A Moore

Yeah, I was thinking I may get that reply. I inherited this tank from a woman who had 9 other fish -different kinds of cichlids- in there. As the parrots have grown I have re-homed. I’m going to have to convince my husband or find someone else to care for them maybe. I have 2 smaller tanks as well. 😣

My male and female parrot usually get along but sometimes the female has had enough. I used to have other cichlids in this tank but rehomed them so they have more space. That was a mistake because the female became even more targeted. Our awesome LFS suggested adding dither fish back in…we have had 9 Danios in the tank around 4 months or so. It hasn’t seemed to work. The male is terrorizing the female so much that she hides face down for hours behind or in the plant. He still bumps into her nudging her nonstop. I inherited the pair and have had them for two years. They have been together around 5 years. Are there any suggestions as to what else I could do for her? I was thinking maybe I need to look into a divider for the tank and separate the two when she’s had enough. They are in a 60g tall. Thank you for any advice!

That’s great to know about the salt 🙌🏻 I don’t have any red plants in that tank so maybe we will be good! So appreciate your kindness about Pinky. 🙂 All we can do is keep learning!

Thank you all again so much for the help and support!! Our LFS had Luna, all their bettas in methalyne blue as a preventative. They also kept them in small tanks that circulated all together. They recommended a bit of salt in the tank at all times (until I mentioned I had a planted tank). I know salt isn’t good for plants but I’m going to keep a tsp in there to see how it goes. I’ve never done that on going but appreciate the mention that that is what some of you do as well. I will be keeping a close eye on Luna! ☺️🔬😍

Thank you for all your support Goldie Blue! My son helped me bury him, we shed our tears and then we went out this afternoon and chose a new fish. We loved Pinky and he will be one of those special ones we remember. Now, we will enjoy our new friend, Luna. Hopefully I have learned a thing or two from Pinky to be a better caregiver. I will post a picture of him to end the post in a somewhat positive way. Oh, and we drove into Nashville to our favorite LFS instead of purchasing from a big box store. He is a male Dumbo Betta.

Thank you so much!!! It’s very sad and painful to watch. Poor little guy.

Thank you for that. This morning he is worse. It’s time. I appreciate so much help and support! I don’t feel right about his suffering. I’m surprised he made it through the night. 💔 If I didn’t have other fish I would be so discouraged. These little guys are so beautiful but makes me want to search outside of big box stores.

Thank you. I may try the pipette tomorrow. I do drop the Repashy right next to him as close as possible. We will see what tomorrow brings… 🥺

Yesterday I siphoned out some of the waste and added fresh water with KanaPlex and Stress Coat. Tested for ammonia and nitrates (both at 0). Pinky wanted to go after his Repashy and launched forward couldn’t get himself turned around and stopped. 😞He was lying on the heater guard for a while until he slid down and now he’s just occasionally scooting around the bottom. The wound seems better than yesterday because it appears to be closed. I don’t see matter coming out. Is it cruel to keep waiting and watching?

Okay .. I will be home soon and try KanaPlex in the water. Will try to see if he eats and see how it goes. 😥 I have never euthanized a fish before but reading the benefits for his sake. He is exhausted, and can’t really move his tail when he tries to swim. He moves in short bursts of energy although I haven’t seen him move today after the mass ruptured. I haven’t been home to watch though. Will keep everyone posted and again appreciate all the help!

Okay so the antibiotic in his food still? He didn’t eat yesterday. Should I dose the tank or increase the salt from 3 tbsp in 9 gallons?

I ordered Betadyne but it came in with the seal broken and spilled out everywhere in the delivery packaging. I didn’t use it. I went to two places yesterday and couldn’t find just that type of medication without other additives.. I will be out today most of the day but will see what I can locate if you think this is still what he needs. Maybe getting the infection out is what needed to happen and the salt drew it out .. hoping

Not looking so good here. The wound area that looked “thick” seems like it ruptured. Tissue is coming out and appears to be gray. Pinky is laying on the floating log. Here are pictures.

Thank you .. I honestly don’t think I’ve seen an ugly betta 😍

I’m so sorry 😣 I had a dream not long ago where I was moving my cichlids for some reason .. they were in buckets.. and I couldn’t get the water temperature right, buckets were tipping over, the ground was dry dirt and they all died in the end! Terrible! What’s up with our brains? 😥 Worst case scenario for sure! I love how you love your animals though and appreciate all those who care so much and love these little amazing creations! It’s amazing how they get to us looking so beautiful to begin with. Thank you for the cheering for Pinky!! It’s helps a lot!! Here he is in his prime ..