Treating Betta Fish Dropsy: A Complete Scientific Step by Step Guide

[@amandavigue3857]

My Betta died almost immediately after she got Kanaplex. It was dosed correctly. I have had other bad experiences with this medication in the past. For the record, Betta had been slightly ill when I adopted her. I thought I could help, and I did. Clean water gave her a healthy, active life for six months, then she relapsed. I'm starting to think that the Betta industry is cruel to fish and the people who love them. My sympathy goes out to all of you for trying. It isn't your fault. Thank you for the information.

[@ichimelody88]

Thank you for teaching me about dropsy. I lost my Sweet Blue this morning. Your video makes my heart prepares for the worst situation possible. My betta suddenly fall sick on Friday so I moved him to another smaller tank. Change water n also help him to swim easier, less energy to reach to surface. I thought he got bladder problem so I try to fast him.. Then yesterday night (Saturday) he got worse, his shape like you said, pineconing. I knew it was too late as things progress very fast and there's nothing I can do more. I got Blue from local petstore for like RM 2, he was suffering from small cup and tail problem. It was short journey for us but I take comfort in what you said, don't blame ourselves. I cried a lot when Blue pass away this morning since I like him a lot. But I know he was really happy since I got him, from cup to bigger tank, he was the sweetest little friend that always came out when I called him. Swim in peace Blue 💙😭💙

[@purplecactus2939]

I don’t think this was in the video, but please set a revival tank as well! When the betta is taken out of the salty Epsom water, it should be put into a mixture of I think 3/4 aquarium water and 1/4 epsom salt water. This’ll help to not shock your fish from the sudden change.

[@CateCraig]

Yes, this is actually a very important step as to not add more stress to your fish which would impair any potential healing/recovery.

[@breannemulder7900]

How long do I leave my fish in the recovery tank for?

[@Sean-xb8ke]

@@breannemulder7900yeah how long

[@giannavitale]

is that true? I haven't been doing this

[@tonyad1185]

I have to say like many here, "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!" My betta Blue Bell who is an opaque with blue spots had dropsy and was literally on the verge of dying, I had even contemplated euthanizing her because she had stopped eating and actually hadn't eaten in 4 days, had pine coning and would just hide in a corner floating vertically, not moving much at all when I found your video. I knew she was suffering but I just couldn't put her to sleep. Along with the symptoms above she also had internal hemorrhaging that was pooling at the bottom of her belly that I could clearly see. By now I had done some researching and found that Epsom salt baths and Kanaplex could possibly help and was using both based on the information that I had found and going by the instructions on the Kanaplex bottle which was not helping much at all. It basically stated not to use more than three doses max of 1 measure every 48 hours. When I finally found your video I did exactly what you said, change water every day and doused the Kanaplex directly on her instead of just in the water and prepared to do this for 11 days. After the first 2 days I began to see an improvement of her moving more, but the next day she went back to literally the same state as before. After a few days of this, I decided to douse her twice a day, once in the morning and once at night along with changing the water everyday and the Epsom salt bath and gradually she began to improve. I had to use more Kanaplex in hopes that it wasn't too much because she was basically suffering and dying and I wanted to try everything I could. After about another 3 days of this method she finally started back eating and swimming more and after about the 9th day she was a brand new fish! That was about 2 weeks ago and now she's perfectly fine...no pine coning, no more hemorraging, swimming around normally and her she's a gorgeous silver blue color happy Betta! Her color has improved tremendously as well. Not sure if anyone else has had this type of result afterward but her color is more beautiful than it was before she contracted dropsy. She's good now! Thank you so much for the step by step instructions, I would have never thought to put the medication directly on her or thought to use it twice a day if I had not found your video. You saved my Blue Bell and for that I am forever grateful!

[@TomSarracino]

Love it ! Congrats!

[@tiger_844]

Going to be doing the treatment with meds and water changes. Hopefully my boy pulls through. I don't believe it's water quality issues because his water hit all the right boxes (he's in a planted 10 gallon tank with shrimpies). He did have a bacterial fin infection on both fins which molded. I treated those accordingly which he is still recovering from. However he has begun to swell. Not fully pineconing yet. Buy I'm going to try and save him. Thank you for this video. I will update Edit 1. So the next day (February 5th) he's beginning to pinecone. I am able to dose the second half of meds tomorrow night (I'm using api general cure). As I type this he's in an epsom salt bath. He still has a wonderful appetite (ate 3 pellets today!). He will swim up to the surface to eat. But he sits on the bottom of the tank not moving for the most part. Not even greeting me. So I can definitely tell he's not feeling good (understandably). I'll update tomorrow. Edit 2: february 6th, this morning he was doing good! He ate one pellet. This evening however, he's getting progressively worse. I don't think there's anything that can be done. I haven't dosed the second dose of meds yet, but I don't think it will make a difference. He's obviously very very uncomfortable. He's super duper bloated, breathing fast and laying in one spot all day in the tank. I think tonight I will need to euthanize. The longer he's alive the longer I'm contributing to his suffering. I will euthanize tonight. I will update again later. Final edit. Chili pepper has passed away tonight. He was such a sweet boy with lots of personality. I loved him more than words could describe. Swim in peace beautiful boy ❤️

