BettaBabe94 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Last night I had the scare of my life. My female betta who is a piggy did not come to dinner. I couldn’t find her, I looked EVERYWHERE. I was starting to think she jumped out somehow, which would have been unrealistic, but I couldn’t find the damn fish lol Then I found her jammed up in my rock cave hard scape creation, in a way that made me go how in the world did you manage that! Upside down, pale, gills barely moving. I finally get her out and she spazzed out for a second then was lying on the bottom of the tank. So I put her in the breeder box I have and she’s still lying on her side at the bottom of that, barely moving. I remember reading (for dropsy and swim bladder stuff) that you should bring them close to the surface so they can breath. So I caught her in my tiny net and propped it up in a way that it was deep enough for her to be submerged but all she had to do was move a little bit to get air from the surface. Before I went to bed her color had come back but I figured I’d wake up to a dead fish (in my freaked out mind I was convinced it was dropsy). I get up this morning and she’s perky again. I let her go into the breeder box and she was swimming like normal and she ate. Fingers crossed. I left her in the breeder box for today and I might leave her in there for another day or two. She scared me so bad that part of me wants to give her, her own 5 gallon tank so I can keep a better eye on her (she’s in a 20 gallon community now). WHAT A NIGHT 🤦🏻♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arthritic Aquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I found one of my males in the filter once. Thought for sure he wouldn't recover, but he sprang back. How old is yours? I bought my last two from local Big Box stores and, despite giving them ideal conditions, neither lived for more than 1.25 to 1.5 years. I thought of ordering online (as no LFS here), but then decided to try my hand with Neocaridina shrimp for the first time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Them Bettas! What an ordeal- very stressful! @The Arthritic Aquarist same! (about them not living long) Yet I keep trying! *palm to face* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arthritic Aquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 @xXInkedPhoenixX Yes, they're beautiful and very intelligent, but vexing! May try again in future with a fish from a reputable breeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 @The Arthritic AquaristI got a betta from a reputable breeder online several states away from me. She totally failed to thrive and died within months. I'd recommend if you do it again see if you can find a breeder local to you- that's what I plan on doing in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBabe94 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 1:49 PM, The Arthritic Aquarist said: I found one of my males in the filter once. Thought for sure he wouldn't recover, but he sprang back. How old is yours? I bought my last two from local Big Box stores and, despite giving them ideal conditions, neither lived for more than 1.25 to 1.5 years. I thought of ordering online (as no LFS here), but then decided to try my hand with Neocaridina shrimp for the first time. I don’t know how old she is, but I haven’t even had her for 6 months yet. There is a decent LFS that’s by my work, but closer to home there is a small chain pet store (like 6 stores around my state) that actually takes good care of their bettas. That’s where I got her. On 10/25/2022 at 1:51 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: Them Bettas! What an ordeal- very stressful! @The Arthritic Aquarist same! (about them not living long) Yet I keep trying! *palm to face* I know right! I was like “good morning little girl, now that your ok, im going to kill you for giving me a heart attack!” 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arthritic Aquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 @xXInkedPhoenixX Thanks for the advice...depending how the shrimp go, another Betta could eventually be in the cards. They have such great personalities for little fish. @BettaBabe94 That's great that you have a quality LFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 10:59 AM, BettaBabe94 said: know right! I was like “good morning little girl, now that your ok, im going to kill you for giving me a heart attack!” 😂 Have totallly been there, more times than I would like!! On 10/25/2022 at 11:03 AM, The Arthritic Aquarist said: They have such great personalities for little fish. Totally agreed, they sucker me in every time though I've sworn them off before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arthritic Aquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) When my latest ...Marvin (named for Marvin The Paranoid Android in the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) passed away last month, I was actually bummed out....even though I'd only had him for about 1.5 years... I had Silver Dollars live for 20! 🙂 Edited October 25, 2022 by The Arthritic Aquarist Fixed typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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