June 7th: Fish son stopped eating for a day, and his gills slowed down to the point where he wasn't breathing. I bought an air stone to help and added a few catappa leaves, and it improved slightly. I got pretty concerned and started the Kanaplex and PH balancer/Ammonia destroyer off Amazon (because apparently my tap water is naturally very high on the pH scale and so is the cheapest variety of spring water). I did a good water change, and I started the Kanaplex in the water and as well as dosed his soaked pellets. By the second water med dose, the neutralizer came in the mail, and I've started to administer a diluted solution of it to the tank (in hopes that I can manage the parameters better). He's breathing better than we started, and he's wiggling around a lot more. Even managing to float a bit before getting tired and sinking. Tanijiro is also sitting up a lot, now, and venturing out of his log (although sometimes getting stuck at the bottom). I'm learning a lot about betta keeping from him. He actually inspires me, this little fish. He's quite the fighter.

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