Comments on Nippyfish: A Betta Blog: Giving Your Betta up for Adoption

I tried to email you but I got an error saying tha...

2008-04-27T20:44:00.000-04:00

I tried to email you but I got an error saying that you went past your quota?

Anywyas I hope its ok if I just write the email here:

I really wanted to e-mail you to congratulate you on your site. I find it to be outstanding. I have been researching about betta care and your site has answered my questions in non-confusing ways. I don't own a betta yet. I am still trying to convince my parents into allowing me to purchase one. They seem like amazing and beautiful fish. I was also wondering if you could tell me a good water temperature, I am mostly worried about the heat. Is it ok to keep betta fish in sunlight?

Thank you so much,

Alfredo S.

PS: I also wanted to know if betta fish like some sort of light at night, or if they are disturbed by them. I wanted to put a few a LEDs becuase they light up the tank but don't give off heat while doing so. Thanks again :)

Hi! I have betta too, his name is Hermes. My blog'...

2008-04-14T09:36:00.000-04:00

Hi! I have betta too, his name is Hermes. My blog's adress is bojownik-hermes.blogspot.com Unfortunately it is writing in Polish, because I'm Polish. You have nice blog :)

i just was on the web and passed by your blog and ...

2008-02-15T21:56:00.000-05:00

i just was on the web and passed by your blog and just to say,it is AWSOME. I know you may here many compliments from other visitors but i really mean it, this is the best betta blog ever. You should so make a betta cam so we can see your betta fish ,that would be a great addition to your website not thats its great already. Keep up with the great work you are doing. Thanks for all the reliable inforamation. I am definatly going to tell my friends about this blog!!

I love your blog. I fell in love with bettas a fe...

2008-02-06T06:42:00.000-05:00

I love your blog. I fell in love with bettas a few years ago. I tried to keep my betta page updated at http://www.chrystalsander.com/fish.html but gave up. I need to at least post pics of each betta I have. Betta's Rule!

I found your blog a few days ago, while looking up...

2008-01-31T16:15:00.000-05:00

I found your blog a few days ago, while looking up information on about sick Bettas - your blog and website have been very helpful.

My original Betta (Futo Maki) died in early December. Then, the day before Christmas, Sashimi (Sashi for short) arrived. Anyways about a week ago, he just stopped eating (very suddenly) and then overnight - literally) his abdomen started swelling. At first I thought he was constipated, but nothing I did seemed to help.

After reading much of the very helpful information on your site and in your blog I figured then it was Dropsy (even though the pineconing had not set in at the time). I lowered the water in his bowl, gave him Epsom salt baths and have been keeping the water temp up and the water clean. Over the last four days or so, his condition got worse, and he was so bloated that he was well over double his size where his abdomen was so tight he didn't even look like he had scales at all. His energy level decreased, but he still darted around the bowl occasionally. Then a day ago in the morning I noticed a small white bump under his abdomen at the back (like something sticking out in a head like a pimple) in front of his main big bottom fin underneath and he seemed to just be getting bigger and bigger, his fins were "breaking off" too at the ends, and of course he pineconed and was lethargic. This white protrusion was new however in terms of symptoms and Sashimi would often bang himself against the bowls sides....it really was horrible to watch because it felt like he was trying to commit suicide or something.

Last night when I turned off his light I really thought he'd be gone this morning.

I woke up this morning and came in to my office where his bowl is to find him almost back to normal size. He is a bit off colour, and a little pineconed still. When I saw him my mouth fell open and I thought to myself...."how odd - he burst and lived - how could that be?" Then I see a big fat curled up worm-like thing at the bottom of his bowl, almost as wide as him. Click to view image

For the tiny fish he is, what came out of him was huge...its bigger than a whole green pea the way it corkscrew curls.

I'd really like to know what the heck that is - and if Sashi can recover from this - there is some loose skin and he now has a slight hole from where it came out. Is there anything I can do? He is still not eating (can't say as I blame him on that) and he is definitely not back to his normal colour, or habits, but I dare say he seems relieved. I was thinking a fresh bowl of water, and a warm epsom salts bath this morning would keep him comfortable. Any other advise?

I am amaze with the excellence of your blog, could...

2007-12-09T02:24:00.000-05:00

I am amaze with the excellence of your blog, could please give me a few pointers please. I am starting into the blog thing, i am using it as a journal, to use it in the future as a reference for breeders. here is my link: http://holygsroom.blogspot.com/
do you mind if i add you to my reference links? by the way to answer your question in yahoo.answers, yes is perfectly normal for bettas to show their buttom gills, in most bettas this button one is not noticeable because they are the same color as the rest of the body. but with all the breeders trying to breed pure black bettas from multicolor bettas i think they are just narrowing down the common colors and just making them small adjust ments to their genes.

I do not have to much experience but i know alot, i been on this only for 6 months but i have had bettas for nearly 15 yrs.

p.s. i really like your blog.

I would just like to thank you for maintaining suc...

2007-11-28T23:48:00.000-05:00

I would just like to thank you for maintaining such a great blog and website. There is so much bad information on the web. I've had my betta for about a month, and I'm committed to giving him the best possible life. Your blog has helped answer many of my questions. Pekoe (my betta) and I are very grateful!