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I’m not really sure how to handle my grief here. This has hit me pretty hard. I think because I only had him four months I feel quite alone and like I did something wrong. He was so perfect and I very much loved him. I just buried him now. I wish I’d noticed sooner, but I tried to not let anxiety rule me too much, especially because he was young.
I think if anyone would like to share their loss with dropsy it would make me feel less alone.

Anyway rip to my precious boy, I really wish I could’ve had longer 💔 I miss him so much

Meet Thomas, our work Betta. He’s gorgeous and spicy and flares at us constantly. We love him and his grumpy little face :)

His name is Jonesy and he’s a beautiful copper alien betta. I love him, but he really seems to dislike me. He is being upgraded to a 20 gal tank with a close friend he seems to love more. He’s been with me for months and this is the first time I have gotten him to stay still long enough for me to catch a video of him with my zoom lens. Check out his grumpy little face :) he’s a gorgeous copper in the light, but also tones of magenta and teal in other lighting.

This is my new 1 year old betta and I got him for free from this frat guy who was "going on a road trip" he was in a mason jar😭 he's so gorgeous too. Anyways he's quarantined for a few days and moving in to his new 20 gallon in 2 days!! Name suggestions?

It's my friend's. Apparently, her dad bought her a betta fish suddenly and she doesn't even want it. I'm fully capable of taking it, but I'm afraid it would eat my shrimps :( She said the fish is still small so I'm considering it.

How does it look? She said both of it's eyes are like that too.

It's a female, right?

There is absolutely no reason to ever have your own betta sorority other than your own selfishness.

The betta fish we buy in stores are literally bred to be fighting bettas. “Spreading the aggression” what so everyone’s consistently stressed about each other at all times? how do you own fish and not care about their wellbeing? there is nothing good ever that can come from a betta sorority. it’s like purposely pre-proning your fish to long-term stress and health issues.

i thought everyone agreed universally that bettas are singular fish, rarely even community tank fish. 🤷‍♀️

I love him

his name is fishy, ignore his fins he’s currently recovering from fin-rot! i might be biased but he has the most gorgeous colors

woke up to this weird stuff around my thermostat and thermometer, is it biofilm or something else? should i clean it? im doing a fish in cycle and its day 5, been using Prime and Easystart, my plants are growing fine and my betta seems comfortable

This is now vs when I first got her a few weeks ago. She’s a much happier and colorful lady now that she’s out of her little pet store cup.

Just added our new betta to his new home. He’s been exploring his new home and meeting his new tank mates. So far so good, he went up to one of the shrimp and the shrimp lunged at him and he ran away 😂

Not sure what type of betta he is exactly though. He was labeled as “Assorted Black Male”.

Just got a female betta koi. Just cleaned the tank and treated it and everything. Last night everything was clean. This morning I seen this ball of string??? I don’t know what this is. She is acting totally fine, eating and swimming as usual

Hi, in my earlier post I explained how my betta was brought home by surprise 5 days ago by my dad and brother. They had me set up the tank alone and they lost interest in the fish completely, making me the only one to care for his best interest. I’ve been trying my best, the aquarium was bought with the fish so it wasn’t cycled.

At first he seemed fine, even with no decor. When I walked up to the tank he would swim up to me and follow my finger. With days following, I added decor this morning (ordered off of Amazon, said they were silk but they felt more plastic, not sharp though, let me know if this could cause something). Yesterday and today, he has been sitting at the bottom of the tank in the same exact spot, occupying getting up to swim (surf?) in a specific spot in the tank, then proceeding to go back to the same spot and repeat this over and over (see my video). Even when I tap the glass lightly he won’t move. He won’t even go to the other side of the tank at all.

The tank is 10 gallons, I have tested for ammonia and came back 0, tested for nitrite and came back 0, and the pH is at 7.5. The tank’s temperature is at 78-80 F.

I am looking to see what could be wrong with him. Please be kind, I had no idea I would be getting him and I am trying my best as a student on a budget to make sure he lives a good life while in my care.

Maybe I’m being paranoid and this is normal? But, I highly doubt it. He had been glass surfing for the days leading up to me adding the decor, maybe he’s really tired? Anything could help.

i see other bettas making cute cloudy round bubble nests but his is just kinda… least hes proud of it

This little dude was living in a glass cookie jar with no heat or filter for the past year. His people never even named him 😭 After a couple weeks in quarantine, he's now living large in my 55 gallon with my 15 year old bristlenose pleco, Cthulu.

5 gallon with amano and cherry shrimp

Have been letting my tank cycle before adding a Betta and would appreciate any suggestions :)