Yo dude your video totally saved our betta! We set up a hospital tank just like you said and warmed her water just a little using a heat pad and a meat thermometer to monitor the temperature. We put some plants with big leaves in so she could chill and relax too as she was really struggling with her buoyancy. Today she took some huge poops and is back to her old self! We were so worried and panicked a bit but watching your video over and over really helped us figure out what to do. We were told that she'd be fine at room temp but I think when her water was changed it was too cold and triggered the constipation but I'm not sure. We are also going to give her a more varied diet and I just bought a small adjustable heater. Thanks for putting out such an awesomely informative video for all of us noobie fish owners.

@Pharmaquatics

5 ай бұрын

This is why I do it! Happy to hear man.

I also want to mention that swim bladder can also develop from too low or high of a ph. One particular water change, I made the ph over 7.5 and my betta was really struggling to swim down and stay upright. Once a brought down the ph again, he was swimming normally. So PSA to any betta keepers, if it’s not constipation or disease, it might just be bad water parameters so try that before administering treatment!

@deadlyvixen

2 ай бұрын

What did you use for ph changer.

my betta died to SBD today and im planning on getting another at some point. thank you for making this video and helping me stay educated in the treatment of fish

I’m so glad I found your channel yesterday! Was looking into betta fish & you fully convinced me! Clear, high quality videos, thank you!

Great quality videos, man. We can tell the effort you put in to making them. Keep up the good work 👌

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

comments like this keep me going - thanks man

You are great! Clear, focused, confident! I really appreciate the human analogies! Really helpful!

I just saved my betta thanks to your video. He is swimming and eating normally for a week now. I am so thankful I came across your treatment. I do think a caught it early enough to help. He was a pretty sick boy but was still eating though not as much. He was darting up to get just enough food to keep him alive because the effort was just too much for him. Now he is all over the tank exploring like normal! Thank you ThankYou for posting such an informative video. If I didn’t find this I don’t know if he would have made it.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

this is amazing to hear!! glad everything worked out Nicole 🙏

@madhibabu9472

5 ай бұрын

​@@Pharmaquatics I'm going to try

please dont stop bro, ur videos are great...you'll get there for sure

This is the best video I've seen on this subject! Very well outlined, organized and to the point!!! Bravo!! and Thank you!

This video is fantastic! I've watched several videos trying to find answers for what is happening with my betta, and yours covered everything! Thank you for the clear, and easy to understand explanations and examples. Very well done! 👍

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

glad it helped!

The shallow tank idea is imperative! I wish I knew about it. My beta with SBD had an inflated swim bladder for a while. It deflated and quickly died because he had no way of getting air

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

sorry to hear that! but yes it's definitely something often overlooked

@sodapopinksi667

Жыл бұрын

I just lowered the water level, and it seemed to motivate the fish to swim up and breathe more.

I am thrilled to say that I followed your advice to treat SBD and now my Betta who was really unwell looks so much better and happier. I want to thank you for this video, it was very helpful. 👍

@ric3poversace477

11 ай бұрын

How far long was the disease in your fish? My wife and I didn’t catch it in time and now ours is temporarily paralyzed. I don’t know how to feed him after the fasting period it’s day two and no changes😬

Thank you soooo much! You’re the first that answered ALL my questions.

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

This is an absolutely amazing breakdown. Thank you. :)

Great info and well organized. Your channel is super!!!

This video has been so very helpful! Our fish Ranger has been doing a few of those symptoms. My 5 yr old is very worried about him. I didn't think to quarantine him. The shallow water tip made so much sense. Water change I feel made him stressed and I was thinking he's dying. I am taking these tips and hoping I can save our little guy. Thank you for such great content

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

hope everything panned out for the better!!

Great video!! Thank you, and keep making videos like this.

Excellent video. You left no stone unturned. Easy to listen to and very informative. Well done.

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

glad it helped!!

