My betta, Finch, the pet store rescue, passed away this morning. I awoke to him sunk at the bottom of his tank, and what looked like all his 'skin' shed off. Scales floating everywhere and even more kicked up from the bottom when I picked the tank up to take it to the bathroom. I can only assume he was sick when I purchased him, as he was living in atrocious conditions... It's still very sad, though. I noticed signs of sickness yesterday, when he wedged himself in his silk plant. He ate well though! His normal amount of food, (about 4 pellets in the morning, two and a smaaaaall bloodworm clump at night), was gone as soon as I put it in there as it usually was. He just wasn't as active. It's quite sad. I wish I knew what was wrong. I haven't heard of fish falling apart like that. Maybe he'd been dead all night?