Eskielvr
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Now I'm wishing I hadn't bought that Betta on impulse after all. I should have listened to what everyone said but no, I just couldn't resist and just had to get him. (By the way, I put in a new 65 watt, 10,000 degree K light and he's not turquoise anymore.......he's purple! ??? Still very pretty though.)
Anyway, this morning I get up to feed them and what do I see? A very badly injured Neon struggling to swim with hardly any fins. > I don't know if I should automatically euthanize him or try to find another tank to isolate him in. Sometimes he bobs upside down for a moment or gets tossed by the current of the filter when coming to close. He got too close to the filter and got stuck to the side of it, so I had to gently nudge him away. But, he seems to be going strong. I don't know if it'd be more cruel to try to save him or not. This is the first time I've ever had a Betta that attacked another fish. (I'm assuming it was the Betta since they were all fine before, and he was chasing/charging at them last night.) I thought he had stopped. He wasn't bothering them at all this morning either when I fed them.....but he wouldn't eat anything.
All because I listened to the one stupid employee who, when asked if I could house him with Neons replied, "Yep!". I think I'm going to call them up and let them know what happened, but it probably won't do any good. Maybe they would have a talk with her though.
I'm just so upset with myself. That poor fish. :'(
Anyway, this morning I get up to feed them and what do I see? A very badly injured Neon struggling to swim with hardly any fins. > I don't know if I should automatically euthanize him or try to find another tank to isolate him in. Sometimes he bobs upside down for a moment or gets tossed by the current of the filter when coming to close. He got too close to the filter and got stuck to the side of it, so I had to gently nudge him away. But, he seems to be going strong. I don't know if it'd be more cruel to try to save him or not. This is the first time I've ever had a Betta that attacked another fish. (I'm assuming it was the Betta since they were all fine before, and he was chasing/charging at them last night.) I thought he had stopped. He wasn't bothering them at all this morning either when I fed them.....but he wouldn't eat anything.
All because I listened to the one stupid employee who, when asked if I could house him with Neons replied, "Yep!". I think I'm going to call them up and let them know what happened, but it probably won't do any good. Maybe they would have a talk with her though.
I'm just so upset with myself. That poor fish. :'(