Thank you for your informative videos! I save them in my playlist to replay to hopefully keep my Beta, Koji , healthy.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad they're providing value!

i like the way you presented your video. i can say that it was professionally done. keep it up! i just subscribed! 😀

Great quality and informative video! One of my betta that is about 2 or three years old is having problems standing in an upright position and getting his food. I took him out of his tank and put him in a smaller tank with good flow and water parameters. I am treating him now with Klanaplex.

High quality video. Very good information

This video is really great. I feel like you answered all my questions and now I’m gonna go heal my fish :-) thank you

You saved my daughters Beta with the epsom salt quarantine - thank you!!!

OMG I'm so thankful that I came across you!! You really explain in detail the signs & symptoms & treatments & how to prepare. I may be crazy but I miss my little guy peaking out at me through the windows of his castle. It truly saddens me to see him suffering at the bottom of his tank. Now I know exactly what to do in hopes of making him feel better & ultimately saving him. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

glad i could help!

@deadlyvixen

2 ай бұрын

Sorry, but did your fishy get better?

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. It was so very helpful 😊

Very Informative Keep going buddy and Thanks 🥰

One year later and your videos are still helping ppl out thank you bro very informative. I’m putting my Betta on a diet until Friday hopefully his belly gets smaller

I just wanted to thank you for your videos. My Betta had fin rot then developed swim bladder disease. I treated my Betta for both with the information I got from your videos and he is now back to normal, greeting me in the morning and swimming around. Thank you for saving my Betta.

@dontfckwithspiders5684

4 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat. I hope this helps my precious boy.

@wicked_specialist7868

3 ай бұрын

Can u help me out please my betta is going through the same and i treated his fin rot but he still has swim bladder dsease

@wicked_specialist7868

3 ай бұрын

Nvm i got it lol im currently fasting him

@wicked_specialist7868

3 ай бұрын

@@dontfckwithspiders5684hows your fish ?

Thank you so much for this video. I have had my betta for a while, and shes fighting it. I am thankful for this video.

@Sham_Knubs

2 жыл бұрын

Any improvement on her condition?

@AshleyGBO

2 жыл бұрын

Same. My male betta (Igor… or Igs, as we often cal him) just started the distorted swimming this morning. I was concerned about him already given that he is pretty gluttoness with his food because he didn’t wanna eat anything at all yesterday and just stayed in his little house at the bottom of the tank all day. When I woke up this morning I couldn’t find him… he was in his plants at the back of his tank up underneath his filter. I guess he had shoved his self over there so the filter in the plants would hold him down. And because he never goes back there, it took me a little while to find him. Now I have him in a quarantine tank trying to treat him. So I’m trying to get all the information I can right now. He looks so pitiful & I feel so helpless. My husband & I lost our infant daughter back in October 2021 and I bought him 2 wks after she passed away, as I was in desperate need of something to nurture and in a completely defeated & devastating state. So he is literally my lil’ guy… my baby boy. He has to get better. I’m thankful for any advice & for others’ stories so I can do my best to help him recover.🐟❤️‍🩹

Thank you! This is so informative and well structured video. Easy to follow and clear message. I'll give it a shot. I hope my betta recovers. 🙏

I so appreciate this video! It had all the information I needed, and thank you for throughly explaining every point, it has helped me so much! I'm guilty of somewhat blindy buying a Glo Betta female and the PetSmart workers didn't know anything at all. When I took her home I vowed to give her the best life I could, so I did tons of research, took back some of the dangerous tank decor I stupidly bought, got her some real food instead of the "Glo Beta Flakes" and she's doing wonderful! She's so much happier and healthier ❤️

Great videos, keep it up!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

thanks barry!

Excellent video, liked. My poor betta has been not swimming much but is just near the top of the tank since I had to move him for a week while on vacation.

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that - hope he's doing better!

Very impormative. I think my betta is suffering from SBD due to water shock or something. it came like it’s already dead. He was lying on his side at the bottom of the cup. I transfered him in a hospital tank, put indian leaves and made the water shallow since he is having a hard time swimming to the top. He is quite okay now. :) thank you! I hope he recovers fast.

@yanishkanawosah7357

Жыл бұрын

Has he survived?

