Male Betta Died :(

[BethK]

Alas, the day has finally come!

My male betta had died this morning, I wouldn't put it down to anything in particular but he was old (guessing over 2) and was constantly fighting scepticemia and finrot. He'd been fighting it for nealry 18 months, so I am suprised he lasted this long tbh.

RIP little man x

 

[fluvial]

Sorry to hear about your loss BethK.
I remember you saying that you had him in a community tank
which is what I'm trying with mine.

Are you going to look for another one ??

 

[BethK]

He loved the community tank, never bothered the other fish and vice versa. I won't be trying another male betta, I'm focusing on my apistogrammas now. I still have 1 female betta left, who wasn't rehomed and seems to be happy.

 

[fluvial]

I've had abit of flaring between the male Beta and the male Apisto at feeding time -
otherwise they seem to pretty much ignore each other.

Its a well planted tank with lots of floating vegetation where the Beta likes to hang out.
I'm keeping an eye on things but am optomistic it will work out

 

[BethK]

How long as the betta been in the community for?

There was slight flaring at first, between my boy and the apisto but it died down. I would see if you can get betta floating pellets and have the sinking ones too, least they will stay out the way then x

 

[fluvial]

Yes thats a good idea - I got him from the LFS last Friday.
They said frozen bloodworm etc would be fine - but I saw on another post
they like to feed off the surface.

When this snow gets abit easier I'll have a look for some floating pellets ....
it will keep them apart at feeding as you say

 

[fluffycabbage]

awww RIP

 

[t3l01v]

Hey Beth, is the pic in your sig the tank you kept him in? When I was keeping bettas in my 20gal, I found that after I blacked out the rear of the tank, they didn't stress out as much.

I used "Flat Black" Krylon spraypaint. It worked out so well that I've made it a practice to have the backs of all my tanks blacked out.

 

[BethK]

Hey Beth, is the pic in your sig the tank you kept him in? When I was keeping bettas in my 20gal, I found that after I blacked out the rear of the tank, they didn't stress out as much.

I used "Flat Black" Krylon spraypaint. It worked out so well that I've made it a practice to have the backs of all my tanks blacked out.

Yeah that is the tank, before the plants grew etc. He loved it in there

 

[zophie]

 

[mmjisawesome]

It's ok just look forward to getting a new replacement it will be alright i been through this also .