I recently added a dwarf gourami, 6 embers and 3 guppies to my tank in the span of 2 days. I got hit with a case of impulse buying and adding fish a lot faster than i have in the past. This sent my tank into a mini cycle. My ammonia was at .5, nitrites at .25 and nitrates at between 20-40 (it was darker than the 20 but not as dark as the 40). I went ahead and did a 20% water change. A few hours after the wc i notice that my betta was losing color and seemed less active than usual. I know that gouramis and bettas dont always get along but my betta is extremely passive and i watched him carefully after i got the gourami. The two stayed at opposite sides of the tank and completely ignored each other. This morning the betta looked even worse, stayed at the bottom of the tank and was extremely skittish. I decided to move him to a 1 gal fish bowl that i have to give him some peace. His color has continued to get worse and he just ever so slowly swims (almost floats) around the surface of the bowl. is there anything i can do?
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Still wish i knew if there was anything specific wrong with him...