Thanks for the quality video friend! Pretty much covers all the research that's out there so far in the web and condenses it into one informative video. My betta fish (once strong and happy--would jump many times in a row when he sees someone he loves) has SBD and is now depressed, so I'm really adamant on making sure that he returns to his happy self.

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

hope he's recovering!

@theladyalluring2359

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pharmaquatics thanks! After following some of your advice, he's been doing better now--starting to "flap" his fins and move around a his tank more. Really helpful video :)

@rb19518

2 жыл бұрын

Hi how is your Betta now? Our lil guy is exactly the same depressed because of SBD. He is usually so excited to see us and loves to play 😔 Trying my best to save him.

@theladyalluring2359

2 жыл бұрын

@@rb19518 Hi there R, sorry to hear that. :/ It gets better, just keep a close eye on him and use the tips that was recommended in this video. My betta is better now, no more problems; he's enjoying the new plants I got him (which really help, as he was depressed before because there were no plants). I would say the peas suggestion really helped. Also, the dry pellets you'd get at the fish store (I'd assume) is what caused him to be constipated (emphasis on dry) which is why he had SBD to begin with. I can't assume that your poor betta is going through the same situation, but I hope he gets better soon. It's really stressful to see your poor baby sad and not knowing how to help them. (Extra tips: I've been really keen on cleaning up my tanks strictly every 7 days (it not only keeps him happy, but my molly, gourami and corys too) or even earlier, and I also test out the water parameters every now and then to make sure they're up to standard. Also, using carbon as a part of the filtration system helps to keep the nitrates down.) I hope this helps!

Read my article on this topic for those who prefer less talking and more reading 🤓: www.pharmaquatics.com/post/how-to-treat-swim-bladder-disease-in-betta-fish

I’ve had my betta for 2 days and noticed these signs for a day now. I think it’s stress related for sure. He’s not bloated but has lethargy and positioned tail down.

really good video, a lot of people still dont' understand epsom salt baths, there's some low quality vids online but definitely room for a better video

Brooo you deserve more subsssss!!!

Thank you so much for this video

Yes got value , thanks. Now I have to get busy and fix my Betta. TY

Very good! Thank you!

Nice and brilliant video thank you for share this

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for sharing boss

Thanks for the tips. I've watched like 4 videos on this so far. Just got home from work and saw that one of my goldfish had sbd.

Thank you I am a novice with betta fish I really appreciate this video thank you

Thank You very helpful!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for this valuable information. May I know for how many days I need to do the Epsom Salt baths please ?

Thanks man! This is the best video I have found to combat what I'm dealing with. I have an emperor tetra going through this

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

hope your tetra's doing better bro

@medusa3439

2 жыл бұрын

It died :( I was heart broken 💔

I went to PetSmart to buy a Betta .I've had many Bettas before but this male Betta in store was swimming sideways and laying at bottom. I asked the worker is this fish ok? As I want to buy him.a beautiful twin tail. She said he's just resting. I'm like???? Anyway I bought him hoping to help him. So far he's under almond indian leaf chilling. Thanks for info.

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

lmao "resting"???? jeez - glad you got that betta into a better situation

@sharminsultana1425

2 жыл бұрын

Btw rescuing fish is of no use overall

@luciaochoa2261

2 жыл бұрын

Literally the same hapoen to me in the same store now I feel bad for him

@mirandaS1129

Жыл бұрын

@@sharminsultana1425 why would you say that

@traditionalsoldier3639

Жыл бұрын

@@sharminsultana1425 makes people have a meaning in their life instead of having a family

Thank you now I know what to look for 😊

Just bought a Dumbo Female Betta. Immediately after placing her in aquarium we noticed she had a hard time diving. She'd constantly float back to surface. She settled near the heater and just sat there, tired out. Came to KZread to discover "Swim Bladder Disease". After almost an hour of researching this and convinced this is her problem, I went back to aquarium to remove her. Low and behold! She was swimming perfectly fine! Looked around tank and found a huge turd floating around. Since the tank was perfectly clean when I put her in, I'm going to assume she warmed up which help her drop her load. Monitored her for hours and can't tell she ever had those symptoms. Strange, but I'm glad she's fine now.

