Re: HELP! Losing my Betta!!

Posted by Cece on 1/03/07

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On 12/29/06, Jenna wrote:
> I think my betta is dying....i came on here hoping too get
> some advice on how too make him come around...i've had him
> for a little over a year...he seemed to be fine a couple
> days ago and i went to feed him today and i noticed he
> wasn't as colorful as usual...and wasn't swimming around
> like usual, just sitting in one stop and not moving much.
He
> won't eat! I clean the water regularly too. About 6 or so
> months ago he had a big scare and i thought i was going to
> lose him then: what happened ? I had him in a little cup
> that i usually scoop him up in to change the water, i had a
> little too much water in the cup so i was trying to dump a
> little bit out while he was in there....the sink i was
using
> didn't have a screen in it and he ended up going down the
> drain. So i started to freak because i love him and i felt
> horrible. My dad came in the bathroom with some tools and
> ended up getting the lil guy outta the drain, he was still
> alive and i ammediatly put him in some warm water...i spent
> hrs trying to revive him by rocking him back and forth in
> the water so he would get water in his gills, he was
> floating on his side so i was trying to keep him up right,
> i dunno, it seemed to work because he was back to him old
> self in a few days, he lost all his beautiful fins tho' but
> they have almost grown back to normal! I would just love
> someone's words of wisdom about this....What can i do too
> make him come around like he did the last time ?
> Sincerely...Jenna and (Blanche) I named him after my
> nannie...even tho it seems to be a ladies name!!! HELP...

Well jenna he may have bacterial. you should get a plant. i
have 5 bettas , i used to have 6 but the same thing happened
to my fish, he fell down the drain. he started to loose his
fins. and then he died, WISH YOU GOOD LUCK=)

Posts on this thread, including this one

• HELP! Losing my Betta!!, 12/29/06, by Jenna.
• Re: HELP! Losing my Betta!!, 1/03/07, by Cece.