[@Manticorn]

Sometimes a fungus can grow on natural plants. I think dropsy caused by fungus is not mentioned as much as it should. Perhaps the next time a bacterial treatment by itself doesn't work, I would try an antifungal.

[@Kaiserloki7]

Thank you for this! I was unsure how to treat with epsom salt + kanaplex but I now know only do 15 min bath with the epsom salt. I hope I can save my betta baby, I’ve only had him for 1.5 years and am not ready to lose him so soon. I am praying it is not too late, dropsy is so scary :( EDIT: June 2023, he was able to recover after a week with the daily salt baths + kanaplex treatment but 6 months down the road he developed dropsy a 2nd time and I repeated the treatment. Sadly, he didn’t make it. With dropsy, every time it develops, the fish is less likely to survive and I knew he was prone to it since the first incident. Sorry I didn’t reply sooner I never saw notifications 😭 I appreciate everyone’s concern

[@EverydayAquatics]

How did it go?

[@dc-ci7px]

how is he?

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@dc-ci7px Yeah did he get better?

[@labae8728]

MAAM REPLY BACK HOW IS YOUR FISH ?? T__T

[@mapleboo]

Is he ok?

[@Gaarakunpro]

Been using this method to help treat my sons betta for dropsy. 9 days in and swelling has significantly reduced, pinecone scales have diminished significantly and he's become more mobile and has regained an appetite. I dont want to speak to soon but this method has shown effective. Just hoping we caught it soon enough to cure it completely. We found that it was most likely due to a type of plant we had in the tank so we have since removed the plant and cleaned the tank thoroughly. This is the third betta that's been in my household the last 20 years and I've never had to treat dropsy before. Wonderful information for first time keepers as well as those inexperienced with dropsy. My son and I thank you. Our fish "prototype" (yes that's his name) probably thanks you too. 😀

[@EverydayAquatics]

I am glad that we can help you through our personal anecdotes and research. Hope your fish recover soon. Love your personal sharing ❤️.

[@marq6929]

Thank you so much! I read a few articles before finding this video that left me with questions, but now I feel confident in what I need to do. This was so well done! You answered all my questions, cured my confusion, and gave me hope! It was such a relief to hear that the feisty ones have a good chance of living (all the articles made it sound hopeless); my guy is a fighter and full of life, so even though he isn't his usual self, he's still going pretty strong. I'm sure we can pull him through now that I know what we need to do.

[@Midnight44404440444]

did he make it?

[@labae8728]

Yeah, how's your little fighter? mine has been stuck with SBD for over a month or two and ever since then I've been trying to cure her with all different remedies but nothing is really working and now she has dropsy bcus I see her scales raised up.. I don't know if I should give her up and euthenize her... but she's been so strong

[@Orion-ih5xl]

The editing in this video is great, love that you included chapters too!

[@geeeeeee9788]

I feel so sad and bad to suddenly notice that our betta fish is sick. My father and brother were the ones that had been feeding it so I wasn't aware that he was sick. This morning I looked at him and suddenly saw that he was swollen, his scales are protruding and he also has fin rot. Thank you for sharing this information. I hope he'll heal after I follow these steps :(

[@bizarroworld3974]

Something happened to me…it’s so sad

[@brianam.9804]

Thank you for this... I'm doing everything correctly husbandry wise, but my Betta is old and just started showing symptoms two days ago, he ate yesterday so I'm hopeful but I'm so worried

[@Jackal-oy4hn]

Every betta ive had have got dropsy but this time i caught early i think he will survive hes doing much better today!

[@gnulmd2]

My betta is dying from dropsy now:(I pray that he will live through tonight.

[@nursenicole222]

What a great video. I believe I caught it early, no pineconing yet. So I started some treatment but not as thoroughly as yours. He is improving already. I will begin to update my treatment. I have hopes he will recover.

[@karenvanschalkwyk9593]

Did your betta recover?

