How lomg have you had this setup? This might sound silly but if it isn't a health issue he may be lonely I have had bettas before that got depressed when I stop paying as much attention to them so I added a snail to his tank and he had a good ol time harassing him, it improved his energy alot.
Welcome Yillant!! I'll forgive the goldfish comment for now(lol), I hope you enjoy your time here and we can help you jump back in the deep end with us:hi:
I feel your pain! When I moved to Kingman I got so depressed cause there is nowhere here to buy saltwater anything, the only store (other than petco) that sells corals wants an obscene amount for them.....guess I shoulda figures when I pulled into town and the locals have bumper stickers that...
I know this is awful but don't give up! I have no idea what is available to you in australia, so I hope a vet can help you with something that's available there. We have all been through things like this no matter how careful we are, I'm so sorry for the loses though.
If you have done nothing differerent with their water I have to agree that he is probably dying. I had a comet goldfish that I had for 13 years and I had to make the decision to end it when she was acting this way. I know it is hard but it is better to end it quickly for this one and take mel's...
Thanks for the sympathy guys. I know we all care I was just upset about Eli (Payton is all alone now). It's always hard to lose something so small and fragile that I was supposed to take care of. As far as I can tell that's all there is to do and hope for the best. So a good lesson for any one...
So yesterday morning I walked out of my room to a horrible sight. one of my husbands ADFs somehow got out of his covered tank (a 1 1/2 gallon the only place he could have gotten out was the little feeding hole in the lid) jumped off of my vanity and crawled out of our room (somehow avoided two...
oh I have the same issue I always gotta bring home every sickly critter I see and try to save it, you did a fabulous job it looks very healthy and happy.