Rip Violet
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liz2
Fish Aficionado
There is a fantastic beautiful pond in the sky.
It is only for Bettas.
They swim freely in the clear blue warm water.
One unimaginable rainbow of light.
They are so happy they forget they need to fight.
They just play and eat all day long.
It is only for Bettas.
They swim freely in the clear blue warm water.
One unimaginable rainbow of light.
They are so happy they forget they need to fight.
They just play and eat all day long.
bubblesburst80
Fishaholic
sorry for you loss
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stang1
A smile costs nothing :)
So sorry for your loss. 
Violet.
Violet.
branjie
Fish Crazy
Sorry to hear of Violet's passing.
kittytehpirate
New Member
AWW! *huggles* my sincerest apologies for your loss.
<3
Kitty
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Kitty
FBTgirl
Fish Herder
I am really sorry about the loss of Violet 
Oh Gareth, I'm so sorry to hear that!! Violet has been in my thoughts and from what I read of everything you've been doing for her, I had high hopes. I know you worked really hard to save her but sometimes it's just out of our hands.
R.I.P sweet little girl, you were loved!
Violet has been in my thoughts and from what I read of everything you've been doing for her, I had high hopes. I know you worked really hard to save her but sometimes it's just out of our hands. R.I.P sweet little girl, you were loved!
yes she was a very sweet little girl.
and although i would have not preferred this to be a learning lesson at the expense of her life, i have learned a lot owning her.
i am still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
however, my biggest sign that i just didn't think much of was that she already had stringy white poo in her cup when i purchased her. i thought really it was a 'female' thing and didn't think much of it.
but then she never really ate. and that was my concern. and i tried to have her eat in confinement but no go either. she just wouldn't eat.
she did exhibit stress stripes off and on. it was so random that i just didn't know how to decipher it.
and then add on top of it, she was bullied at first in the tank for sure. so i am not sure how traumatic that was for her. but even in her own tank, she wasn't very different in eating or exhibiting stripes. it's like i didn't know what that all meant.
i failed but i also learned a lot.
i wish it hadn't ended the way it did as she was such a beautiful blue/tourquoise/purple girl. a very strong, tough, and yet delicate and gentle girl.
i miss you violet. 
and although i would have not preferred this to be a learning lesson at the expense of her life, i have learned a lot owning her.
i am still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
however, my biggest sign that i just didn't think much of was that she already had stringy white poo in her cup when i purchased her. i thought really it was a 'female' thing and didn't think much of it.
but then she never really ate. and that was my concern. and i tried to have her eat in confinement but no go either. she just wouldn't eat.
she did exhibit stress stripes off and on. it was so random that i just didn't know how to decipher it.
and then add on top of it, she was bullied at first in the tank for sure. so i am not sure how traumatic that was for her. but even in her own tank, she wasn't very different in eating or exhibiting stripes. it's like i didn't know what that all meant.
i failed but i also learned a lot.
i wish it hadn't ended the way it did as she was such a beautiful blue/tourquoise/purple girl. a very strong, tough, and yet delicate and gentle girl.
i miss you violet.
You're certainly right about the lessons we learn keeping fish. There is so much that can go wrong in the tank environment and so much we don't know without serious research and advice. At least we have forums like this one these days. I can't imagine not having it as a resource!
The important thing is that you did your utmost to help her. Since she was sick when you first got her, I imagine she fought it for a long time before finally giving up the ghost. And now you're equipped to deal with anything that should pop up in the future *knock on wood*, so I'm sure her passing will not have been in vain.
Keep an eye on her tank mates. I'm not sure about internal parasites, but I do know that external parasites can contaminate the rest of the tank, and they reproduce like crazy.
Again, I'm so sorry for your loss Gareth. I know how hard it is. *hugs*
The important thing is that you did your utmost to help her. Since she was sick when you first got her, I imagine she fought it for a long time before finally giving up the ghost. And now you're equipped to deal with anything that should pop up in the future *knock on wood*, so I'm sure her passing will not have been in vain.
