*wimper wimper* Big Time Betta Troubles

[Jeni]

Does anyone know if earwigs are posinous to fish? my male betta had a half eaten one in his tank when I changed the water today and now he isn't feeling well at all!

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The last picture is him now, while not feeling well.  His colour is gone down, and I can see his veins in his tail and along his bottome fin and even thru his middle.  He did also have some ich spots, but they went away the next day, so I didn't haveta medicate him for it.  I gave him a drop of bettafix tho.

 

[nonamethefish]

Earwigs aent poisonous but the earwig may have been sprayed with pesticides....but I don't knoiw what to do.

 

[tabby360]

that used to happen to my betta every once and a while when i changed his water, It always went away in a day or so.

 

[luvfishies]

Not only could the earwig have been carrying toxins, but the hard exoskeleton can't be good for the betta.

I would do daily waterchanges to give him perfect water and let his immune system do what it can. You could also add epsom salt 1 tablespoon/5g as a laxative to clear him out.