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fish007 Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	My beautiful yellow betta died. Its laying in the corner of a 1 gallon tank. Its body looks still yellow but its lungs are deep red. It also has a foggyish layer surrounding the body. It doesnt look bloaded. I haven't noticed any previous symptoms. What are my possible conclusions for this unexplained death?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Sorry for your lost. It probably died of a fugus disease. What where your water perimeters like? How often did you do your water changes? How long did you have the Betta?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	sry for your loss but it is wierd b/c i just this week lost a yellow male with simular symtoms. if u learn what it is please tell me!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish007 Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	I did weekly 100% water changes and the temperature stayed around 75 degrees. I feed the fish twice daily, pellets in the morning and blood worms in the evening. I often skipped a meal or so. The water was about a pH of 7.5. Anything else you need to know that would help find out what happened?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	I don't think you should do 100% water changes. I used to, and all my bettas died except for one, which I now only do 50-75% change. Bar for this I can not see anything wrong. Perhaps doing the 100% water change stressed him out, and when they get stressed out they are prom to diseases. The only thing is, 75 degrees is a bit low. Bump it up to 82-82.5 degrees. I notice when they get cold, they seem to attract the fugus. [span class="edited"][Edited by TigerAngel 2004-07-14 02:02][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Light_Bright Moderator Posts: 1156 Kudos: 1403 Votes: 351 Registered: 16-Jan-2002	I have lost 2 yellow bettas. I was talking to a breeder here and he was saying that there was a shipment of bettas that were mostly yellow and not very healthy. If I had to make a good guess about the two I lost I would say intestinal parasites. ___________________________________________ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fish007 Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	Is there something about yellow bettas or what?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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