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	Betta with Pop Eye (I think) Need help quickly!!
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	On Sunday one of my bettas died (Female).:#( She had been bullied by the other female, and sunday morning I saw the bully wacking her in the head with her tail. I moved the bullied one into a different tank, but she started swimming on her side and lying there like she couldn't sink. Then a few hours later she died. This morning (Tuesday) I wake up to find my other betta the bully with pop eye. (atleast i think it is pop eye, her eye is all swollen up.) I will try to get a picture. I have tested the water and everything is fine. Please help me, i dont know what to do with her. Last edited by labrakitty at 23-Jan-2006 16:05
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Usually popeye is caused by poor water quality, so I would suspect that you would be helped by more water exchanges. Stress can probably help to bring on and compound the problem, and in this case the move to another tank likely opened your fish up to infection. All I can suggest at this point is a few extra water changes over the next couple of days. I do want to ask: How large is the betta's tank, are there any fish in with it, and what exactly are your water parameters? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i wished more people listed to me about bettas. b/c i predicted this about 6 months ago, but anyway, is pop eye a bacterial infection? i haven't had a case like this in awhile myself. and i am alittle unformil. about this.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	It is in a 10 gallon with about 5 platys. it hasn't moved yet. It has had a nitrate problem but i think it was caused by our water because the water has been a funny colour for the past few days, and I have just been doing lots of water changes. The water parameters are: Ph-7.4 gh-7 ammonia-0.0 nitrite-0.0 nitrate-7ppm filter-Eheim Aquaball 2210 (for a 20-30 gallon tank) water changes-30 percent weekly I put her in my quarantine tank and treated with antibiotics my fish vet gave me. And what did you tell me about bettas bettachris? Last edited by labrakitty at 24-Jan-2006 01:24
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	When you about 5 Platys what else was /is in the tank. Also how many about and what size? I personally would not put LBs with Bettas. Sounds like it was a water problem posibly caused by the LBs. Do you have live plants in that tank if so how many? Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yes, it sounds like the "nitrate problem" would have been a big contributing factor here. Low water quality is usually what brings on a case of popeye, and the reversal of the poor water conditions alone is often what eliminates it. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	The female bullying really started that day, it had only minorly happened once before. There is about 5-6 platys im not sure how many exact because they are babys. About 1.5cm long. Should I put her back in the 40 Litre with another water change? I don't want other fish getting it either.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I don't believe that popeye is contagious. If more than one fish gets it, it's because the water was bad enough for multiple fish to succumb. If you're treating the fish with meds, then go for the full recommended treatment. Your vet or the medicine packaging should give you a dosage amount and duration. Otherwise, just keep doing water changes on the same tank. Moving the fish will just stress it out more and make things worse. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	As SB stated Pop Eye is a water polution problem. I would remove the mollies though and do the water changes also add a little stress coat. Add the medication as recommended and it should be all OK very soon Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36


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