[@BlueWithoutBiu]

I had two fish with dropsy by now, and by the time we discovered them, they just won't eat anymore 🥺 Even those antibiotics liquid (that's sold here) won't help. Too bad that no one sells Maracyn or Canaplex, or even others that you've mentioned here where I live. I thank you for sharing the tips and efforts in helping save our little guys, though. ❤️

[@EverydayAquatics]

Sorry to hear that :(

[@BlueWithoutBiu]

@@EverydayAquatics Thank you 🙏🏼. He has passed away peacefully 5 days ago. No more suffering.

[@lizxu322]

Try online. I've had luck on ebay

[@juanbarba9372]

Thank you for all the info hope I wasn’t to late for my betta

[@BroadHeadedAK]

Great video with lots of valuable information and I really appreciate the supportive nature of your video. I felt lots of guilt for allowing dropsy to occur even though I didn’t know about it. Most places I searched, people said I should’ve done my research and that made me feel worse. Your video made me feel more hopeful that I will be able to learn everything in time and that it’s okay that I am trying to grow as an aquarium novice. Thank you!

[@giannavitale]

hi, I have been following your advice for a couple days now. everything is going well. however, I went out of town for a day and so it messed up the routine of treatment every 24 hours. I am really hoping this isn't a huge problem. he was doing really really well from treatment, but is back to being pale and has fin clamp. he originally got dropsy due to overfeeding and was in a dirty tank as a school class pet. I brought him home (im the assistant teacher). he is eating, and I think he pooped the other day as I was moving him to the epsomsalt bath (there was brown liquid in the net when I moved him). please let me know what you think.

[@kelly2423]

Thank you. I watched this last night and today my female giant galaxy koi was constipated and you've help me save her. ❤️

[@cdttime4479]

I this this is the best betta dish youtuber

[@xxecnamorxx]

can we use the antibiotic in dirted/walstad tank? will it affect the soil bacteria and water cycle?

[@gold-ghost-rider]

Thank you! I will try your method, hope that it saves my fish 🙏

[@NickSmith-dn7uh]

When mixing Keneplex with pellets how many pellets do you feed a betta?

[@oldschoolmario9065]

the betta fish you cured looks alot like my fish. and thanks a lot this vid made my giant betta fish cure

[@morgantough]

Thank you for posting , helped a lot

[@reigh37]

Very helpful video! Thanks! But I can't get antibacterial meds for fish in my country....will epsom salt baths be enough?

[@TomSarracino]

If one changes the water everyday does that not weaken the daily dose of antibiotic build up? My water is crystal clear and I am changing out tank water every three days.Sponge filter only.I will double dose change out days. Using Maracyn II.

[@quynhtieu9799]

Thanks a lot for sharing this! I followed it by adding salt to the water, applying Kanaplex directly on his body, and feeding him a small amount every two days. After 14 days, my betta got way much better, but then he stopped progressing. On day 20, I decided to add Metroplex. Now it's been 24 days of treatment, he seems fine, eats & poo well but his stomach still bigger than normal, still can’t make a proper turn and still floats at the top, lying on one side. Should I continue this treatment until he fully recovers, or could that lead to an overdose? Thanks!

[@byounghusband]

How often are you giving the kanaplex? Everyday?

[@jewonghk]

Hi, how often do you give kanaplex to your tank for total of 12 days? Thanks!!

[@mamaspeck]

very helpful and informative. thank you

[@bizarroworld3974]

This video was extremely helpful…thank you

[@mischievousMonkeyBusiness]

Are there any alternatives medication? The ones I have found are aqua one broad spectrum remedy, Blue Planet Aquari-Cycline and blue planet Tri sulfa

[@luc1fersamsiamcat945]

My betta fish just died because of dropsy.... it’s so disheartening :( I feel so bad about it... I caught it when it was too late. I thought it was simply bloat. Thank you for the video...

[@dnb715]

Mine just died, I just got home... 😥 and he looked so fine yesterday

[@sherylkirksey810]

So do you take him Out of his tank for salt baths? Do you do this every day? I have a 2.5 gal tank so we don’t use full dose of the antibiotic. But seems it would be fine to dose twice a day? But salt water bath in another container?

[@shellyk1371]

I've been following your method with Erythromycin because I wasn't able to find Kanaplex locally and my betta seems to be doing better. The package instructions say to do a 25 percent water change every 48 hours (two changes total per treatment). What about when the treatment is over? Should I perform a larger water change to get rid of the meds? I didn't have a hospital tank and she's the only inhabitant so I treated her in her main tank. I have a sponge filter. Should replace it? My tank was already cycled. Thanks in advance for your advice.

[@DB-tt2rb]

Hello, about to start this treatment. Do I use my bettas tank water for the epsom salt bath or water from the tap with water conditioner in it?

