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It seems m baby betts' life is comming to an end. he started turning grey yesterday and now all he does is lay at the bottem of the tank. he wont eat, the ends of his fins are puffing up and the base of his top fin is turning his body red. its really sad, and i moved him from his aquarium to a smaller cup hoping that I'd be easier for him to get to the top to breath, which ive seen him to and do a few times. right now all he does is lay the the bottem with almost chaynne-stokes breathing patterns with his gills. its killing me to see him this way, but i dont know if theres anything else i can do for him except wait for the enevitable...any ideas? i doubt theres anything i can do except try to keep him comphortable...i try not to move him around to much. i offer fod but he never takes it.

How long have you had him? Is he dying of old age?

perhaps add some aquarium salt (just as a general tonic) and offer him some FD bloodworms, or something else that would be a treat for him. If it is the end for him, all you can do is try to make him comfortable. *hugs*

I woke up this morning and he was gone...i had him for abot 3 months, but he was given to me with both ick and finrot, so i think its a miracle he lasted as long as he did. thanks for your replies!...i have a little girl i just bought before he died to worry about. i got the betta addiction i guess