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You're absolutely right...there's nothing worse than sitting around knowing he's in misery, and you can't help :( So I am thankful it was speedy for him in that respect. He's burried now, hanging out with all the other fighting fish in betta heaven. Thanks again :(

Too late.. I was literally about to leave the house to pick up some peas at Target, when I noticed he was gone. It's mind boggling...he was floating around near the surface to get air just 20 minutes ago. Thanks so much for your advice, though. You're always very helpful.

I'm pretty sure my little betta, Ziggy, has dropsy. I woke up this morning and his belly was swollen, but he seemed to be his usual self, otherwise (he swam up to surface when I came near the tank). Now, he's laying on the floor, sideways. He moves occasionally, and he's breathing pretty hard...

Your bettas sound beautiful! I'd love to see a picture of the green-bodied guy - very nice :wink:

That's an awful lot of bubbles! Anyways, It sounds like a bubble nest to me. My male betta is solo and he builds bubble nests all the time - I've yet to own a gourami, but my guess is that they'd build bubble nests even if females weren't present as well...so it could be!

Hey there An t-iasg, The betta seems to be doing the same, but not any worse, and he still seems to be his lively self. He still has the fuzzy white tip going on, however. I changed about 30% of his water Thursday, and I'm going to continue changing it more regularly as long as his rott...

Hey there An t-iasg, The betta seems to be doing the same, but not any worse, and he still seems to be his lively self. He still has the fuzzy white tip going on, however. I changed about 30% of his water Thursday, and I'm going to continue changing it more regularly as long as his rott...

Thanks so much, Bryan - if the water changes don't help, I'll definitely give Maracyn and Maracyn 2 a try

Thanks for the advice, QTOFFER - I am going to change his water at least biweekly until I note an improvement. He still has a good bit of "whitish edge" left, so I think I might continue with the Melafix for now. Good luck with your halfmoon! Krap101 - No, my little betta's always been alone...

Thanks for the advice, QTOFFER - I am going to change his water at least biweekly until I note an improvement. He still has a good bit of "whitish edge" left, so I think I might continue with the Melafix for now. Good luck with your halfmoon! Krap101 - No, my little betta's always been alone...

Hey there An t-iasg, Eeep, I hadn't heard that MelaFix could be harmful to bettas - but that's good to know. He's in a 10 gallon tank right now, and I actually just put him in there a few weeks ago - prior to that, he was in a two gallon bowl. At first, I had no idea how and why he'd gotten...