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[Rediahs]

I think he has internal parasites. For about a week he's been mopey and laying around. He doesn't move unless I irritate the water now, and he won't eat. I just realized a few minutes ago, when I saw him from the top, how skinny he looks. But it doesn't even make any sense, because he's been eating normally before today. It's not like he's at a lack of food, and my other betta looks fat and healthy.

So I think it's internal parasites. What do I do? He is looking really terrible now. I wouldn't be surprised if he was dead in the morning.

 

[Rediahs]

Well ok, he's still alive.... but he looks terrible... help

 

[madmom]

I know nothing about Bettas so I'm not sure if this will help but I had a platy with internal parasites .I separated her and used Internal Parasite Guard and a medicated fish food (sorry forgot it's name) on her. She recovered after about aa week or so. She is now fat and sassy. If your betta is eating the food may help along with the medication. Good Luck.

 

[WILDER]

Your dealing with internal parasites or fish tb, and to be honest both are killers.
Internal parasites signs are inflamed large anus with long stringy white poo, sometime you can see like a blood worm prutruding from the anus.
Fish tb lose weight, and can get other bacterial infections on top, has the betta spine bent.

 

[Rediahs]

I can't see any of his poo, his spine doesn't appear bent, but his body is paper-thin and he lies at the bottom of the tank all day gasping heavily from his gills, then occasionally surfaces to take a gulp.

He won't even take a bite of his food anymore. I bought some new food hopin that would help, but nothing.

I went to the store and tried to find medicated fish food or something for internal parasites but didn't find anything. I got some bettafix and put it in his water, hoping it might help. I am pretty sure if I don't do anything, he's going to die, so I figured it's worth a shot.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him no he's not going to make it if hes gasping i would end his suffering to be honest, not wise to add meds as it won't help with his breathing.

 

[Rediahs]

oh I don't want to give up on him...

 

[WILDER]

Ok, it is your decision to make bless him, but if he's not eating and laboured breathing he not going to get better, keep all your equipment you use on his bowl sterlised as he's not right, good luck.

 

[Rediahs]

I think I do need to kill him, he's gasping at the bottom all day and is not getting better... I want to put him out of his misery but I am not sure how... there was a thread on euthenizing fish somewhere, yeah? *tries to find that*

 

[Rediahs]

I've killed him. May he RIP. I think I'm going to be very sad for a couple of days.

If anyone is wondering, I killed him by slicing his head off and piercing his brain.

It was really hard to do but once I realized I had to, and that this was the most sure way of knowing I would put an end to his suffering rather than excaberate it, well....

I wasn't so sure about the freezing method,I didn't have any clove oil, and it would be messy to do blunt trauma, so I chose the head slicing.

Hard to get it out of my head... but best for the fish...

 

[WILDER]

Sorry that must of been awful, you did the right thing bless him. R.I.P.
You can put fish down by this method will find it done it and it does work.
Fill a jug up with cold water and add some ice cubes it happens fast, but best to leave the fish in the water a while just to make sure its passed on.

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This is what I choose to do with my fish and my comments are only placed here as opinion. This is a heated topic. I choose based on my knowledge from my training:

Oil of cloves is a topical anethestic and was used in the past to treat toothaches. Lidocaine (like at the dentist's office is a topical anesthetic as well). When we operate on people we really want to achieve 2 things, analgesia and anesthesia, that is, relief of pain and unconsciousness. IMO, when a fish is immersed in oil of cloves, it is essentially 'topically anesthetized', paralyzed, but, I am NOT convinced that the fish is unconscious.....none of us will really know for sure. We don't know if the oil of cloves causes stinging to the mucus membranes, eyes, etc on initial contact nor if the fish is motionless, painless but aware.

Extreme cold is an anesthetic. When applied to skin, you can actually cut the skin and feel no pain. Cold also can cause rapid unconsciousness. In fact, hypothermia is reported to cause a state of euphoria and clouding of consciousness. Fish, at least most of the types that we keep (tropical), are extremely small and rapid immersion in extreme cold water, in my opinion, causes rapid pain relief and rapid unconsciousness. I have never seen any of my fish shows signs of what I consider suffering. They stop moving immediately and appear lifeless. Some have stated that since fish are ectothermic, this doesn't apply....perhaps in cold water fish I would agree.

I choose to euthanize my fish this way, rather than oil of cloves. One must either make an educated decision for themselves, or, choose what is currently accepted by the masses as what is humane.

Added: although I would never use blunt force to euthanize my fish, nor advocate it, one fact is for sure: death is instantaneous

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