Jaded12
The Betta Bug Has Bitten... Resistence Is Futile
I was in wal*mart this morning and decided to check out the fish (the have really good prices on some of there fish and I was looking for a couple new otos) anyway I was walking past the bettas which are on shelves over top of the sink. When I looked over I saw a 1 gallon bowl in the sink, and to my complete horror discovered that there were FIVE male bettas in the bowl 
two of them were dead 
I immediatly searched the store for some kind of compitant employee. When I found someone I dragged them over to the fish and demanded an explanation. They said that sometimes kids will dump males together and watch them fight, I told them I was aware of them, but those males had obviously been together for quite some time. And he didn't have a response for that.
Well needless to say I took the 3 remaining males. They wouldn't give them to me for free, but did discount them %50 percent because they were "damaged goods"
The male in the worst condition had open sores everywhere, he had no fins at all, was extremely pale and couldn't really swim at all. When I got them home he went into a shallow 1 gallon so he could get to the surface easily. he colored up a bit but never really even attempted to move, he just layed down at the bottom, about an hour later he was gone
The second boy was covered head-to-toe in fungus and open wounds, his dorsal and anal fins were pretty well intact, but his tail was gone. He came around a little when I got him home, but passed away about an hour ago.
The third male, a lovely pink/purple veiltail, was the best off of them, he has ich, and a small patch of fungus on his head. But he has most of his coloring, no stress lines, and is happily exploring his 1 gallon quarantine tank. *fingers crossed* he'll make it. I'll post updates and pictures and he hopefully improves.
two of them were dead I immediatly searched the store for some kind of compitant employee. When I found someone I dragged them over to the fish and demanded an explanation. They said that sometimes kids will dump males together and watch them fight, I told them I was aware of them, but those males had obviously been together for quite some time. And he didn't have a response for that.
Well needless to say I took the 3 remaining males. They wouldn't give them to me for free, but did discount them %50 percent because they were "damaged goods"
The male in the worst condition had open sores everywhere, he had no fins at all, was extremely pale and couldn't really swim at all. When I got them home he went into a shallow 1 gallon so he could get to the surface easily. he colored up a bit but never really even attempted to move, he just layed down at the bottom, about an hour later he was gone
The second boy was covered head-to-toe in fungus and open wounds, his dorsal and anal fins were pretty well intact, but his tail was gone. He came around a little when I got him home, but passed away about an hour ago.
The third male, a lovely pink/purple veiltail, was the best off of them, he has ich, and a small patch of fungus on his head. But he has most of his coloring, no stress lines, and is happily exploring his 1 gallon quarantine tank. *fingers crossed* he'll make it. I'll post updates and pictures and he hopefully improves.
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Lets hope the remaining one pulls through.
I wonder how they were kept?
... Lookin Forward To Pics. What Type Of Bettas Are They?