[@leahgarvin8599]

Can you save the water from the salt soak and the revival water and use it again for next time? If this needs to be done multiple days.

[@mdoctolero4869]

really helpful for me as a begginers 😊

[@MLOO123]

Great information

[@lorsea1617]

Thank you so much! My fish developed dropsy a few days ago and I whas worried. Im going to the store to get all of these things soon. I did want to ask what to do if the fish isn't eating?

[@kandikrause5985]

Thanks for the video! You state to change the water 50-70% daily. Do you suggested dosing with Kanaplex after every water change or just as stated, regardless of the water changes?

[@EverydayAquatics]

Dose kanaplex just as stated

[@elieli2717]

So we don't dose it every single day?

[@KSMP]

We can't get fish antibiotics in Canada. Do you have a recommendation for something else that we can use? You mentioned Alka Seltzer...is that the same stuff humans use for indigestion?

[@Addis_Random]

Does the epsom bath be done once daily? Or more? Does the antibiotic concentration increase in each treatment? I mean if I dose today and then tomorrow, would be double concentrated or does the antibiotic kind of dissappear in time?

[@giannavitale]

absolutely love tis video. however, im confused about the medicine. I got the API E.M. erythromycin and I have been dosing him every day for 9 days. should I stop this now?? he was doing really great in the beginning but now he is back to being pale and having fin clamp. still has swollen tummy. please let me know. thank you.

[@katarzynafaras8033]

Hi. Great video. I have goldfish with dropsy... She get red patches olso. How is your beta now, can dropsy back?

[@katieway5340]

How often would I do a salt bath?

[@montsermz3232]

I think is daily

[@lecolintube]

❤ Awesome, thank you.

[@Marshlilly]

I love this video. Amazing content, thank you 😊

[@maryglover8283]

Thank you!

[@GoodSamaritan1972]

You were dropping so much of kanaplex directly onto the fish....if I am not mistaken for kanaplex the treatment is 1 level measure to every 20 litres ya? So is it okay to over dose?

[@EmanuelHERNANDEZ-co7xq]

Great video and I have a question I have had my female betta for about 4 years and 6 months and she has always been healthy but 4 weeks ago I have noticed she had started to have bloat on one side of her stomach and on that side where ther was bloat it look like the skin was being stretched and it was red and so I did a Epsom salt bath and then I added seachem stress guard in the tank and some bits of it healed and today she still is bloated and I know it's not constipation because I did not feed her for 2 days and fed her brine shrimp witch has been said to help with constipation and she looked the same and so I added some Kanaplex to her food along with Focus and then I noticed some scales were red and stiking out but it was 4 scales that were poking out and so what could it be? Because she is still bloated from that one side.

[@Kissmyars1-i8n]

Any updates?

[@DanINC.]

yoo, in your "mirror training benifits" video, u had a nice tank, can i know what is it and where you got it from please?

[@starpooper1681]

Really pretty fish.

[@ItsYaGirlDen-Den]

This make a lot of sense!!!!!

[@lropicman8217]

Great video. Very informative. Do you recommend doing daily water changes while using Maracyn 2? The instructions say don’t change the water until the sixth day.

[@EverydayAquatics]

If the instruction states don't change water, don't think you should change. If you have a filter system in the treated tank, it should be fine.

[@clerthebird129]

Please help!! I’m currently trying to treat my sweet betta with pineconing. It all happened super suddenly so I’m doing my best. So far, I did 4 water changes over 4 days, once daily, and about 50% each time. I’ve also done 4 salt baths, and yesterday I dosed the first dose of KanaPlex to his tank. I have a question, I shouldn’t continue the large water changes while doing the KanaPlex, right? Since that’ll reduce the concentration of the meds? I thought I should either do a small, around 25%, water change around an hour before dosing OR don’t do any water changes until end of treatment?

[@giannavitale]

so I change the water when the fish is having the salt bath. usually 30-50% change. and then once he is back in the tank, I sprinkle the e.m. erythromycin on him. keep the filter on very low. within the 24 hours the medicine should be absorbed and you're able to do the water change again. follow this guys routine exactly

[@sherylkirksey810]

What if you can’t find that brand of epson salt

[@lookbothways5104]

For how long to treat the aquarium with kanaplex?

[@halimahfz4389]

My betta fish has dropsy. it wasn't because old pellet, but a scar on its tummy. Is it need the same treatment too?

