Betta Fish: my poor lil man been going through it lately (he’s okay tho!)

this is my beautiful black crowntail betta, appropriately named ryuk 🙂 he’s been an absolute joy since i’ve gotten him. very timid but curious fish and a very charming personality. but boy has he had a rough few weeks lately😭

first off, when i got him a few months ago i put him in my 20 gallon long tank with lambchop rasboras and kuhli loaches. he got along with everyone very well, but still chose to keep his distance most of the time. about 3 weeks ago, i noticed he was swimming like he was off balance, and also noticed some fuzz growing on his body and fins.

i immediately set up a 5.5 gallon hospital tank with tank water from all of my tanks and treated him with maracyn, which worked perfectly! the treatment recommended 1 week, but he improved within 3 days! i ended up treating him for 2 weeks just to play it safe, and he made a full recovery!

…but then another tragedy lmfaoo

while he was in his hospital tank, i noticed he’d come much more out of his shell and more active than he was in the 20 gallon community. after seeing this, i decided to just make his hospital tank his very own permanent tank for himself.

for some context, this tank was on a lower shelf of a stand on another tank in my bedroom, and i wanted to relocate his small tank to the living room. so, while i was picking up his tank, the lid FULLY FELL OFF and violently fell into the water. i quickly carried his tank to the living room and checked to make sure if he was okay. he was, but i sadly got his fins pretty good 🙁 his tail and anal fin both got quite a few pieces sliced CLEAN off. i did a water change and put in TONS of almond leaves, and i can already tell he’s improving 🙂 he’s a trooper!