My boy Steve was acting strange for a few days, sitting by his heater constantly (temp has always been a consistent 80°F) and not eating.
Then on Tuesday his fins were practically gone, I was trying everything I could, checked water parameters nonstop, got catappa leaves, stress guard, water changes, lights off- anything and everything I could try I tried.
He unfortunately passed early hours of this morning, I’ve buried him under a fitting red rose bush.
I keep telling myself I tried absolutely everything but still feel like a horrible fish keeper.
I’ve also added some photos of him in his prime time 🙂
RIP Steve 💔
(For rules I have ensured to mark spoiler and there are no photos of him deceased)
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1rfju02
Posted by kiwijian
4 Comments
its not u its just bettas are super inbred and die alot faster than their maximum age usually
like u said the parameters were fine when u checked etc then its just the bad dna kicking in.
if u want betta esque fish thats way less prone to this go for Gouramis 🙂 they are both part of the labyrinth fish family. Im going for Gouramis too after my current betta.
I am so sorry for your loss, having bettas at the moment is like a lottery…I hope you will try again, if you want something less prone to disease caused by fin damage perhaps consider a short fin betta…I also had succes with veiltails and my current rescue is a crowntail.
SIP Steve, thanks for trying your best and giving him a good home.
Keep in mind that bettas in spite of how beautiful they are are FREQUENTLY bred very poorly and kept in poor conditions before being sold (If gotten from most regular pet stores). It could have been so many other health issues that you had no way of being privy to. Im sure his life was wonderful in the time he was with you though.