FuzzyThePunkCat wrote:Some fish updates:
For Christmas my fish got a big jar of freeze dried krill to put in all the tanks. I don't think they even ate them though x.x Plus, my mom just got me a bottle of new conditioner.
Luca (Crowntail Betta) also died a few days ago. He's been sick for a while, but I'm not sure what it was. He would just lay at the bottom and wasn't eating as much as usual. Luca was the first fish I EVER had and I've had him for over two years. He wasn't very small when I got him, so he was probably like 3 years old when he died. My grandmother got me Luca the night my 16 year old cat had to be put to sleep and he fought me all about fish andis the reason I started keeping fish. I will miss him so so much </3
Lastly, I've noticed Jade's one eye seems to have gotten clouded over the past month. Jade is a Goldfish who appears to be a mix between Flat Eye Telescope (from her eyes), Jikin (from her tail), and Curled-Gill (from her curled gills). Other than that, she is acting and eating normally. Not sure what it's from.
Edit: Oh and I got two new Bettas the other day! I put them in who of my empty 2.5 gallons. The first one is Axel, he's a male Double Tail Betta and he is lavender with pinkish red on his fins. The second one is Rune, she is a female Crowntail Betta and she is black with metallic green-blue scale and red fins. Both of them are sure tiny. My other Bettas- Blittz, Lilac, Lunar, and Dallas make them look so tiny x3 Axel is shy, but Rune is very social. I saw Axel laying at the top of his cup one day and I came back several days later and he was still laying at the top. I touched the cup and he moved, so I decided to save him. I could have sworn Rune was dead, but she wasn't so I sved her. Now she is happily swimming around in a big tank. I love taking in the fish who are sick or seem to have given up hope. Like when I rescued Dallas when he had fin rot and treated it and now he is fine.
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Aaww, sorry for your fish losses. Pets are pets, no matter if they are fish, or dogs or cats. (No offence to other pets out there of course, too little space here to say all of the types of pets.) We all grieve over the loss of a pet.
First, freeze dried krill aren't for all fish. Many fish do not like freeze dried whole krill or shrimp but may take it if you pull out a few and soak them in tank water for about a half hour before you feed them. It makes the texture better to the fish when they grab onto the krill.
Next, sorry to hear about about Luca. 3 years is pretty good for a betta although in good conditions 4 or 5 years can be expected. 2 things might have been happening. Water conditions, or overeating. When bettas overeat, they get fat and lazy just like an overweight person might do and they sometimes lay on their side even because rather than gaining muscle to keep their fins upright, they gain fat. Daily stimulation is great for bettas, even if it's just running your had around their tank to have them move in the water. Older fish sometimes just kind of give up and lay like that, but at 2 years, it's more likely either the boredom or overfeeding.
You mentioned you had unexpected deaths in a tank. If the tank having the unexpected deaths had the Oranda in it, then it's likely a case of ammonia poisoning. You didn't mention what you'd tested for or what you've experienced, but goldfish, of any variety, put out at least twice or 3x the waste in both poop and urine of any other fish and require a higher filtration than regular tropicals. i.e a 20 gallon filter on a 10 gallon tank. Otherwise, the tank gets off it's cycle and high ammonia or high acid can result. Plus, goldfish like cooler water than say the danio you mentioned died so if you had both, one or the other was suffering from the wrong temperature. Your 2 year old goldfish was very young as they typically can live many years in the right conditions. (I'm on dial up internet and can't go look back at old posts to see what you've tried.)
With Jade, a photo would be very helpful, but in general there are a few conditions that cause eye cloud. The first is water being acidic. If your ph level is lower than 7, then it's too low for tropical fish including goldfish although they like colder water so are only quasai tropical, lol. There are exceptions, my angelfish included like 6.8 to 6.0, but in general, neutral 7.0 ph or close to it is recommended. The other reason could be a scratch or injury to the cornea of it's eye. Other conditions could be pop-eye or cataracts but we would need photos for confirmation, especially if the water is neutral and you've been doing your water changes. There are other conditions, but without more symptoms and photos, it's hard to diagnose why Jade's eye is getting cloudy.
About Axel and Rune. I'm glad you rescued them, however, being a betta enthusiast and former betta breeder, I hope you don't mean you have a male and a female together in only 2.5 gallons??? After they are about 3 months old, male and female bettas should not be housed together or they will start shredding each other. The male will want to mate and the female won't unless she's ready and females typically are not ready until at leat 5 or 6 months of age and at least a inch and a half long (typically larger). The male will still attempt to reach her and his mouth is similar to sharks with tiny rows of very sharp teeth. I hope you either have a divider or they are are in different tanks. Alternatively I hope you have lots of places for her to hide from him because if he sees her, he will chase her and even though she's faster, she'll end up being bitten.
I think that's most of what you asked about.
Feel free to post or PM me if you have any questions.
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