The One Magic Hit

My betta fish was doing much better today. He was swimming around the tank, doing his think, slower, I'll admit, but none the less moving around like he's supposed to.

Needless to say, he was doing too well, I couldn't let this go one forever now, could I? So, I took my plastic fork and touched the betta fish once while he was under water. He went crazy and started swimming rapidly and erratically all over the tank. Then he sank to the bottom.

I wondered how long it would take him to recover. Now he is swimming much much less than before. That hit I did on him must have been very powerful. I'm going to watch him and see how long it takes him to recover.

He is still flapping his fins, and swimming a little, though, much less and much more slowly. I'll see how he progresses through the late afternoon.

Oh, he seems to be picking up a little now. I wonder if he's ready for another hit? But on the flip side, it's so nice to watch him swim around. I'll see if he can recover to where he was before. Then, maybe I'll give him another hit later on. We'll see how he does.

He's still not eating, though, I fed him before the hit and he spit out the food. I did notice though, that he seems to try and eat the food that is at the bottom of the tank.

Well, we'll just have to wait and see how well he does. It's 4:28, I could still go to the pet store and look for a replacement betta fish to occupy his tank. Still going to think about that. We'll see if I hit him again a few more times, he might definitely need a replacement. If I don't, then I think he can make it a few more days on his own in the tank.

That hit definitely quieted him down though -- it was very effective! It's amazing how just one touch can send a betta into hyperactive orbit, and then dropping to the bottom of the tank. They are very sensitive fish, and they need these treatments just as much as we need to give them.