Happy Day!!

[wuvmybetta]

About 3 weeks ago my male giant had an accident/injury from keeping his head above water. It was like nothing I've ever seen...the scales between his eyes were sticking straight up,his lips were sticking straight out like a duck and he had what appeared to be a deep hole in his forehead. On the second day he got a severe case of popeye, I'm assuming he had water accumulated in his head from the hole. It was and has been,terrible.

So I moved him from his 4 foot tank and into a 1 gallon, which is a tight squeeze for somebody his size but I had to do it in order to do 100% water changes every day and add minerals to his tank at a high concentration. In the meantime my female is down in the dumps missing him, and vice versa

I just did his water change a few minutes ago and I fear I speak to soon but I do believe he is well now Hole is gone, scales are lying down, his appetite is back, his lips are still a little ducky but other than that,he looks great!! I almost started crying when I looked at how well he was! The best feeling evah! I was worried sick over him and I just want to see him grow to his full potential

I think I'll keep him in the 1 gallon for another day or two, and then him and his girl can go back into their split 4 footer

 

[shrks1fan]

That's awesome Kelly! I know you were very worried about him. I'm glad your medication seems to have worked

Linda

 

[tekknocolor]

Glad to hear you giant's better!

 

[wuvmybetta]

Thanks you guys! Seeing him with no signs of illness was a great feeling, it made my day!!

 

[coconutman39]

may i ask how he kept his head out of water that long?

otherwise HURRAY!!!

 

[wuvmybetta]

may i ask how he kept his head out of water that long?

otherwise HURRAY!!!

uggh, he always does that! He parks his butt on a plant and rests there,leaving his forehead a bit exposed. Right before the incident I had moved him from one 4 foot tank and into an intended breeder 4 footer, I'm guessing he was in a draft and it dried his head out. His tank had no lid on his side because he'll never jump (laziest fish evah!), that's only my observation though. It happened within 3 days of being in the new tank

But his park and expose habit has made it hard to heal him. He kept exposing his boo boo! So I had to practically cover it with plants to keep his head down there.


I've since relocated his tank, and I have no intentions of breeding him any time in the future ,now. Unless he tells me otherwise

 

[cometcattle]

That's great news wuv.

It is a GREAT feeling to see a sick pet recover.

 

[wuvmybetta]

That's great news wuv.

It is a GREAT feeling to see a sick pet recover.

Thank you,cc! And it really is great I sat by him for hours over the past few weeks, he looked so terrible it would make me cry and I begged him to be tough for me Sweet boy,my prayers are answered

He's my daughters favorite betta. He's so sweet and peaceful. We call him our gentle giant

 

[Wisperian]

Hm.....I'm trying to imagine a crying wuv lol

 

[tekknocolor]

Hm.....I'm trying to imagine a crying wuv lol

 

[wuvmybetta]

Hm.....I'm trying to imagine a crying wuv lol

either

Nice to know though

 

[Wisperian]

Thank you,cc! And it really is great I sat by him for hours over the past few weeks, he looked so terrible it would make me cry [/quote]
lol yoo were crying! a boohooing wuv lol

 

[wuvmybetta]

Thank you,cc! And it really is great I sat by him for hours over the past few weeks, he looked so terrible it would make me cry

lol yoo were crying! a boohooing wuv lol [/quote]
I'm glad that fretting over my fish has amused you.

 

[Arashi]

I'm so happy for you wuv!!! This is excellent news! You must be so relieved to see that he's ok.

And don't worry that SOME people are making fun of you crying for your fish... I to, have been known to cry for my little friends, not only when they've passed away, but when I have to see them in pain or suffering. I would do anything for those little guys, and I know you would too wuv.

 

[Wisperian]

Lol sorry it just seemed so funny...... lol but shhh!!!!! don't tell anyone I was crying because I thought my fish were dying when they were pooping and I thought it was their intestines. Well...i was 4 and it was my first fish... =/ I thought fish poo was brown and stinky like human waste