There has to be something we can use to bash at each other...
On a side note, my little Betta fish is suffering in some unknown fashion.
He lists onto his side in the bottom of the tank & only makes the struggle
to the surface for air. I think I’m going to lose him. The whole time I’ve
had him I’ve tried to think of an appropriate name for him. He’s still just
called the super original moniker, Fish-fish or Fissy.
We lost the first algae eater. It just plain old disappeared from the tank. It didn't turn up in the filter and the tank has a top cover so we are pretty sure that Belle the Cat didn't get it.
Then we lost "Blackie" the guppy. Same thing. There one day. Gone the next.
Angie ended up floating at the bottom of the tank upside down just a couple weeks ago.
Last survivor was Rainbow. He disappeared yesterday.
Tank is now apparently empty. No idea why they died/slipped sideways in time. Ph is good in the tank and we were feeding them the recommended food from the pet store. Tank was cleaned periodically and the filter was changed weekly.
As for Betta fish... Have you been changing the water in the tank frequently? Most Betta tanks don't have an aireator or filter. You need to change a certain amount of water, about a 1/3, every week to keep enough oxygen in the water for it to breath. It also help remove ammonia from waste products/urea.
Fish are pretty to look at, but I think it takes a special knack to keep them alive.
Re: fish. Do you have any plants in his tank? I had a betta named Tsunami, and he kicked off because of a philodendron or something they put in is environment. The giver of the original fish gave me a new one who turned out to be extremely compatible with a snail (nuzzled him, wrapped his little fishy body around him) and they actually coexisted for a year or two before the snail succumbed.