Oh no, I didn't know that! I'm sorry to hear that, your JD was beautifulI had a Jack Dempsey, the one in my avatar that had it when I got him. I treated him for months and months and he just got worse and worse. Eventually I had to euthanize him. He was no longer eating or even swimming around much. It just wasn't fair to him.
I just bought a bag of frozen mixed veggies and put them in a pot of nearly boiling water to thaw them (not boiling, as this will sap the nutrients out). There were peas, carrots, beans, and a few others things in the bag... the peas seemed to be his fave, and my bettas love them too. He doesn't like his veggies as much as his other foods though, so that has to be the only thing I feed them the day he gets them, otherwise he refuses to eat them. As for earthworms, you can buy containers of nightcrawlers at most sporting goods stores (as fish bait). I'm not sure where you live, but if you're in the US you can also get them in the sports section of Walmart. Yes, crayfish would be another option... anything to vary the diet, basicallyI dont have much choice, Im gonna give that 40 percent change a wing, although im running a 125 gallon tank thats no easy task every other day. What kind of veggies did you feed him? I cant get earth worms here either its too cold out now... I much be out of luck on that any other suggestions?