Keep an eye on her tank mates. I'm not sure about internal parasites, but I do know that external parasites can contaminate the rest of the tank, and they reproduce like crazy.
Again, I'm so sorry for your loss Gareth. I know how hard it is. *hugs*
Hi Garethusa
I recently raised a batch of Bettas through childhood, and sold the survivors to the lfs when they were 5 months old. I say survivors because the spawn was plagued by intestinal parasites. For weeks I didnt know what was wrong, and treated them for everything in turn, everything except higher parasites. So, each day maybe 1 or 2 babies would exhibit stringy white poos and die soon after (the parasite looking to move host as the current host is in bad health and not providing it with food). It always seemed to happen to the smallest of the fish in turn. After biting the bullet and adding the anti-parasite stuff in frustration (the product warns against using it unless absolutely necessary, and knocks out the filter completely, and turns into chlorine gas if the pH drops below 6.5 etc etc) I knocked the parasite plague out. In hindsight - all of the fish had intestinal parasites, -only the smallest in the tank at any one time succumbed to it because of 'underdog stress' if you like. Eventually all the fish were going to die (I lost over 1/2 the spawn). Upon adding the meds, EVERY fish had stringy white poos - dead parasites, and were all great the next day on. So, its possible all of your fish have these intestinal parasites if Violet did, but they are healthy enough to survive with them. If there was a med available to you to treat your remaining fish as a precautionary measure (thats not a dangerous one like the Interpet one I used) I would go for it.
If your fish are really fine I wouldnt risk it, maybe most fish have them but remain healthy. I once treated my breeding stock (2 males and 9 females, divided) tank for intestinal parasites as they had the stringy white ones, the pH dropped the next day and they all died before I got home from work.
Sorry for all the waffle, I just hope my experiences help you, and your fish remain well
Lee
I recently raised a batch of Bettas through childhood, and sold the survivors to the lfs when they were 5 months old. I say survivors because the spawn was plagued by intestinal parasites. For weeks I didnt know what was wrong, and treated them for everything in turn, everything except higher parasites. So, each day maybe 1 or 2 babies would exhibit stringy white poos and die soon after (the parasite looking to move host as the current host is in bad health and not providing it with food). It always seemed to happen to the smallest of the fish in turn. After biting the bullet and adding the anti-parasite stuff in frustration (the product warns against using it unless absolutely necessary, and knocks out the filter completely, and turns into chlorine gas if the pH drops below 6.5 etc etc) I knocked the parasite plague out. In hindsight - all of the fish had intestinal parasites, -only the smallest in the tank at any one time succumbed to it because of 'underdog stress' if you like. Eventually all the fish were going to die (I lost over 1/2 the spawn). Upon adding the meds, EVERY fish had stringy white poos - dead parasites, and were all great the next day on. So, its possible all of your fish have these intestinal parasites if Violet did, but they are healthy enough to survive with them. If there was a med available to you to treat your remaining fish as a precautionary measure (thats not a dangerous one like the Interpet one I used) I would go for it.
If your fish are really fine I wouldnt risk it, maybe most fish have them but remain healthy. I once treated my breeding stock (2 males and 9 females, divided) tank for intestinal parasites as they had the stringy white ones, the pH dropped the next day and they all died before I got home from work.
Sorry for all the waffle, I just hope my experiences help you, and your fish remain well
Lee
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that is so sad!!! I wish you the best with your new betta!! I'm getting two for the first time in 3 years!! I havent had one for 3 years!! I've only had 1 betta my whole life, but it lived 5 years!! I got it when I was 3, and it died when I was 8!! I cried my heart out when it died, Casper was the best fish ever. My BFF Haley, also know to fishforums.net as haleystropicalfish is coming over to my house tonight to help me with my bettas. Eventually I am going to breed them, but I'm just going to get 2 females tonight as my mom said. I really want a male though!! They are so pretty!!
~Again, sorry about your loss!!
~Danielle
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