[@sandidsaman7723]

i am actually not sure what my betta is suffering from few days ago he was struggling to go to the bottom of tank and was floating upwards but now he is struggling to go to the surface and is sinking to the bottom. though its still not too serious also his fins look kinda clamped and his colour is fading he looks like a very old fish but he isnt but i cant locate any pineconing in the scale he is still eating though but it seems like he is geeting worse day by day,he was such a beautiful fish once but now he is very ugly plz help i fed him boiled peas a for a few days as i thought it might be swim bladder disorder but i guess its not

[@montsermz3232]

Update?

[@oliviazhang3461]

Hey, could u post the link on where you could find the kanaplex treatment? I can't seem to find it

[@EverydayAquatics]

Kanaplex has its own instruction, so its better to use that

[@yasiruakalanka3590]

Again good video bro...

[@EverydayAquatics]

Appreciate it!

[@ZadesLegacy]

Hello, my betta fish is very sick with very progressed forms of the symptoms shown in your betta fish in this video. Unfortunately the KanaPlex just arrived today after needing it like a week ago. Unfortunately where I live fish antibiotics are impossible to find in store and have to be ordered. I gave him his first dose just now. Question for you, do you continue giving him the Epsom salt baths during the KanaPlex treatments? If so, how often do you do them and how long do you do the bath for? I have a detailed reddit post describing what I have been doing for treatment if you are willing to take a look, it has pictures, dates, and tons of background info on tank parameters and feeding.

[@EverydayAquatics]

I did epsom salt bath for 15 mins in a separate tank because I have live plants in tank, then I dosed kanaplex into the main tank. Then I do this once everyday (epsom salt bath > kanaplex) until it completely recovered.

[@ZadesLegacy]

@@EverydayAquatics Thank you very much for your reply. Unfortunately my Betta died shortly after finally getting the KanaPlex in the mail. But hopefully this information helps me in the future or someone else.

[@backstabbersrs8159]

Do you recommend adding seachem prime to the quarantine tank? I’ve been adding it to help with ammonia but wondering if it’s necessary if I’m doing water changes every day. My betta has been pineconing since last Friday

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@backstabbersrs8159 I think you still need it to remove the chlorine/chloramine in the water, and partial water change can't really remove all ammonia, so it still helps with the water condition.

[@backstabbersrs8159]

Thank you for your response. I started kanaplex on Saturday and epsom salt baths. Both are being done daily. Hoping I see some improvement soon because there’s none so far, and he seems to be getting paler in color. It’s only day 5 so I hope he can recover after a few more days.

[@cassiandthebunnies7185]

I've had dropsy on my betta fish girls too, and they did not survive it. All except 1 managed to survive. The first one who died, we did not know why she died and we could not find her so I thought the others had eaten her. And the other 3 died of dropsy. Fortunately, the last girl survived. Thanks for the help, if I discover it on the last ond I will try that method.

[@lizxu322]

You mean, all except 1 died, not survived?

[@metallixro]

Thank you for this video! Had 2 of my CPD die to this before I could figure out what it is. Now a third seems to develop dropsy and I did a 15 min Epsom bath like you did for your betta, Now the question is.. how often can I repeat this ?

[@jusdubzzz]

I just discovered my Flowki has dropsy. His scales just started pine coning.. I hope it's not too late. I'm starting with the Epsom soak. Then the hospital tank with a bubbler and some comfy leaves. I start antibiotics today and cross my fingers. Poor boy. He's really struggling and breathing is labored. Feel bad for him thinking he's in pain.

[@Fortheshows]

Doing this treatment but the medication only has ten packs= 10 day treatment. Is that okay?

[@montsermz3232]

Hi, I need help, I don't know what to do with my betta fish anymore. I have already tried several dropsy treatments and am now trying the one you propose. I am on the eighth day of treatment and although, according to me, I have seen a slight decrease in the size of the inflammation, these last 3 days Puchito no longer wants to swim. He passes it to the bottom of the tank and doesn't even go up for the food, he waits for the pellets to soak and fall to where he is. I've checked the ammonia levels and the pH, and both seem fine. He has been sick with dropsy for about 3 months and continues to fight, only when he was at his worst stage in which he couldn't even swim he seemed to have more life than now that he is better and he spends it at the bottom of the tank and just swimming stuck to the ground . I have noticed that his tail is a bit rotten (which seems strange to me because I am also treating him with Kanaplex, which also helps with this disease), however, on previous occasions he has already suffered from this and had never stopped swimming, so I do not think it is because that. Sorry that my English is not very good, I had to rely on the translator. Greetings from Mexico.

[@montsermz3232]

Although he has been ill for several months, he has never lost his appetite

[@Zenith07]

Hello is step 3 very essential? Is Rock salt a good alternative? Some aren’t that easy to get and whats worse is they take time to be delivered. And expensive

[@EverydayAquatics]

No, only epsom salt, cause it is to reduce the swelling.

