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    Can you please help? I've had my beta fish, Archie,
    for 2 yrs and he's been doing great. A few days ago,
    he started staying afloat and looks swollen. He can't swim
    around very well.I change
    water once a week/ He is in a 2 gallon fish tank.
    thank much. He means a lot to me.
    Mark /blockquote>

    On 1/09/07, Caralyn wrote:
    > Can you please help? I've had my beta fish, Archie,
    > for 2 yrs and he's been doing great. A few days ago,
    > he started staying afloat and looks swollen. He can't swim
    > around very well.I change
    > water once a week/ He is in a 2 gallon fish tank.
    > thank m...See More
    Jan 10, 2007
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    Hey Everybody, just wanted to post back to tell you that
    Blue is nice and healthy. Yey!

    He had another bout with fin rot, but doses of Maracyn 2
    cleared that right up.

    An interesting story: I took my fish home to Mississauga
    with me. My parents have this crazy reverse-osmosis
    filtration system ...See More
    Aimee /blockquote>

    Hey Julian,

    I've been off the site for a while (on vacation), off-schedule! But, it was great to
    read your post about Blue. Glad he's still happy.

    aimee
    Jan 24, 2007
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    I have a Beta who is almost a year and a half old. He's
    currently in a filtered tank. He use to live in a round fish
    bowl with some marbles and a fake plant, however, maybe
    about two months ago I noticed he had developed a pop-eye. I
    went and got the Marycn and in the process of giving him his
    treatments he j...See More
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    Julian L. /blockquote>

    In my experience, my betta seems to undergo mood swings. Some
    days, he'll sit expressionlessly in his plant, staring at me
    while I work, and not even moving when I sit centimeters away
    from him... and other days, like today, he'll be so territorial
    and defensive of his plant that just my moving nearby would
    c...See More
    Jan 15, 2007
    Aimee /blockquote>

    I hope your fishy is doing better. As long as he's not missing his food, he's not
    going blind.

    Mine are in filtered tanks and make their bubble nests, too. I think the move
    may simply have stressed him. It's pretty common for that to happen, too.
    aimee

    On 1/12/07, Elisabeth wrote:
    > I ha...See More
    Jan 24, 2007
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    My classroom beta started swelling up. At first I thought it
    was constipation so I didn't feed him for several days, then
    tried giving him a part of a pea. His fins are not
    pineconing, and the swelling is worse on one side than the
    other.

    I have given him Maracyn 2 for 5 days (today was the 6th
    day) ...See More
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    Aimee /blockquote>

    I don't know about daphnia. I wouldn't do the live food thing either-- could introduce
    parasites, maybe? Try feeding only peas for a few days. It's not a great source of nutrition for
    the little carnivore, but may relieve the constipation.
    keep me posted! I hate to use epsom for too long, too. Maybe just don't ad...See More
    Feb 8, 2007
    May /blockquote>

    Aimee-

    Sushi seems to have leveled out, but he *still* has not used the bathroom. I
    found some freeze dried daphnia and tried that with the pea- nothing. I
    don't think that the epsom salts are really helping either, I stopped using
    them and he swells up and goes back down on his own.

    I discovered ...See More
    Feb 16, 2007
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    We all know pets in the classroom are a GOOD THING, that's
    why we all have them. But why? What's your argument for it?
    If your principal wanted to abolish pets in your school,
    what would be your proof that these pets are helping kinds
    learn? What are they learning? What part of the standards
    are they covering...See More
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    i-have-two-bettas /blockquote>

    On 3/01/07, Janet wrote:
    > Guess what I did? I've always had Willy my desert tortoise in
    my
    > class, but as part of my research I've been having students
    bring
    > in their pets (cockatiels, rabbit, etc) for a day or two. But,
    get this,
    > I went out and bought two mice (females as yours...See More
    Mar 4, 2007
    i-have-2-bettas /blockquote>

