I got him 2 years ago, about 8 months in he got columnaris which I amazingly brought him back from the brink of death from columnaris (see my post history). He was a little puppy and loved his humans. He was so smart, and just the most amazing fighter despite being sickly.
He’s had a few relapses which were treated in-tank. But About 2 weeks ago he was very lethargic and not eating, with another sore on his side. Water parameters were perfect, I’m obsessive about his parameters and health. He was getting more pale. He HATED his long fins and got exhausted getting food or swimming more than 5 seconds. I felt horrible, I’ll never ever get a long-finned betta again.
I put him in his hospital tank a week ago and he seemed to be doing better. But he was eating less and less. I kept him on my desk (I work from home) and kept him comfortable and hand-fed him with a pipette. But he was fading. I had hope he’d pull through.
Tonight I found him wedged against the sponge filter, and I feel absolutely horrible if he got scared and stuck there. I can’t stop blaming myself and crying. Maybe he was too tired to get out? I loved that fish so damn much.
I hope he is swimming freely with no pain, no discomfort or tiredness. I love you so much Finley. ❤️
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