Venturer4life
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi everyone,
I am a college student and unfortunately had to leave some of my fish at home as I can only have up to a 10 gal tank at school, which means, that the fish at home had to be cared for by my parents.
The other day I came home for summer, and when I got home, I did my rounds to look at/ take care of any needs of my tanks. (My parents unfortunately are horrible care takers, and I would never have them take care of my fish except for the fact that I had them all before I left for college and could not bring them with me. I tried to make it home every 2 weeks or so, but towards the end, I did not come home for around 4 weeks because I had a lot of work and finals to prepare for and take.) When I looked at my crown tail betta, he looked horrible. His color is gone, and on his fins he had pin holes and ammonia burn. He is also quite lethargic. It makes me so sad that my poor boy had gone from such a beautiful fish to one that was obviously neglected.
Here are some pics of him about a 3 years ago (though he looked exactly the same when I left after for the spring semester, albeit a bit bigger!) (sorry for the cruddy quality, I did not have my new camera then)
and here is him now
Is there any way to try to help him out and make him feel better and possibly get him back to his previous beauty (other than the obvious care that he should get such as regular feedings (though I do a fasting day per week to let him digest), water changes/ monitoring, and socialization) ? I know that he will live, as he is a fighter and has made it through worse, but I just am hoping that he has not been permanently damaged, as he used to be one of the most beautiful fish I have ever owned, though I will love him regardless of his beauty.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!!
I am a college student and unfortunately had to leave some of my fish at home as I can only have up to a 10 gal tank at school, which means, that the fish at home had to be cared for by my parents.
The other day I came home for summer, and when I got home, I did my rounds to look at/ take care of any needs of my tanks. (My parents unfortunately are horrible care takers, and I would never have them take care of my fish except for the fact that I had them all before I left for college and could not bring them with me. I tried to make it home every 2 weeks or so, but towards the end, I did not come home for around 4 weeks because I had a lot of work and finals to prepare for and take.) When I looked at my crown tail betta, he looked horrible. His color is gone, and on his fins he had pin holes and ammonia burn. He is also quite lethargic. It makes me so sad that my poor boy had gone from such a beautiful fish to one that was obviously neglected.
Here are some pics of him about a 3 years ago (though he looked exactly the same when I left after for the spring semester, albeit a bit bigger!) (sorry for the cruddy quality, I did not have my new camera then)
and here is him now
Is there any way to try to help him out and make him feel better and possibly get him back to his previous beauty (other than the obvious care that he should get such as regular feedings (though I do a fasting day per week to let him digest), water changes/ monitoring, and socialization) ? I know that he will live, as he is a fighter and has made it through worse, but I just am hoping that he has not been permanently damaged, as he used to be one of the most beautiful fish I have ever owned, though I will love him regardless of his beauty.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!!
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