Was that the only Betta in the tank? (I'm presuming it's a betta although from that photo I wasn't sure) - Was just wondering if there were other Betta's whether they had been fighting. As you probably know, when Betta's fight one will often clamp it's mouth over the other one and drag it down and prevent it from going up for air, thus suffocating it. Perhaps this could have happened and why there is so much damage to its mouth?
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