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Hi this is super sweet that you all care so much <3 I replied to a message from Juice already, so I'll copy and paste here: "Last evening at some point he moved to the middle back of his tank, which is awesome because he's only been at the front of it. He's still upright and enjoying the scenery...

Totally agree

My previous last name was German and every single telemarketer pronounced is as "Radder" when it was pronounced "Raider" (though not spelled as either.) After I got adopted my last name changed, but because of my Midwestern accent people hear it and write it down wrong all the time lol. I know...

I am super glad he's in your prayers. There was definitely a miracle at work today :)

If you get it, you should definitely post pics of set up and completion! That is a project I would love to follow along with

If he comes back from this I will definitely be standing between him and anything that could hurt him. Now since school is unofficially cancelled for the rest of the year I only have my senior year before I'm off to college, and if he's still around by then he IS coming with me lol. It's so...

Okay guys I have amazing fantastic awesome wonderful exciting news. He hasn't moved from his position so I decided I would just have to feed him like that. Put a little garlic juice in his bloodworms bowl before thawing out some worms for him and mixing them up. His position made it kind of...

It's definitely a possibility that this could be his last day, or somewhere close to it, but I'm still willing to do everything I can for him until we know for certain. Go Hank, you're doing wonderfully little buddy!

Not yet but I will this time. I've got a lot of hope for him, fingers crossed!

He hasn't eaten anything yet. He moved himself to a strange position behind his log so I have to wait for him to come out before I would be able to try it.

I think he will need a little time before he can swim right, even if he does have a miraculous recovery. I haven't seen him actually moving yet but I assume he's probably shuffling around. I'm seated in front of him now though to watch, though it is pretty dark in his tank.

Since I came back to check on him he has moved around a lot. He's in a new position every time I go to see him. Once because I sneezed loudly XD. Is this a sign that he's a fighter and is looking up health-wise, or is it possibly something bad? I haven't changed his water yet because if he's...

I went to check on him again and look! He's shifted himself and now he's only barely being held upright by his log! I'm really hoping this is a sign that he's gonna pull through, and I'm gonna try to feed him some bloodworms if he's still looking good in a little bit :D

I definitely appreciate all the kind words, Linz you definitely know how to make me tear up :) I have something... weird to share. I was in the living room researching humane ways to euthanize a betta (I think clove oil is the only one I'd be able to handle) but I couldn't decide on any because...

I really really appreciate you guys helping me through this, you've been nothing less than spectacular at teaching a total noob what's needed to know. I think I might try this again after some time, preparation, and a lot of research but we'll have to see. I definitely won't leave the forums...

Okay. I'm really sorry that I couldn't do more for him, and that he had to spend so long suffering. I will wait a little bit for my own sake and try to keep him comfortable in the mean time, but I suppose that if it's his time there's no avoiding it. How do I comfortably euthanize him? Clove oil...

Update to Hank, he's definitely still moving. He's shifted himself the other way again and is now lying flat again. Breathing still shallow but hopefully that's just in comparison to the gasping he's done.

To the last part about him hitting his head, he had gotten spooked and was doing a frantic swim, but something is wrong and he did an arc instead of moving across the tank. He was still trying to swim to correct himself as he went down, so unfortunately be got knocked hard enough that I was...

We are going to push through as best we can. No need for negativity until we know for certain that continued treatment isn't the best option for him

I am also wondering if there's something wrong with his swim bladder. I was also thinking of other things it might be. He ate a rock the other day, appeared to briefly choke on it, but swallowed it. I don't know if he would be able to pass it without a deal of pain. I was reading other threads...

Morning update: I turned the light on to check up on Hank and he had shifted himself all the way forward against the corner. I looked in and saw he's almost completely upside down, and his breathing is worryingly shallow. I'm gonna see about getting some of that furan ASAP. In the mean time...

That's so cute! They must have a really strong bond. Did you buy them as a group?

Okay I have good news! I talked to my mom about the medicine and she's okay with it. My LPS closes in 4 minutes so unfortunately I can't get it tonight, but tomorrow after class and Hank's dailies I can call ahead and set out for it! If the store doesn't have any though, it may be some time...

I sprayed once on the carpet by my bed (a little bit away) because I didn't want anything to get in his tank but I also knew my mom would throw a fit it the fish smell permeated at all (it hasn't, but the smell good disappeared)

Good to know about the prices. I also was thinking a few minutes ago it might smell because I left the thawed bloodworms there for about an hour or two, intending to try again, before deciding that if I wasn't sure they could sit out that long I wasn't gonna feed them to my betta. I sprayed some...

I will definitely have a long, in depth conversation with her about getting some API Furan 2. If it is bacteria, is there a way to find out where it came from? As a side note since we think it may not be the water: this morning when I went to check on him his tank suddenly smelled strongly of...

(The lights were turned on just long enough for a picture) Is Hank okay to be lying down like this for so long? When he breathes the rock gets in the way of the pulsing of his gills and he has to move his whole body up for it. Is it advisable to see if I can prop him up, or leave him there to...

Aaaa thank you so much Linz! I really appreciate that, it genuinely made me tear up a little :D I do wish there was more I could do for Hank. I wish I could tell him how many wonderful people are helping the two of us get through this together, and how you're all cheering him on and hoping for...

Oh I see, yeah I can definitely see what I can do. The filter is held to the tank by suction cup so I'm not sure if I could turn it towards the glass, but I could definitely keep it closer to the surface of the water. I have it a little higher because I believe that helps to aerate the tank...

I will definitely keep trying with the food. I don't think his problem currently is the hunger (he was interested in the bloodworms while he had the energy each time) but that he's not really able to grab them. I'll keep monitoring him closely for red and white spots, but I think he may be...

Hi there! Today after class I'm gonna go through the usual water change, salt addition, and then feeding attempt. I haven't seen him completely on his side for a little bit so fingers crossed! He also hasn't moved from his spot too, even though he isn't gasping that much anymore. I'm worried...

That's lucky that you said that, I did not know even for human food

I will definitely try to give him a little something soon! I got the bloodworms in the little pockets attached to each other. Do you guys shave off bits and then thaw, or do you thaw the whole pocket and put the rest back? Edit: I sliced a little bit off and thawed it in hot water. I tried to...

I changed his water and added the salt, and as his saltwater was being added he started to sit up a little straighter! I'm gonna leave the lights off and shut the door so he can rest, but I'm really really hopeful that that's a good sign :D

Thank you so much for your support you guys! It definitely means a lot that I still have friends rooting for my little guy :D Hank hasn't moved from his spot from last night except to lean a little, but he's definitely still kicking! After class I will be doing his water change and treatment...

Adults can definitely be stubborn lol. I think maybe tonight was just an off night for her, but she found something important today and we had just gotten done laughing with each other before the conversation. She was even okay with storing the bloodworms in the freezer, as long as she didn't...

Also, I have not tried bloodworms since that second time to give him time to rest, but I will be able to try them again tomorrow after class when I do the water change