[@TheAbbyC]

Does anyone have any recommendations for what I can do in Canada??? Literally all of these fish medications aren’t legal for sale in Canada and I’m not willing to pay $50-$70 to have them shipped from the states :”)

[@akaustin2179]

I got my betta fish 2 days ago and the weirdest thing is happening i decided that i should take this red betta fish prolly a month old and i named him Ron for the past 2 days he is very stressed out whenever he sees me he just goes back to the bottom and now it's scared of my finger it goes opposite wherever it sees my finger When i saw it in the shop it was in the smallest sample pouch and was curled up because there wasnt enough space for it to be straight and was suspended in the air near other bettas I am sure it must have flared at the other bettas for 30 mins but it's just very stressed when it sees me and is scared of me Can u help me 🥺😟

[@moodyinformed]

Did I see that Alka Seltzer tablets will work as a treatment along with the epsom salt bath?

[@EverydayAquatics]

huh, we were using kanaplex and epsom salt bath

[@nyclassic4ever130]

I was also confused by that. I definately saw on the list alkaseltzer tabs as in what humans take for stomach issues. But I don't see anywhere on internet that it removes negative gram bacteria. So I'm puzzled...ill just get one of the other ones....

[@sirishagala8521]

My betta has dropsy. First time fish owner. I did not realize that aquarium salt and epsom salt were different. I have put aquarium salt in his tank and also treated him with Mayacyn yesterday. If I want to do an Epsom salt bath today what would be the steps? Do I need to do a water change in his main tank to get rid of the aquarium salt and then do a bath?

[@GiovanaSimmer]

Maracyn treats gram-positive bacteria, it does not treat Dropsy (gram-negative bacteria). You need Maracyn 2.

[@jamesfailing9798]

Does this mean 11 days of epsom bath and 11 days of water changes and 11 days of antibiotics ? Thank you

[@EverydayAquatics]

Hey, I read the instruction wrong previously. According to the instructions, it should be 1 dose every 2 day to maximum 3 dose. For epsom salt bath, I did it everyday for 15 mins

[@ivannunez4806]

@@EverydayAquatics Hey, a question, the treatment you did, did you follow the instructions of kanaplex? Or did you give him the treatment every day? I ask because the result with your betta was very good. Greetings from Mexico

[@SimplySarah760]

My betta is very bloated 😢floating at the top of the tank... is this dropsy? He tries to swim and swims sodeways. He was fine yesterday 😢😢

[@ashleyfuckingsmith]

Thanks for this video. I have a question though, the instructions on the kanaplex say dose every 2 days or a max of 3 doses. Am I supposed to dose everyday for 11 days? I don’t want to poison him or anything so I want to be sure. I’ve had my betta for 1 year and he’s so bloated I’m not sure how he’s even alive at this point but he’s still eating so maybe there’s hope. I’ve done peas and nothing is working

[@EverydayAquatics]

Yeah, follow the instruction on the leaflet, so dose once every 2 days.

[@apss5736]

great video

[@Sarah-og3xt]

I notice he's a little exhausted after the epsom salt bath is this to be expected

[@trippinghoodie9851]

Thank you hopefully my betta makes it

[@rachelo5118]

I just noticed my fish is showing evident signs of dropsy. He is active and still eating so I am trying to stay hopeful. If the fish is in a quarantine tank with no live plants, would you add the Epsom salts to their tank or would you recommend to bathe them in a seperate container for 15 mins each day?

[@EverydayAquatics]

It's better to bath epsom salt in a separate container.

[@tharushiabeysirigunawarden7919]

sir can i use amoxilin instead of kanaplex？i couldn't find it.

[@EverydayAquatics]

Is it intended for treating fish?

[@tharushiabeysirigunawarden7919]

@@EverydayAquatics well... im not sure.But i couldn't find any other antibiotic from my area.

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@tharushiabeysirigunawarden7919 then better don't use it, maybe buy online?

[@tharushiabeysirigunawarden7919]

@@EverydayAquatics ok. thanks

[@sandyn8280]

It’s been almost 1 week since I noticed pineconing with my betta and I started kanaplex last Saturday. I’ve been doing 90% daily water changes because I read somewhere else that this was recommended. Do you advise against such a large daily water change? Should I do maybe only about 10-15% daily water change instead? He is in a uncycled, 5 gallon quarantine tank. I add epsom salt directly to the tank and dose kanaplex daily. Should I lower dosage and dose every 48 hrs instead or continue to do it daily? I heard some people had success with dosing every day, but on the package instructions it says to dose every 48 hrs. My bettas pineconing looks like it’s getting worse, compared to a few days ago. His pineconing is now very noticeable when I look at him from the side. Before, I could only see the pineconing well when looking at him from the top. Is this concerning and do you think he will still have a chance to recover? Thank you and bless you 🙏🏼

[@EverydayAquatics]

It's good to change 70% or above if it's in an uncycled tank, clean water is important for it to recover. It's better to go with the instruction because they are the ones who made the product. Does it still active and eating well? From my experience, if betta refuses to eat, it's pretty much difficult to recover.

