frank my male Siamese fighting fish is ill. I have put some pics on my profile in case that helps.
He looked ill, and was not moving, just getting blown around by the filter. Our heater in the main tank stopped working last night, so the water had dropped by a degree or 3!
I have put him in a separate small tank with some bubbles, the temp is now back to normal and he looks a bit more colorful. But he is still not swimming around properly and looks a bit bloated. I have done a water change and also added some aquarium salt. I have run out of testing things and the bloody shop is shut, so i can not test.
I thought he might have dropsy, but whilst i was watching staring intently at him i noticed that his gills are different on each side. if you look at the pics, his left side have a big purple/dark flap under the gills, whereas the right side has not got anything. I have not looked at him quite so well before, so i dont know if this is how he normal is!
What do you think? / suggest?
I as so sad, i love my frank. he is such a grumpy fish!! 
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Eau- help please! My frank is ill!
TwoFacedCows · 01/01/2013 14:15
he died.
everyone else in the tank seems happy enough, the female fighter who frank hated is also ok.
He had got huge! compared to the tiny little thing he was when I got him! And he was so pretty, the pictures do not do him justice at all! He was so naughty, and loved to chase my Huge sailfin molly around the tank!
RIP Frank. you will be very missed!
RIP Frank , i lost my female fighter a few days ago too, she went in a similar way to frank (was poorly for a day, swimming oddly and then died).
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