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My Beta is sick

1K views 11 replies 9 participants last post by  sunkissedinCA 
#1 ·
We have "Nelson" for over two years. He was my daughters fish. I have had tropical fish most of my life but never a beta. Nelson went to college and has now been back home since January. About a month he started missing the chomps on his food. He sees food a few inches away but can't chomp it when he gets close. He swims, he goes to his feeding spot, he reacts positively when I aproach his tank and he goes all happy when my wife talks to him. He just can't eat. I tried FD blood worms and he chases them around but can't get them in his mouth. This is now day 8 without eating food except for one pellet my wife got him to eat after 20 minutes of attention. Are there any tricks that I can try to get food into Nelson?

hematech
 
#2 ·
Have you tried Hikari micro pellets? They are very tiny pellets...maybe those will be easier for him to eat.
 
#7 ·
Sorry to hear about Nelson. RIP lil buddy.
 
#8 ·
:((
 
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