(First pic is of her about a year ago, and the other is of just now)
(I currently have her in a net sitting on the top of my tank so she can get access to oxygen easier since she’s been swimming awkwardly)
So this is puddles, my baby girl of almost 4 years, I’ve gone through all of Highschool with her and I think she’s reached the end of her life, I just don’t know how I could euthanize her, I unf don’t own clove oil 🙁
Sadly she’s been very lethargic and swimming awkwardly the last few days
I know she looks rough but that’s just because of age unf, I know I’ve posted abt a sorority on here before but I moved her into her own 10 gal a year ago so she could live out her last year as a grumpy old lady.
She had such a personality and I still haven’t stopped crying about potentially losing her 🙁
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Sweet baby. 4 years is very good age. She have a wonderful life 🙂
I’m really so sorry to hear this. I still think about my first betta from high school frequently and miss her a lot. She also made it to about 4.
I just wanted to say, there’s several euthanasia methods…I know the most accepted currently is blunt force trauma…
If this is not something you can do/handle, please order clove oil and add SLOWLY! I’ve had some sad fish deaths by hurting them adding it too quickly.
I’m really sorry puddles is not doing good. It sounds like you gave her a great life. When I had to euthanize Mr. Klein I smashed him with a rock. I wrapped him in saran wrap and tin foil very quickly and smashed the rock where his head was. It sounds brutal but I think it’s the fastest and least painful way to go
I have heard soooo many things about clove oil going wrong. Even when people did everything right. There’s so many posts. Look them up.
We had our Joe Fish for 5 years or so? I noticed he started hanging out at the bottom of the tank more. Became less active. Less in a hurry to get food before his tetra and raspora buddies could get to it. He didn’t appear to be in any pain. Just . . Old. I would never have risked hurting him through euthanasia. Especially when he wasn’t suffering. If he’s not in misery then why kill him? People get old too and start to have their health decline, but that doesn’t mean they are done for.
Anyways, after a few months of being less active, I found his body lying right by his coconut and favorite little plant. That to me was so comforting, because I know he must have passed peacefully. For years, even in his prime, he loved that spot.
I think let nature run its course, and let her go on her own terms. It doesn’t sound like she’s in terrible distress, or even distress at all. I’m sure being in a net like that isn’t helping her any though.