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    Old Betta - How Long Do They Really Live?

    Thank you!! I called all the local aquarium shops but they said they were having trouble getting Zoomed products, then looked on line but couldn't find anyone shipping outside the US. Never thought of ebay. Many thanks!
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    Old Betta - How Long Do They Really Live?

    Thank you all for your advise. The little guy is hanging in there but I think he it is old age. He sleeps on the heater most of the time or in the plants close to the surface. Still trying to find the betta log on line that will ship to Australia.
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    Old Betta - How Long Do They Really Live?

    Thank you for the advise. The leaf hammock and log sound great. I will see if I can buy online, have never seen anything similar in stores here. I'm in Australia. But they would be inexpensive to ship. He does have quite a few plants in the tank and tends to sleep in and on them. He also likes...
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    Old Betta - How Long Do They Really Live?

    Thank you for your reply, I will check the water. I have lowered the water level, it seemed to be a lot of effort for him to swim to the top. Was that the right thing to do?
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    Old Betta - How Long Do They Really Live?

    Hi, newbie to the forum here. I have a betta male that is nearly three years old. He is in a two foot tank with a bubbler and no filter, lots of plants and a heater. The last few weeks he seems to be getting weaker, lying on the bottom or resting on plants at the top, seems an effort for him...
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