Betta sluggish, reluctant to eat [Sad Ending :(]

[Arcteryx]

Thanks Maureen... I'll probably wait a bit before adding another fish to the tank... maybe some shrimp, who knows. In the meantime I'll watch the pygmy cory's romp about...

[crazy72]

Sorry to hear, Arcteryx. Try not to beat yourself up too much. First, we all make mistakes and that's how we learn. You tried your best. Second, nothing tells you that he died because of overfeeding. There could be a host of reasons, possibly (but maybe not) triggered by the stress of a new tank. But really, often we never really know what happens. It's just a reminder that their life is precarious (and so is ours), and we owe it to them to try our best to keep them healthy. And you certainly did.

I hope you find another fish that you like for your Ebi. And that's going to be a lucky fish.

[Bfunk89]

If you do want another Betta for your tank I would go with a female. You can get some beautiful colours and fins on them and they have TONS of personality. Mine also enjoy the current and often play in it! They're also a little calmer with tankmates.

My only concern adding shrimp to your ebi would be the fact that the cories and shrimp might compete for ground space. But I've read you've got a good set of plants going, so if they're tall the shrimp will hang out at all heights. Mine love to pretend their bats on the duckweed =)

[Arcteryx]

Hey thanks you guys, really. Makes it a lot easier to accept and move on when I hear from all of you who've been through this and know how much it sucked. Y'all the best - thanks again

[roadrunner]

sorry to hear about your betta. I did loose couple of bettas due to the SBD in the past and I was really sad. Over the years I've experimented with food.Now I feed mine with Hikari micro wafers, treat them with dried blood worms (once every 7-10 ). Last time I tried frozen blood worms it killed 3 of my bettas, so I will never do that again. Looked like they got some parasites from it. As for peas, I read lots about it and some people on some forums said that peas is not really good for them. I use daphnia instead. It works same as peas (laxative) and it's less messy, and fish love them more.

So don't give up on them. Bettas are beautiful fish and have lots of personality. I love them all! Currently I have 4, but I had as many as 13 at the same time!

[Elle]

Sorry about your fish. Same thing happened with my old betta, except we think that old age played a factor...just gradually losing energy and "oomph" and colour until he passed.

Not your fault, so I wouldn't be too hard on yourself.