my betta is dying...

fishcatch22

fishcatch22

The Picotoper
Jun 13, 2006
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SIGH... well, after 2 months of fighting off dropsy, my betta is finally starting to give in. he was getting better for a time, but now he has stopped eating, is listless, and seems to be developing fungus on his tail fin.... I did everything I could to help him. kept him warm, kept his tanks water pristine, and gave him epsom salts to help reduce it. i'm not sure weither I should put him down or let nature take its course... i've moved my oto to my 10G in anticipation, since I plan to make my 5G into a nano marine once blue goes to the big rice paddy in the sky....
 
Would be the best for him...

I waited until it was probably too late for his comfort to put the Original Phred down.

Was my first fish, strange how attached you can get to these critters!
 
aardvark1 said:
Would be the best for him...

I waited until it was probably too late for his comfort to put the Original Phred down.

Was my first fish, strange how attached you can get to these critters!
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I know... this guy has fought off dropsy before as well as surviving a carpet bungee jumping adventure. i've put fish down before, but he's special....
 
well, hes still kicking, but I can tell he's on the way down.... SIGH.... I just don't have the heart to kill him.
 
just finished putting him out of his misery....:sad:

he was my first real pet fish I took care of myself,and he survived through everything it seemed. he was too young to die... only a year old. he was in the prime of his life....
 
I'm really sorry for your loss. I get extremely attached to my fish too.

:(
 
I don't think I could put down a fish, or any pet for that matter.
I can't bring myself to it either.
 
lazyNode said:
I don't think I could put down a fish, or any pet for that matter.
I can't bring myself to it either.
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well.... i've had to put down terminally ill kittens before,as well as many other animals. I never like doing it, but when I have no choice and my animals are suffering, I want to do the right thing for them and put them out of their misery. i'd want someone to do the same for me.
 
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