This was really helpful. My boy is down bad. Ive already moved him into a different tank, he hasnt eaten so I guess this would be a good time to fast. :)

Awesome, informative video! Currently trying to take care of my little betta who most definitely seems to have a case of SBD using your advice. I'll take a deeper look around myself, but do you (or anyone else) know of an alternative to maracyn in the UK? I can't seem to find it... 😢 Anyways, keep up the great content. Absolutely worth a subscribe!

I have getting some antibiotics, but it is going to arrive in quite a while. Do you have any other recommendations, meds or foods that can help with the bacterial infections? I heard that garlic is a great natural antibiotic, so I’m soaking my fishes pellets in garlic juice. Great vid with good detail!

Great video! I just received a betta with the same issues your betta had where it was sinking to the botton. Did it recover well? I currently set up a hospital tank and I'll be fasting it for 3 days then feed it a bit of peas. Also added some indian almond leaves and esha 2000 for treatment. Anything else you recommend i would do?

Great video thanks for the info 👍 I made the mistake of using aquarium salt instead of Epson salt for my Cory cat that has some problems with its swim bladder.

Great vid so far, first!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Legend!

Hey i need help plzzz my betta has sbd but it wont eat peas

Perfect man. Thanks alot bro...😊😊😊😊

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

for sure bro

I own my first betta fish and this is the 3rd week I've had it. Though I noticed today, my fish has sbd. It does stay in one corner of the tank close to the water heater. I'm not freaking out, but I am concerned. Your video will help me get this fix, as it is very informative and thorough. Glad I found your channel to help me through this new betta journey. Thank you.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

best of luck on your journey, it'll never be as smooth as people make it out to be. lots of trial and error

What water treatment should I use in the hospital tank? I heard that Prime can actually neutralize parasite medication. Would API Stress Coat be okay?

My betta has dropsy and I started Maracyn the antibiotic and I do think I need to start the Epson salt process daily. What do you recommend?

I’m at a loss with my betta. He has been very swollen for over a month but otherwise seems happy (making bubbles in his tank). I tried isolation and fasting and peas but he won’t eat them because they don’t float he he doesn’t look. Not sure what else to try.

Prevenitive... nice

Thank you for pointing out 100% Epsom salt. I have found every scented variety but not plain.

I have a goldfish who looks like he’s dying but he won’t good! Will these help him aswell? Do I need to condition the dip water?

Sir my betta seems to get swim bladder disease very often and it also vanishes quickly So is it a issue?i recently started floating my pellets before feeding

Started treating with maracyn was wondering is maracyn better or kanaplex to treat the the swim bladder disease ?

where can I find floating plant... is any kind of plant workable ?

Thanx .There's also needle aspiration of bladder. Requires anaesthetic. There's videos on yt.

What do I do pls anyone help me my betta is lying down but breathing he moves a little bit

hey, so i just got a betta fish and a tiny cat fish into 2.5 g Aquarium, i used clean drinking water for the tank and have a heater but i really dont want to get a filter, what r your thoughts? and thank you for all your insight into taking care of our little friends

In liter episom salt how many table spoons put?

Hi! i've been trying to feed my betta fish peas but he won't eat at all (he has swim bladder diease) what should i do?

Mine has SBD rn, noticed tonight. Sinking like a rock. Hoping itll he fine, getting ready to treat him tmr.

Short term shock is my case I use to have a super warm room that would always be around the same tempature but then I moved and he became really cold so we put him in our warmest place in the house and he got swim bladder disease I ordered a heater and a thermoniter (probably spelt that wrong) the heater should come soon now

What do you think about Indian Almond leaves that can help with this? I believe it can help out lower the ph and soften the water and I guess improve the water quality for the fish.

My platy fish has possible SBD. When she stops trying to swim up she will sink. I did put her in a quarantaine tank with a low waterlevel. Do I need to fill the tank completely and add a small filter or do I need to do watertherapy? Switching waterlevels every 30 minutes 3 times a day?

