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SICK BETA, HELP I THINK HES DYING

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Question
My mom's betta is very sick.  She changed his water yesterday and he became almost listless sometime afterwards (maybe less than 2 hours but we're not sure).  We don't know what to do.  My mother put chlor-out in his water, as she always does.  After she noticed he seemed sick we looked to the internet for a possible answer, then checked his water temp?  I think it's warm enough, but he's still just lying close to the bottom and almost on his side.  Is there anything we can and should do?  

Answer
HI Julia,
Thank you for your question. Sorry to hear about your situation, but this happens to most of us.
It sounds like a case of over feeding. For symptoms and what to do about it, go to this web page (print it out):
http://steamboats.com/aquarium.html
Write back if you want to discuss further,
Nori