[@sandyn8280]

Thank you for your reply. My betta was still eating for the first few days after he pineconed, then he stopped eating, and about 2 days after he stopped eating, he died from dropsy. I’m sad that I wasnt able to save him but your video helped me with direction on what to do. Thank you

[@tiger_844]

@@sandyn8280 I'm so sorry

[@allbutcomedytv4350]

Mine has had it for about a week now, i only found kanaplex a few days ago but ive done daily water changes, hes in a small bowl with a heater and an almond leaf, he hasnt eaten but today he bit at a fly i put in, but he spat it out :( I'm losing hope but im not going to quit he still has his last dose of 3 this wednesday

[@indoraptor230]

Can I put the antibiotic in a fish tank with other fish?

[@andreashessler838]

My Betta has this now. He is just about eating but spends most of his time face down in the tank. He has always had some fin rot that I have managed through periodic treatment over the past 18 months. Unfortunately, I think I might have to euthanize him. My question is regards to the tank. Would you break down the tank and disinfect it?

[@EverydayAquatics]

If there is no organism in the tank, just do a complete water change.

[@andreashessler838]

Unfortunately he died anyway. I am pretty sure that the reason for this was that he suddenly got a taste for shrimp and devoured 10 snowball neocardinia over a short space of time. He had not bothered them for over a year . It made him ill and I think the dropsy might have been a result of that.

[@claracheong4107]

Thanks for this informative video. I’ve had my betta for 8 months now, and right after the water shortage in Malaysia, my betta fish became ill after a water change. He is not swimming, he is always on the gravel and I noticed a gradual bloating. I fed him peas and he did poop abit after but his feces was white. Now is he a bit more active but I’m starting to notice the bloat has come back and the scales on his bloat area is protruding. So I think it is dropsy. But I am unsure if I should stress him out with a salt bath before 100% knowing it’s dropsy. Do you have any advice on whether I should wait? Tank Parameters 3.5 gallons Live Java ferns One almond leaf pH: 6.6-7 Ammonia: 0 Nitrate: 0 Nitrite: 5-8 (

[@EverydayAquatics]

Hi, it's better to treat earlier if the symptoms are already showing on the betta.

[@claracheong4107]

Thank you. He is currently on the Epsom salt bath and Kanaplex. I noticed in the comments you mentioned daily to use Kanaplex. But the box mentioned once in 48hrs. Not sure which one to follow.

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@claracheong4107 Just realize I got the wrong meaning from the instruction, you're right, it should be every 24 hours

[@serenegoh1096]

@@EverydayAquatics yea the instruction is confusing the website clarifies that the medication is only effective for 48 hours and can only be use 3 does. But if a 100% wc is done daily then is 24 hours. I added epsom salt and I realise it should only be used for bath, went to search and read several forums, there are individuals who use epsom salt and kanaplex directly into main tank for better results. Update my chat in case other owners is also doing a search

[@dimitris.4484]

Rule number 1 : Do everything to prevent dropsy.Its one of the deadliest desease with low survival rate. Rule number 2 : If it happens treat it on early stages.

[@linuxmonkey]

A little correction there. Dropsy is a symptom, not disease. The actual disease could vary from bacterial infection all the way to internal organ failure.

[@ivernnpangchungpng4622]

Do we still feed them in this 10 days

[@ashleymacias8645]

Can I use just regular epsom salt?

[@EverydayAquatics]

Yes :)

[@soulwarsnerd]

I'm so sad I didn't notice anything till recent and now I'm sure I will lose my poor betta, she was in a sorority tank that was over stocked so I'm assuming she might have gotten it from the pet store. She's in a single planted 10 gallon tank with a snail that was their previously. And all my parameters are as good as it was pervious. I've been dosing API general and aquarium salt. I don't think she'll get better since she can hardly swim to get food now.

