feeling a bit sad-

[mary_j_59]

My little Sevvie died this morning, or late last night. I don't know what of - for a couple of days, he was sulking at the bottom of his bowl and spitting out his food. I tried medicating him, but all I had on hand was fungus guard and bettafix, and, of course, salt. Whatever I did wasn't the right thing.

Poor little guy. I really think he was a bit sick from the time I got him, and there was only one week or so in the two months I had him that he acted like a normal betta (making nests, swimming calmly, eating everything he was given, and so on). I am not as sad as I was when Charlie died, but I still feel bad and sorry about him - most of all because I wish I had known how to help him.

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[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Thanks. My sister lost two bettas very quickly before she got Nimbus, who's still plugging along (although with color loss and some fin damage) after a couple of years. And her Rubeus lived to be at least five, and my Benvolio Bashir Betta to a year and a bit. So we're not actually used to having bettas drop dead on us. Most of them have lived more than a year (Albus did, too).

[seductivedark.livejournal.com]

You did everything you could and you gave him a good life while it lasted. Often it does come down to quality.