Hi,
I ended my female betta's life.
Her belly had been bloated for the last week or so and got bigger every day. She didn't eat. I tried to feed her peas, to help her digestion, but she didn't even touch them, nor any other foods. The last 4 days or so she was hiding in a corner, not moving at all.
Now, this week, I'm at my dad's. My tanks are at my mom's.
So I figured, I do not want this fish to die on me, and be in the tank for a whole week. The consequence might be that all of my other fish die.
I let my mother feed my fish when I'm not around, but to leave it up to her to find a dead fish? She wouldn't want to do it, and she probably wouldn't find her.
So I took her out, put her in a plastic bag, and well...hit the bag with a weight.
The sight was not pretty, but her life was ended quickly.
That was yesterday.
Today, I still feel sick when I think about it. Did I make the right choice? Should I not have tried something else?
Just had to vent this. Please, feel free to comment, what would you guys have done?
Thanks.
I ended my female betta's life.
Her belly had been bloated for the last week or so and got bigger every day. She didn't eat. I tried to feed her peas, to help her digestion, but she didn't even touch them, nor any other foods. The last 4 days or so she was hiding in a corner, not moving at all.
Now, this week, I'm at my dad's. My tanks are at my mom's.
So I figured, I do not want this fish to die on me, and be in the tank for a whole week. The consequence might be that all of my other fish die.
I let my mother feed my fish when I'm not around, but to leave it up to her to find a dead fish? She wouldn't want to do it, and she probably wouldn't find her.
So I took her out, put her in a plastic bag, and well...hit the bag with a weight.
The sight was not pretty, but her life was ended quickly.
That was yesterday.
Today, I still feel sick when I think about it. Did I make the right choice? Should I not have tried something else?
Just had to vent this. Please, feel free to comment, what would you guys have done?
Thanks.