My beloved betta Asmodeus aka Ozzy aka Ozzy Wozzy aka Sassy Baby Man, passed away today.
He started declining in health for the past month and I have been literally doing every single possible thing to help him. No matter what I did, he never got better.
I haven't even had him a year.
He started getting bad after giving him a epsom salt dip to treat bloat. Then he went through fin rot and he eventually started healing from that. Then I noticed him declining again. And then I noticed was a small nitrite spike in my main tank out of nowhere that I've been stressed and scrambling to fix. I kept him in a hospital tank in the meantime…and that's when he died.
I feel like such a monster. Everything I did killed him.
RIP Ozzy. I loved you so much. I'll miss your excited wiggles when I came home from work. I'll miss playing finger chase with you. I'll miss singing your theme song I made up. I'll miss your silly antics. I'm so sorry that I couldn't help you.
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Posted by Glasses_Cat
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losing a beloved betta is so so hard, i feel for you. i lost my betta captain to columnaris after only having him for a few months as well. like you, i did everything i could and it wasn’t enough for him. it’s hard to watch because there’s only so much we can do for them and it’s so hard to catch the signs of a decline early on 🙁 i felt horrible and full of guilt, like i didn’t do enough for him. as hard as it was, i’ve come to realize that i did all i could and it wasn’t my fault. i hope you find peace with this. it’s very hard to go through and not many people will understand it. you loved him, you cared for him, and you took the necessary steps to help. you are not a monster, and you gave this beautiful boy a happy life. just from the photo, i can see how deeply he was loved and cared for. wishing you the best, i know how deeply this hurts. rest easy, Asmeodeus. say hi to Captain for me 🤍