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Thanks everyone.. I appreciate the kind words.

Well its a sad day.. my little boy Trevor didn't make it. Just got home from work to find him on his side, not moving at all :-( . I'm pretty sure he's gone. He wouldn't eat at all last night even when i lowered his water level to an inch above his body. He had no strength to move it...

Thanks for the replies everyone.. i don't know why the forum doesn't auto-notify me of new posts (have it set in preferences too). He's still hanging in there.. i think he might have some sort of swim bladder disorder. Right now his water level is low, about 6-7 inches with the 15w heater. It...

he has a really tall silk plant that when the cover is taken off, sticks out of the top -- so its plenty tall. he's rested on this before but i don't think he has the will to make it to the top of the plant anymore. when he needs air he seems to dart to the top, breathe, and then settle back...

bump in case anyone has ideas.. he's not doing well today

thanks everyone for the advice.. I have a taller than longer tank so it probably is a chore for him to get to the top.. but i am afraid if i drop the water level down too much the heater may not work correctly because it requires a certain water level (has markings on the glass) -- I'll try to...

hello all.. my betta was previously sick with some unknown issue and he hasn't ever really fully recovered, even through two treatments of maracyn-two and one treatment of maracyn, raised water temps to 82, aquarium salt, bettafix and even RO water. lately (past 2 days) he's been just laying at...

THanks guys.. I just changed his water to make sure he's comfortable. I appreciate the support.

Hi guys.. thanks for the concern. Trevor is still here with us.. but he's not really gotten much better. I've tried moving him into an all acrylic tank (instead of the glass one with silicone seals (just in case he was allergic to silicone)) changed his water to RO water, and still nothing...

First I just want to say thank you so much to everyone who's been trying to help, but I am not very optimistic right now, seeing as how it looks like the treatments aren't working. I just got home and took a look at him.. he looks miserable. He did swim over to me when i walked up to his tank...

Hello all.. back again. I've been treating Trevor for 4 days so far with both Maracyn and Maracyn-Two. Tonight his last dosage of each goes in, and 24 hours later it will be over, and time for a 100% water change. He still doesn't look like he's gotten any better. He doesn't lay on the...

Great ideas everyone thanks. I like the weighted plant, I didn't know there were some made like that. SRC are those the wal-mart type? I'll drop in and have a look-see. Also as far as the live plant goes, that's still a possibility. I guess I'll decide when I get to the store. And thank...

That also, is an idea. Silk plants would probably float away if not anchored by gravel so i'd have to find a way to keep them down since I dont' plan to use gravel yet. I wish they had suction cups! Thanks

Thank you so much everyone for all your help and advice. The IAL sounds like a good plan, I will see if I can get my hands on some, preferably actual leaves over the extract as recommended. As far as the meds, tonight I will do a 100% water change and try both M1 and M2 simulatenaously as it...

Hi there.. no i didn't try to put anything in his tank because I was treating it like a hospital tank. Also when he was constipated at the beginning of this whole ordeal, i was keeping an eye out for waste and anything that might be in it. it was much easier to scoop out and examine it with no...