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racinghamster · 08-09-2015, 01:07 AM

I`m not a fish keeper but if you could call an aquarium store for emergency advice? Tell them what you have done and hopefully they can advise. I thought it was better to just do partial water changes with fish once the tank had been cycled to make sure the balance stayed right? Although I imagine full changes do take place in certain circumstances. Beta fish breath air but you have a heater and a filter so it could be he`s had a shock due to the change and additional chemicals being added?

If you have tested the water temperature and chemical balance and all seems well, it might be a case of leaving him alone to settle. Poor lad, hope he`s okay and managed to bounce back, but fish are delicate. I would call round a few aquariums for advice as forums can be slow or by the time they ask you many questions, it might be too late. x

08-09-2015, 01:07 AM
racinghamster PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 13,415	Re: Help with betta fish! I`m not a fish keeper but if you could call an aquarium store for emergency advice? Tell them what you have done and hopefully they can advise. I thought it was better to just do partial water changes with fish once the tank had been cycled to make sure the balance stayed right? Although I imagine full changes do take place in certain circumstances. Beta fish breath air but you have a heater and a filter so it could be he`s had a shock due to the change and additional chemicals being added? If you have tested the water temperature and chemical balance and all seems well, it might be a case of leaving him alone to settle. Poor lad, hope he`s okay and managed to bounce back, but fish are delicate. I would call round a few aquariums for advice as forums can be slow or by the time they ask you many questions, it might be too late. x __________________ Get A Life, Get A Rodent!