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Hey fish peeps,
Ima tell you a story about my little friend Prince.
About 3 months ago I saw a very sad cream Betta with a super long tail and pretty sparkles eyes. He was all clamped up in a half cup of filthy water. 3 fish had already died next to him and he was totally next...
Sooo yeh, he looked into my soul and i took him home.
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Well Prince started getting better .. he started eating (3 days after I got him mind you) but all seemed to be going well.
He was always a dirty looking fish as his translucent body showed all his tail hemorrhages and discolored insides. I had a grand plan of getting him to be amazingly proud and beautiful with a full tail and no fin rot.. he was going great!
But then one morning I come down to turn in the tank lights and whhhhatttttttttt!!?? His literally missing 3/4 of his tail!!?? All I can say it was devastating .. he flared at me a few times and he had never done that before to me. I felt so taken back ..llike helping someone rehabilitate only to have them hit by a bus on the first outing.
I examined his tank for all the possibilities of how he may have got it caught, ripped or torn .. I had an aqua one internal filter in there so I took that apart looking for answers .. it’s all sponge in the main intake part and seemed very strange it would cause this damage.. any ways I upped my salt and added an extra almond leave to his tank and started again.
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Now I thought I was doing well.. he had soooo much fin growth coming back he looked like a little punk and was owning his new haircut. He is heathy and happy so I was happy.
Anyways a month passed and I come down stairs yesterday morning to find
HIS CHOMPED ALL HIS RE-GRoUTH OFF!!!
Face palm. Sad face. Face palm
I came on here and read more about fin nippers .. his definitely a fin nipper .. his got this little crazy look in his eye and I think his a little broken and disjointed in a way .. very sweet but just seems a little unhinged.
It’s sad he will never have the tail .. still haven’t seen a Betta with a tail fin as long as he once had .. does anyone know what breed fighter he is? I’d love to know!
I feel stupidly embarrassed to post pictures of him because he’s not very aesthetically pretty but his healthy and has a fish mom that gives him lots of attention and love.
If anyone has any Betta transformation pics of a colour change or sick to heathy I’d love to see em. x
The tail that was..
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Him now
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Thanks for taking the time to look at my grubby little boy. Xx
Ima tell you a story about my little friend Prince.
About 3 months ago I saw a very sad cream Betta with a super long tail and pretty sparkles eyes. He was all clamped up in a half cup of filthy water. 3 fish had already died next to him and he was totally next...
Sooo yeh, he looked into my soul and i took him home.
Well Prince started getting better .. he started eating (3 days after I got him mind you) but all seemed to be going well.
He was always a dirty looking fish as his translucent body showed all his tail hemorrhages and discolored insides. I had a grand plan of getting him to be amazingly proud and beautiful with a full tail and no fin rot.. he was going great!
But then one morning I come down to turn in the tank lights and whhhhatttttttttt!!?? His literally missing 3/4 of his tail!!?? All I can say it was devastating .. he flared at me a few times and he had never done that before to me. I felt so taken back ..llike helping someone rehabilitate only to have them hit by a bus on the first outing.
I examined his tank for all the possibilities of how he may have got it caught, ripped or torn .. I had an aqua one internal filter in there so I took that apart looking for answers .. it’s all sponge in the main intake part and seemed very strange it would cause this damage.. any ways I upped my salt and added an extra almond leave to his tank and started again.
Now I thought I was doing well.. he had soooo much fin growth coming back he looked like a little punk and was owning his new haircut. He is heathy and happy so I was happy.
Anyways a month passed and I come down stairs yesterday morning to find
HIS CHOMPED ALL HIS RE-GRoUTH OFF!!!
Face palm. Sad face. Face palm
I came on here and read more about fin nippers .. his definitely a fin nipper .. his got this little crazy look in his eye and I think his a little broken and disjointed in a way .. very sweet but just seems a little unhinged.
It’s sad he will never have the tail .. still haven’t seen a Betta with a tail fin as long as he once had .. does anyone know what breed fighter he is? I’d love to know!
I feel stupidly embarrassed to post pictures of him because he’s not very aesthetically pretty but his healthy and has a fish mom that gives him lots of attention and love.
If anyone has any Betta transformation pics of a colour change or sick to heathy I’d love to see em. x
The tail that was..
Him now
Thanks for taking the time to look at my grubby little boy. Xx
Prince is lovely and so are you for helping him make the transformation from bad to good health.
