Recent content by BettaLuver

Hello all (I apologize for not knowing where to post this). Earlier today I found something on my aquarium's glass. Went out for a few hours and it was gone. Looked it up on Google and it turns out it is a hydra - the plant looking organism that sticks to the glass of the tank and can be...

Sorry, I never get notifications for when someone posts a reply, so I only saw your message now. I felt so terrible when I saw her floating around, but at the same time, I was relieved that I didn't have to euthanize her. I don't think I would be able to do that... My new little guy is a bit...

Unfortunately the fish died during the night :(

Unfortuantely my girl died today :( the pine coning developed super fast these past few days. I went out to buy clover oil, but by the time i got home she was already gone. I did a 50%+ water change, vacuumed the gravel, returned the red cherries back into the 5.5 gallons, and bought a new...

Better late than never. Thank you for your reply! I kind of figured that Dropsy is something that is almost always fatal from reading other posts. Poor fish :( I've given her one Epsom salt bath, but found that it stressed her out so much that she was close to passing out. I couldn't bare...

I'm going to wait about 2-3 days, give the girl a fighting chance. Then I'll post an update. Wish her luck!

I've read similar things online: that once the scales begins protruding, nothing can really be done. I'm going to wait it out a bit longer and if things get worse, I'm going to look towards euthanizing her. I heard clover oil is the most humane and painless way to go about. On the up side, I...

Hello everyone. I rescued a female Betta fish from my local human society and since I got her, she has been riddled with illnesses. Though I was able to cure most of what she had (fin rot, mouth fungus, constipation, etc) it seems like she has not developed dropsy. I was away for the weekend...