Totally Bummed

[gurnie]

So last night I gave some pea to my male and female betta (that were imported from thailand) because they seemed alittle bloatty. I got up this morning and found my prized male dead, floating upside down. I looked in his mouth and there was a pea in it.

Did he choke to death?

Just from my personal experiance I can't recommend using peas. I mushed it up, I can't believe it killed him.

Off to the local LFS for a new male. I'm bummed at the money I spend (close to 80 for both fish on bidding and importing) and to have the fish die after a week.

 

[knt5005]

I'm sorry to hear that. Did you shell the pea?

 

[afishdude]

did you take the hard shell off the pea? if they try to eat that they will choke.

 

[The_Dude]

Dude, that's weird. I've never had that happen. That sucks.

 

[gurnie]

Yup, shelled the pea, squished it up.

Looked in his mouth and it looked like a green pea was lodged

 

[ozgrrl]

OMG thats aweful!!!! So so sorry to read that. I am always so worried about some of the pelleted food out there also. I am using Atisons Betta Food for most of my pellet food as I noticed some of my smaller Bettas seem to have trouble swallowing the bigger varieties.

Geez that is really just so sad. What a shame

 

[gurnie]

Well I went out and bought a new male. Called a few LFS and liked one I got in contact with. Went there and they had a male VERY similar to what died! Staff was nice and they kept the bowls clean so I was comfortable buying him (and his finnage looked excellent)

He's pretty and settled in his tank. He has flirted a little bit with my red female.

I also bought some ghost shrimp. He doesn't seem interested in eating them but my female is eying them.

He looks a little big, how do approximate the age of a betta?

 

[jourdy288]

Sorry about your imported betta. What did he look like?

 

[afishdude]

Well I went out and bought a new male. Called a few LFS and liked one I got in contact with. Went there and they had a male VERY similar to what died! Staff was nice and they kept the bowls clean so I was comfortable buying him (and his finnage looked excellent)

He's pretty and settled in his tank. He has flirted a little bit with my red female.

I also bought some ghost shrimp. He doesn't seem interested in eating them but my female is eying them.

He looks a little big, how do approximate the age of a betta?

most bettas at the lfs are already a year old, normal betta lifespan is 2-5 years.

 

[gurnie]

imported looked like this:

http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/clo...tashm1185416372

I'll show photos of my new one tomorrow.

A note though: the pet store wasn't a chain and the fish guy told me currently he's had his bettas that have came from store live atleast a year (they haven't passed away yet)

Well hopefully he'll stick around for awhile. he jumped over to the female's side tonight

 

[tetraqueen]

The fish was bloated by what?

I don't think it was the pea that killed him/her.


The sad thing is you'll miss him the good thing you have another to look after but I will not blame you for not feeding him peas.

 

[gurnie]

bloated by eating too many days in a row. I think he needed a day or two to fast.

Anyways, it had to be the pea. It was logged in his mouth and he was perfectly fine and healthy 4 hours earlier. No physical problems and was quarantined and treated with bettafix since he came from an importer.

He was in excellent health, and i know it was the pea.

 

[tetraqueen]

Sorry I did not know he choked on it. Sad ......