    On 3/04/07, i-have-two-bettas wrote:
    > On 3/01/07, Janet wrote:
    >> Guess what I did? I've always had Willy my desert tortoise in
    > my
    >> class, but as part of my research I've been having students
    > bring
    >> in their pets (cockatiels, rabbit, etc) for a day or two. But, ...See More
    Mar 4, 2007
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    I am searching for a classroom pet. Chinchillas look
    cute, but they are nocturnal and I read they can get
    stressed out in a classroom. I have a third grade class.
    Does anybody have any suggestions?
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    K On 7/08/09, kevin wrote: > I had a chinchilla in my special ed classroom for years. Then > I moved to first grade. The kids loved Chip and he seemed very > happy in our room. The animal helpers for that week would give > him his dust bath every day. He loved it. Sadly he passed > away a few years ago. He was a great pet! > > &g...See More
    Jul 16, 2009
    Kathy On 7/08/09, kevin wrote: > I had a chinchilla in my special ed classroom for years. Then > I moved to first grade. The kids loved Chip and he seemed very > happy in our room. The animal helpers for that week would give > him his dust bath every day. He loved it. Sadly he passed > away a few years ago. He was a great pet! > > &g...See More
    Jul 16, 2009
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    I have a little problem,I got this power filter and it
    makes bubbles at the top, and my beta got mad and puff out
    his gills and he sometimes attacks the tank.I dont what to
    do Please help..................
    May /blockquote>

    He'll probably be fine. Let him get used to it. If it looks
    like he's going to hurt himself and the filter isn't
    necessary, turn it off but he'll adjust.

    On 2/07/07, Jeremy Butler wrote:
    > I have a little problem,I got this power filter and it
    > makes bubbles at the top, and my beta got mad and ...See More
    Feb 7, 2007
    Aimee /blockquote>

    Make sure it's not too much for him-- turbulence. It's ok if he's a little
    agressive, just not to be preoccupied with it all the time. Remove what's making
    him flare.

    aimee

    On 2/07/07, Jeremy Butler wrote:
    > I have a little problem,I got this power filter and it
    > makes bubbles at th...See More
    Feb 8, 2007
    /blockquote>

    I have a beta, he seems to be having a problem with the
    back half of him. He just sits at the top of the tank
    next to the glass. His tail and the back half of his body
    is up and seems to be swollen. He is on my desk in a 2
    gallon tank with a filter. he has been there for 2 years.

    Any advise?
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    Chris /blockquote>

    I put him in a smaller bowl....did the pea thing....I do not think
    he ever ate them. Unless he ate them off the bottom. He did have
    a bowl movement though. Added the Epsom Salt. Not sure how often
    to add though.

    He still has a problem, he is usually in a zig zag position. tail
    at the top. Just sits ...See More
    Apr 3, 2007
    chris /blockquote>

    Is there any response to my prevoius post?

    On 4/03/07, Chris wrote:
    > I put him in a smaller bowl....did the pea thing....I do not think
    > he ever ate them. Unless he ate them off the bottom. He did have
    > a bowl movement though. Added the Epsom Salt. Not sure how often
    > to add though.<...See More
    Apr 13, 2007
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    I recently purchased four very healthy betas (they're in
    those double tanks with the glass between them). One came
    down with this horrible fuzzy fungus that's begun to cover
    all of their bodies. I've put them all into completely
    different bowls, changed the water, and put in "BettaFix"
    with melaleuca (re...See More
    Aimee /blockquote>

    Sounds like columnaris. It's also called "body fungus" but is not a fungus-- it's
    bacterial, which means you need to treat with antibiotics. Add aquarium salt as
    well-- I'd use 1 teaspoon per gallon of water during treatment-- helps to attack
    the bacteria and hopefully kill some disease off-- (normal is 1/2 teas...See More
    Feb 12, 2007
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    my bettas keep jumping out of the water and I've lowered
    the water level and it still does'nt help
    Aimee /blockquote>

    Hi Crystal,

    You'll need to cover the tank/bowl. They may jump out otherwise.

    aimee

    On 2/16/07, crystal wrote:
    > my bettas keep jumping out of the water and I've lowered
    > the water level and it still does'nt help
    Feb 26, 2007
    i-have-two-bettas ((wow i post a lot of messages!)) /blockquote>

    On 2/26/07, Aimee wrote:
    > Hi Crystal,
    >
    > You'll need to cover the tank/bowl. They may jump out
    otherwise.
    >
    > aimee
    >
    > On 2/16/07, crystal wrote:
    >> my bettas keep jumping out of the water and I've lowered
    >> the water level and it still does'nt help <...See More
    Mar 4, 2007

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