Betta death

Hi everyone,
not a happy vid...In this vid I explain how my betta which I had for about 18 months died. He contracted dropsy which I suspect was brought in by a piece of wood that was not boiled for long enough to kill off any bacteria. Another possibility is a cut which he may have got when swimming past the wood. I tested the water prior to his death and ammonia's, nitrites and nitrates were pretty much at 0.

Anyways thanks a lot for watching and I look forward to getting new fish for the small tank.

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[fabihanski]

im soo sory i dont think it was your wood i think it as maybe exess nirite this vid has given me more respect for betta i might put a single male one in a 33 gallon(after the unexpected ammonia spike) if over

[TheRossiboy]

@fabihanski thanks...no it definitely wasn't nitrite, I tested the water just before he died and all the ammonia's, nitrite and nitrate were at 0

[Freshwatermadness]

@TheRossiboy I just lost one of my betta fry to parasites. I didn't catch it in time to save him, but I treated the tank with coppersafe and the other fry that had parasites have almost no signs of parasites anymore. Always good to have a few meds on hand! Like your vids, very informative. Subbed. By the way just wondering how you made out with your cory fry? Did any make it to adult?

[Allister12212012]

Nice video again, I'm sorry to hear about you'r betta I have only lost to fish since I got back into it one I kn9w was stress, my fault I had to fix a leek and a cat fish passed the other was a gourami and I have no idea what killed him. went to bed he was fin got was dead, anyway nice vids keep it up.

[MrRedgar901]

sorry about your fish Ross

[TigerBarbTanks]

Bogwood can also carry dieseses so I'd defently clean out the whole tank before adding anymore fish. Sorry to hear the bad news:(

[FeederFishTanks]

aw dude that sucks i hope you get better

[MrDMTVProductionz]

Oh bugger sorry for your loss!

[TheGlader2]

I meant to say blooming

[TheGlader2]

Nooooooooooooo. He was one of the most loved of your fish. And, on another note. I did not no he had won a medal.? But, that probably doesn't help. I really liked that little guy. I must say though, your other fish tank is looking really good, the plants are just booming.

[Turtles504]

did you boil the wood

[MaryAnneNagy]

So sorry for your loss, especially right before Christmas. Just subscribed and started watching your videos and am learning a lot. I got a Betta (Barclay) just a few weeks ago and I'm already in love. They thought he was a veiltail, but it turns out he's a crown and gorgeous (not show quality for sure, but beautiful to me. I've always had such bad luck with fish - I'm really working to do it right this time. Again, sorry for your loss. Hope you have a Merry Christmas in spite of it.