loridee

I purchased two different female bettas from PetSmart on two different occasions and each one only lived about 6 weeks. I didn't overfeed them. I make sure the tank was clean. I am really bummed that they both died and it happened pretty quickly. They went downhill fast. I read it's possible there is such a thing as having too large a tank. Mine was 5 gallons. Is that true? edit: I see there was a question about bettas. Mine is more about having done everything right, so I thought, but having them die anyway.

Thank you. I've thought about it and I don't think I'll try again. It really upset me to lose both fish. I get attached.

I took the water to PetSmart to be tested, they said it was good. Maybe the tank was too deep? I don't know. I really enjoyed having the betta but I got tired of being a betta serial killer. The fish would slow down, look tired and washed out and would deteriorate quickly. I tried a lot of things but nothing worked.

I won't buy the betta water but I have noticed the film on the water! I wonder...distilled water is pretty cheap, about a buck a gallon or so. Maybe I will try again with that and I won't use water conditioner.

I used tap water and water conditioner - would bottled water be better?