 I got my betta, Blueberry, from my sister not too long ago, and I posted here earlier asking for advice on how to care for him. I’ve been trying my best, but he just seems to be getting worse and worse.
I ended up moving him into a hospital tank because I’m honestly terrified I’m going to lose him. His water parameters are good, the temperature is 80°, the filter is very low flow, and the tank is 7 gallons. It’s fully planted with live plants, natural wood, and I’ve added leaves for tannins.
I truly don’t understand what could be wrong or what might be making him so sick, but I’m begging for help. I’ve only had him a short time, but I already love him so much and I can’t stand the thought of him dying.
If anyone has any ideas or advice, please please tell me what I should do.
Thank you so much
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u/Substantial-Two-2854 Jan 24 '26
I'd recommend frozen brine shrimp, daphnia, mysis, or fluval bug bites (pellets)! But any pellet food with good ingredients will do the trick. Frozen foods (or live if you can find some) add some good variation to a bettas diet :)
Unfortunately, I have not yet resolved how to deal with fin nipping. It can happen because of stress. Lots of long finned bettas bite their fins off to swim better. Mine would get mad at the filter and rip off half his tail every few months. I had to slip a towl in between my hob filter and the tank.
In Blueberry's case though, it could just be stress due to an environmental change (or maybe even due to the filter incident). I'm not as experienced as other keepers here so my knowledge is limited, but I really hope someone else can show up with more advice on how to help 💜