Great video. Thank you for all of your advice. Unfortunately I didn’t see your video when my beta had SBD. the fortunate thing is my betta is all well now. The water temperature increased and I also added almond leaves to the water. The pet store people said this will help. I’m not sure what cured my fish but I’m glad he is back to normal. I will keep your video on hand if I have to cure my betta of SBD ever again. Fingers crossed...no.

My Crowntail betta seems to have a swim bladder disease as he can't swim down from the surface of his tank, he just floats right back and I have tried many things to fix this including giving him a break from food for two days I believe it is something to do with the amount of food he's been eating.. at least he can still breath at the suface I will try the boiled pea thing again

My beta died recently. It was always at the top of the tank and not eating. It seem like it was weak and very thin. The water and temp was normal from the videos I watched. It was with other fish in the tank. It is hard to limit how much the fish would eat since it eats what is fed to the other fish. Should the beta be inter mingled with other fish or in it own tank?

How much aquarium salt would you add to the hospital tank? Thank you

DUDE tysm! This video helps a lot! I did everything what I could in this video, putting him in a hospital bin and the plants, I also feed him those peas as well. Apparently my betta fish was just having trouble releasing his 💩 but after that, over night he was swimming perfectly! 😊

I've had a betta now for about 2 months and I did a lot of research before I got it so he is in a 10 gallon tank with hides and a heater. I do think he has swim bladder and I'm concerned it is due to either poor diet (he has never been able to eat the pellets, they are always too big for him, plus he's never interested in food that sinks like bloodworms, he's only ever been able to successfully eat betta flakes) or it could be the water quality. I do change the water but I live in an older house and using water test strips everything is within normal parameters except the GH levels, I'm not sure how to fix that issue since the only water access I have is tap water, I do let it sit for about 24-48 hours before I add it to his tank but the GH level is always incredibly high. Do you have any suggestions for foods he could eat besides the flakes and any way to lower the GH in the water? Thank you for all the information you provided!

my betta is hanging out only in one corner of tank and not swimming or eating he's been fasting for 2 days now no change am I doing anything wrong

Do you have solution for betta fry tail that turn zigzag they swim normal but their tail is lig Z some like U

I dont see the difference properly between before and after, is it that the body at the back sinks as little bit ?

Hey I kinda need a quick response but I have a gold fish that I think has this he’s been on the bottom and not being able to float I see him really trying to move but his 2 back fins are working he’s hasn’t ate in days and when I tried peas he spits them out and as well as anything else could someone help on what to do I tried the Epsom salt bath and an bacterial infection remedy

What if my betta is bent differently? The picture shows the betta bent like head & tail up body down but my betta is bent sideways like he’s about to do a turn

How did u do a 100% water change??? Won't tht stress out the betta??

Pharmaquatics you didn’t say How Many Days to use the Epsom Salt baths ?????? Do it until you see improvement or is there an over treatment ?

I don’t understand my betas problem help! He just floats all day and whenever he wants to go down he swims down perfectly but then goes back to floating he has a bump but idk what to di

My betta fish is lying on its side and can barely swim upright :( she won’t eat the peas I give her so I don’t know what to do

Where is everyone purchasing quality bettas from online? Thanks

would love to see a video on fin rot

My betta is positioned vertically and keeps sinking to the bottom and trying to pull herself back up. Could this be SBD?

When I went to the pet store with my sister to get her a fish I saw a beautiful beta with a bloated bottom half. No popped out scales but it looks like he has a bubble inside of him. I decided to get him because I thought maybe I could save him and I might be his best chance. I’m not set up for a fish right now but I got everything and am setting him up a five gallon tank while I keep him in a hospital tank. I just took some of the water out to make it shallower and now I’m trying to decide what to do next. The hospital tank doesn’t have a filter in it but the water perimeters were good and I’ll keep changing the water and checking it every day. I’m hoping it’s something simple that caused it and that it’ll go away. Maybe the stress from the pet shop?