[@Ana-nf7el]

My fish recently got dropsy and it was my first fish too, so I was really nervous abt his health but ofc I researched some stuff to fix him and now he is doing alright he's been eating moving around and his bloated tummy is gone also he isn't puffy anymore but I'm worried abt his colour he became lighter (I only did was salt bath I didn't have enough money to buy other medications other than the epsom salt ) I don't know what to do ;(( But I'm still gonna salt bath him just to make sure he doesn't get dropsy again

[@EverydayAquatics]

Great to hear that it's recovered, but you should only use it when it's bloating or constipated. Overdoing it might stress out the betta

[@Ana-nf7el]

@@EverydayAquatics okay thankyou for the advice :DD

[@babypoof]

How do i prevent my betta from getting scared by itself in reflection.

[@akankikavideoray7538]

Sir when ever I turn on the tank sponge filter my betta suddenly stop playing and not swimming in the water what to do !

[@EverydayAquatics]

Is the water current coming out of the filter too strong?

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics no I was turn on the filter very light speed

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@akankikavideoray7538 maybe he was just curious, give him some time to adapt to the new environment

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics How often do I clean the filter and water?

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@akankikavideoray7538 For water, change everyweek for 10-20%. For filter, once a month.

[@akankikavideoray7538]

Sir can betta fish stay in filter aquarium

[@EverydayAquatics]

Is the betta sick? If not, betta can stay in filter tank as long as the water current isn't strong.

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics no my betta fish is not sick he is ok ... But the filter I bought to keep the water clean

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics yess he is ok; But the filter I bought to keep the water clean

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@akankikavideoray7538 then it is fine👍

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics sir how long; How long will I keep the filter on?

[@ilovebetta6990]

i need more content

[@haydenharris3059]

Mr fishy is 19 years old and has dropsy. I have done various things including epsam salts. He's on his side in a well filtered well oxygenated tank. We now hope and pray 🙏 🤲 ❤ He's a goldfish 🐠 It's really scary at the moment.

[@haydenharris3059]

Fishy had 20 mill of air seringed from his bladder at our pet hospital and is stable straight up with occasional dives. ❤ Fishy is comfortable but not very well so we've given him some extra time. ❤

[@kingdomstorm4205]

@@haydenharris3059 update???

[@haydenharris3059]

@@kingdomstorm4205 Hi Kingdom and thanks for the request 😊. Fishy is doing great, swimming straight resting sideways. What I've done ......... Holly House pet hospital removed 20ml of air with a syringe after a scan, they are amazing. After one month he could still dive for food but was resting sideways at the top with mouth and gills below the water as his spine now bends from I believe spondylitis. Time for a special tank refit ❤ I bought 6 Clasic Aqua Lumo silicon decorations and supported them half way under the water level of 8 inches, around 40ltr in Fishys tank and carefully put him into the units which he learned fast and would zoom into them to rest from below, Fishys instinct is quite clever. This is all now reversed as his equilibrium has now chosen the bottom of the tank and he can swim upwards, this is fascinating ❤ Fishy has a bubbler, Elite stingray 15 filter, Tap safe, Bacteria, heater, and other fish on a dvd TV to entertain him plus a 4 watt soft blue light bulb next to his rest area shoreside turned to the lowest setting at night, please don't tell my psychiatrist 😉 😆 I change 25% water and chemicals every 7 to 10 days. The filter has carbons and sponges so during 25% water change I wash the sponges in drained fish water and change the carbons once a fortnight, I add filter boost pure balls every change. Fish eats flakes twice daily and the inner of a steamed garden pea every three days which seems to help his pooing. I don't use salts and do use a thermometer for my goldfish water temperature. I use none powder surgical gloves during maintaining the tank and dabbed a little king British methylene blue on a slight bloody graise he acquired swimming against something in the tank so now I have strategically placed sponge to limit that happening again and the blue worked perfectly, I only dabbed the blue on the wound!!!. Sorry for the epic but I hope it's interesting and helpful. Every day is a bonus. Have a nice Christmas and new year . Fishy and Hayden

[@buddysdz]

2:50 That's a BIG problem bcs what is mostly sold as dehydrated 'Betta food' contains cereals, while Betta don't digest that, they are carnivores! 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@akankikavideoray7538]

My betta fish is lying down again and again and he is not swimming or eating anything please help

[@EverydayAquatics]

Hi, since when does this happen? Have you seen any other symptoms and started any treatment?

[@akankikavideoray7538]

@@EverydayAquatics He died this morning 🥺 This time I couldn't save him 😔

[@EverydayAquatics]

@@akankikavideoray7538 😔sorry to hear that

[@lily_5899]

My betta fish is not eating food and not swimming what can i do? please tell me😭😭😭

[@EverydayAquatics]

Have you checked the water condition?

[@vickyvignesh205]

@@EverydayAquatics hi kanaplex medicine alternative medicine any available pls tell