amdpayne
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My beloved little betta Barbossa apparently managed to jump out of the tank within the past hour or so and pass away on the carpet. I was sitting here in the living room the whole time. It was quiet and I didn't hear a thing. I just now saw him, dry, dark, and stiff on the carpet about 3.5 feet away from the tank. I have no idea how this happened. The only openings are small ones on the back of his 10 gal for his filter and automatic feeder (didn't have one on there). He's never been a jumper or aggressive seeming in any way. I did a water change earlier (maybe 2 hours ago), and I did it the way I always do, so no weird sudden changes there. Saw him in tank after wc. Must have jumped one of the tiny holes (just realized his leaf is near the surface near the feeder hole), and flopped quite a ways. I can't deal with dead pets, so I called my boyfriend, panicked and crying and said I didn't know what to do but I needed him there if anything just to pick him up.
EDIT: I looked at him again and thought he looked like he'd moved a little from where I saw him. I got a net and paper towel and he was alive!! He flopped into the net and I put him back in his tank. He floated towards the bottom and I figured he'd pass away there soon, but after about 30 sec, he frantically swam around the tank and shook the carpet fuzz off his face. He probably lost some fin and has stuff in his gills/face bc of carpet but right now he's alive and lying calmly in the corner on a plant near the bottom. His gills are moving slightly, but he's kind of laying on his side. Do you thin he can make it yet?? I am so freaked out and confused and baffled and worried about this whole situation. I have no idea what to do or think. Sorry for any typos... This app is AWFUL. Can't see a think that I type.
EDIT: I looked at him again and thought he looked like he'd moved a little from where I saw him. I got a net and paper towel and he was alive!! He flopped into the net and I put him back in his tank. He floated towards the bottom and I figured he'd pass away there soon, but after about 30 sec, he frantically swam around the tank and shook the carpet fuzz off his face. He probably lost some fin and has stuff in his gills/face bc of carpet but right now he's alive and lying calmly in the corner on a plant near the bottom. His gills are moving slightly, but he's kind of laying on his side. Do you thin he can make it yet?? I am so freaked out and confused and baffled and worried about this whole situation. I have no idea what to do or think. Sorry for any typos... This app is AWFUL. Can't see a think that I type.