I posted here a month or so ago about my betta. He had holes in his fins, but otherwise seemed pretty healthy. I learned more about how to take care of him and moved him from a 1/2 gallon bowl to a 2 gallon bowl.
He didn't seem to have fin rot, just holes in his lower fin which I was assured would heal up, although they never showed any signs of healing.
He's acted quite healthy to my eyes. He would fan his fins and swim around and was very active.
We've had him for six months.
Today he wouldn't eat, which I thought was unusual, but I went ahead with his partial water change (using conditioned water that's been sitting around for a week.) He did seem to be a little listless.
Well, now he's dead.
What the heck happened? I've read here that most bettas, by the time they get to a pet store are of a fairly advanced age already. Could he have just died of old age suddenly?
I haven't told my three year old daughter yet. It's her fish and she's going to be upset. I feel bad. I thought I was doing things right for this fish (despite keeping him in a bowl) and now he's dead. He lived in a little bowl with improper care for about four months before I learned how to care for him right and once I DO understand more about fish he goes and dies on me!
He didn't seem to have fin rot, just holes in his lower fin which I was assured would heal up, although they never showed any signs of healing.
He's acted quite healthy to my eyes. He would fan his fins and swim around and was very active.
We've had him for six months.
Today he wouldn't eat, which I thought was unusual, but I went ahead with his partial water change (using conditioned water that's been sitting around for a week.) He did seem to be a little listless.
Well, now he's dead.
What the heck happened? I've read here that most bettas, by the time they get to a pet store are of a fairly advanced age already. Could he have just died of old age suddenly?
I haven't told my three year old daughter yet. It's her fish and she's going to be upset. I feel bad. I thought I was doing things right for this fish (despite keeping him in a bowl) and now he's dead. He lived in a little bowl with improper care for about four months before I learned how to care for him right and once I DO understand more about fish he goes and dies on me!