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My sons 35 gallon fw tank. Helped him set up eight months ago. Beautiful. Even has a female betta in it for some time now. "Not" named... I only say hi once in a while. Personally gonna stay away from fishkeeping for foreseeable future. But hope anyone involved is always very careful with these...

Little guy passed away tuesday morning. Still very sad and missing him. He has to be in heaven now at least. Suffering over. Stopped eating for first time ever on Monday. Began hanging out listlessly on bottom. Swam erratically each time he changed places in tank. At least he didn't appear to...

Update on Finny. Treated swollen tummy with three teaspoons epsom salt in his ten gallon for one week. Also thoroughly soaking pellets before feeding and substituting half food with thawed emerald entre "frozen food" to help his digestion. Epsom salt removed through several 50% water changes and...

Thank you as always lyra.. I will be careful.

So you're having fun with this animals suffering? No surprise you two are close friends. Hopefully one of the decent people on this site will see my request for information before you clutter the postings up further with more of your clowning

Trying to obtain the other foods. May take day or two. Got epsom salt for swelling reduction, per advice from "wetwebmedia" crew who has been additional source of advice, but can someone verify this product "Walmart" will be ok? No perfume or essential oils, but the way chemicals appear...

Thank you again.. Idk where to turn. You're probably right at this point to just keep him comfortable. I have been trying. And also know I have always appreciated your advice and thoughtfulness. I just felt other members had been harsh.. Maybe Im just reacting to stress.. Regardless.. I can't...

I said you may be right. I have greatly reduced feeding as advised, though his swelling has continued to worsen, "and" color has faded some too.. Still eats, but struggling more to maneuver. Even missing food alot when striking for it at surface often as if vision could be growing poor.. Very...

First to report on Finny.. No.. The one day reduction in feeding, followed by a day of fasting may not have helped. Second, I've tried to do my best, provide a large tank and healthy water, food, and love for my pet. My feeding "regimen" that Nick said in a way that implied neglect, if not...

Additionally: Idk, maybe optimism, but rather than only 10% reduction, I suppose it "could' be a bit more. Maybe 20 or 25%. Just very hard to tell, as it certainly isn't gone.

Thank you for advice. Wednesday only fed 2 pellets. Yesterday fasted. This morning it's hard to tell if it helped. "Maybe" 10% reduction in swelling of tummy? And I knew the previously existing tumor was a separate issue. Knowing fasting and reducing feeding wouldn't be expected to help that...

Taking advice on reducing feeding/fasting to hopefully help him with swollen belly. Fed very little yesterdayb and won't feed today. Difficult as I feel he's been suffering, but want to do anything possible to help. Regarding multiple threads, I apologize, I've just struggled to properly...

Betta has swelling in belly for two months.. Began with lump "three" months ago.. Lives alone in filtered, cycled, heated, ten gallon.. Water parameters are excellent. 0 ammonia. O nitrites. 5ppm nitrates. After weekly 50% water changes with dechlorinated water, matched to original water temp...

Also regarding not feeding.. Any advise to help me overcome feelings of extreme guilt? Have rarely gone without feeding the little guy.. "Especially" lately because I've believed, unfortunately, that it's been cyst/tumor, as well as swelling caused by systematic failure of kidneys and/or...

Only feed a couple times each day. About total of 10 or 15 hikari betta gold pellets. Maybe 4 pellets, three times a day. 5 pellets twice, etc.. And please notice that issues began a couple months ago with well defined "lump" on left side of body. No swelling in belly till a month later...

Thank you for encouragement. Still doing 50% water changes weekly with temperature matched, dechlorinated water. Vacuum gravel with each water change. Alone in heated 79° tank. Clip on aquaclear filter with cycled filter media which is maintaining his parameters pristine. 0 Ammonia. 0 Nitrites...

Thank you for encouragement. Still doing 50% water changes weekly with temperature matched, dechlorinated water. Vacuum gravel with each water change. Alone in heated 79° tank. Clip on aquaclear filter with cycled filter media which is maintaining his parameters pristine. 0 Ammonia. 0 Nitrites...

Finny still struggling with swollen belly and side.. Only thing I never tried was to treat for parasites. Treated with prazipro Monday. Day five now. Can't tell, but possible slowed swelling.. Possibly even slight reduction. Tried calling Hikari about dosing instructions. Closed till...

He still eats normally.. Still jumps for it half the time. Just not very active at other times..

Finny is still sick. Lump on side for two months now. Antibiotics didn't work. Water parameters are healthy. Heated, filtered, cycled tank. About 18 month old.. Lump has grown. And now, for past couple weeks, he's developed swelling in his tummy too.. But it's not constipation. Some...