What's Wrong With My Betta Fish?

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Taylor

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Doesn't sound much like swim bladder to me, not with her gills moving like that. Do you treat the water? I'd check the pH levels, ammonia levels, anything. If you can - try moving her into a small bowl with room temperature bottled water in it. Just to see if there is any improvement. That's what I would do. If you can't help her, there isn't much you can do with fish - especially if all the levels are normal in your tank. The next step would unfortunately be to humanely 'euthanize' the fish. (Vodka, and Ice water is what I use when I have a fish that can't be cured - or a frog.)

I hope she gets better.
 
My Betta Bach is a female Betta. Bought her this year. Kept her alone in a big tank, and moved her over into a little smaller one because the big one was just too absurd for a single fish. Well a few days later shes been flopping around the bottom lopsided looking like a dead fish. Her gills are going full speed and she will swim rapidly to the top to eat or breathe. If I feed her a little she will eat like a starving animal. She seems to struggle to swim Shes still alive though. And has been like this for about a week and a few days. Im so confused because at first I thought she had SBD but i tried to treat it by fasting for a little then slowly feeding her. Im not really sure what to do if she does have swim bladder disease. Please assist. Not sure whats wrong with her.
Checked the temperature its above 70. Looks good on that end. The water was just changed yesterday. No Cloudy. My other beta is doing wonderfully in the same water conditions. Spring water. I let it sit there until its room temperature before changing. What product can I use to accurately check the pH level? I definitely don't want to lose my fish to something I can fix.
She went from a 10 galon tank to a 5 galon tank about a month and a half ago. Waters got a working filter with it. Dont worry~! Not asking for a dead fish. Ive moved the same environment over to this tank and tried to keep it as similiar as possible. The 10 Gallon tank was too much for a single fish I felt, because I didnt have the other agreeable species with it.
Its kind of like- the 10 gallon tank breaking and I have no choice but to put her into this smaller tank.
 
she might not be getting enough oxygen. Try getting her a pump. If her cage is dirty then thats probably the case. I would try cleaning the change and getting her a pump
 
There are many factors at play, and they could all have contributed to your betta's behavior. Moving a healthy fish to a smaller tank is not a good idea. How big is her current tank? It should be no smaller than 2.5 gallons, but five gallons is preferred. Also, did you cycle this new tank? You can't move a fish from an established tank to an unestablished tank and expect to have no problems. If the tank was not completely cycled, she is suffering from the drastic change in water quality. Add in the stress she is inevitably feeling from the move and you are basically asking for a dead fish. Perfotm small partial water changes each day to stifle the buildup of harmful ammonia and nitrites. Or, better yet, if you still have the old tank running, put her back.
 
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