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I just bought four little bettas a few weeks ago. I have
three males and one tini female. I left for a 5 day cruise
and when I came back I had noticed that my loved one
didn't take good care of my fishies. He over fed them and
never cleaned the tank like i asked him to. I arrived late
night and didn't notice til this morning that One of my
males had past away. I quickly cleaned the tank and the
noticed that one of the other males is losing its color,
swims very slowly and kind of leans on its side. I have no
idea how to help him get better. Can any one help me??
Aimee /blockquote>

They should NOT be in the same tank. They will fight to death. That may have
happened already, or it most definitely will. Furthermore, even having a female
in the tank with the male is bad-- you may end up with 300 little baby bettas!

I would separate them, adding 1/2 teaspoon aquarium salt per gallon of ...See More
Oct 23, 2006
Richard /blockquote>

On 10/20/06, Amores wrote:
> I just bought four little bettas a few weeks ago. I have
> three males and one tiny female. I left for a 5 day cruise
> and when I came back I had noticed that my loved one
> didn't take good care of my fishies. He over fed them and
> never cleaned the tank lik...See More
Oct 27, 2006


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