My one betta I got two years ago at a friends wedding, he was in a clear glass bowl that acted like a stand for the cake. Anyway, he just kind of sits on the gravel now and struggles to get up to the surface, is there something I can do to pep him up and make him stronger?
I thought that might be what it was, but I knew they could live a heck of a lot longer. I'll try that treatment, I'll update you guys on his condition.
i'm not guarnteeing(sp?) anything but a water change for fish is like somebody feeling refreshed after they come out of the shower, that mixed with good food may work....... but if he's totally hopeless then i'm really sorry, you'll be posting in the Obituary forum soon.
He may be a bit elderly for a change this drastic but I have had good experiences keeping them in small filtered tanks. I also think Blueturq had a good suggestion, and I would add to that something live and wiggly like blackworms- live food usually perks them up if nothng else will.
i used to have mine in a 1 gallon bowl as well, then one day i put him in a 5g, he was much more happy and sometimes he would jump out of the water (very unusual for a betta), he lived for 2 1/2 years
