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rhodeythebetta · 4 years

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12/19/19 - Tank update: noticed my s repens wasnt looking so great, poked at it a bit and it like disintegrated, same with my dhg. So, pulled both out, did a water change and still had high nitrates. Racked my brains to see what could've happened, only thing I can think of is that I put in root tabs like a week ago. First time I've ever used any kind of fertilizer in my tanks, so I double checked that I'd siphoned them all out and now I'm just gonna recheck the water in the morning. Rhodey is kinda down, still alert and responsive, just not very active. Not sure if its bc the water got pretty nasty for a bit or if its bc like all of his plants are gone. Pretty annoyed with myself rn honestly. Hoping everything will be better in the morning and I can just steal some java fern clippings from the snail tank so he has some more plants in his tank

12/23/19 - Tank update #2: tested the water again, parameters were 0 for ammonia and nitrites, 5ppm for nitrates.

Rhodeys quiet, alert, and responsive. Hasn't really left his rock unless disturbed, showed little interest in food, but perked up more after I added in some java fern cuttings.

I'm going to be quietly obsessing over Rhodey's water parameter for the next few days, or until he gets back to normal. I'm kind of hoping he just got shy, because I had to do 2 water changes right on top of each other and remove a bunch of his plants.

If all goes well this week, next weekend I'll pick up some more plants for his tank (and anchor his java fern cuttings). Thinking abt getting some bacopa and possibly some anubias or el niño fern, haven't decided yet.

12/261/19 - Tank Update #3: water parameters yesterday were 0ppm ammonia & nitrites, 10ppm nitrates, did a quarter water change. Will retest the water when I get home. Rhodey is getting quieter and less alert by the day, the only other time he has ever been sick was when he had fin rot right after I brought him home. I treated the fin rot with some salt bathes and he was fine. Someone told me that salt bathes help boost fish immune systems, so I tried giving him a salt bath Christmas eve and he passed out after abt 5sec in the bath. I pulled him out right away but hes looking even worse now. I've tried reading up on common illnesses seen in bettas, but there doesnt seem to be anything visibly wrong. He looks healthy, he just doesnt seem to have any energy. I'm planning on setting up a hospital tank for him this afternoon and I'll keep monitoring the water parameters in his tank, if anyone has any ideas on how to help my buddy, please let me know. Thank you if you managed to read this whole thing!

^this was him last night, he seriously just isnt doing well rn

He swam around a bit this morning, but just doesnt look good

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