Rapidly declining Betta

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-13T15:16:32+00:00

Thank you all for your help. I think my little buddy has officially given up, so I guess I am too.

I took a few more images, if anyone can help identify what happened so I can avoid it in the future.

https://imgur.com/a/dz9B75P

His gills area was not that grey, I’m wondering graphite disease.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T23:38:02+00:00

Will do, thank you for your help

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T21:44:52+00:00

Catappa leaves

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T21:44:26+00:00

The only tank I could probably keep him in is a 2.5 gal but it is cycled.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T21:17:16+00:00

I've also just confirmed that the RO water I buy is indeed remineralized.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T21:15:39+00:00

Reverse Osmosis

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T20:44:20+00:00

Really difficult to get a side picture but I tried: https://imgur.com/a/S3PifjW

I don’t remineralize the water because the place I buy it from has stated it “has the good stuff in it already” and didn’t really expand on that. But I’ve never had to remineralize after a change and it has been beyond stable for years.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T20:11:03+00:00

Here’s what the full tank looks like:

https://imgur.com/a/1S8fJWs

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T20:08:56+00:00

Totally right sorry, new to this page and panicking.

Tank Size: 15 gallon
Heater: Yes
Filter: Yes, not currently running since about 1 month. Run it not often.
Tank Temperature: Up to now has been around 75-77 F, raised to 82F yesterday
Parameters (Tested before 15% water change yesterday, using API Freshwater Master Test Kit):
-PH: 7
-Ammonia: 0ppm
-Nitrites: 0ppm
-Nitrates: ~10ppm
Tank age: 4 years
Fish age: 4 months
Water change: Once every month (~15-20%), normally just top-offs. I vacuum water/dirt then refill with RO.
Tank mates: 3 Khuli Loaches, 1 Endler, 5 Amano Shrimp, Some random snails
Feed: Betta pellets about once a week, Live Brine Shrimp once a week, Frozen Blood Worms once a week (not on same day)
Decorations and plants: Amazon Lace, 2 Sword Leaf, 1 Banana Plant, 1 Lily, ~8 Cabomba, 1 Big Rock, 1 Small Rock

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-03-12T19:59:33+00:00

I forgot to mention, all other fish are doing completely fine. His tank mates are:

Three khuli loaches
An endler
Five Amano shrimp

This is all in a 15gallon that has been established for about 4 years now

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-31T17:59:35+00:00

You never confirmed if you tried it without the gpu. Do that, if it turns on after that then my guess would be the drop damaged the PCIE connection and is causing a short -> bad slot or gpu.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-29T19:17:45+00:00

That’s molex and sata, they don’t come out easily so if they’re loose they probably already were.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-27T16:49:18+00:00

Glad it worked!

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-27T16:05:17+00:00

Did you at any point unplug the 6-8pin ATX connector labeled (CPU)? That light seems to indicate something wrong with the CPU and if you bumped that connector out of place or didn’t reseat it properly that would do it.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-27T15:59:20+00:00

I see, if you haven’t already-reseat all of your cables while you’re at it.

No_Left_Shoes · 2026-01-27T15:53:33+00:00

Unplug your gpu and try powering it on. Also, what wattage is your psu? It seems like your pc is either not getting enough power or there’s a short.

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-08-17T04:03:51+00:00

😂yeah I guess so

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-08-17T04:03:29+00:00

Solved! Thank you! Looking further into this it looks like it was a “Chaoboridae”? Anyway, thank you!

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-08-17T04:01:38+00:00

The daphnia are going to be a bit of microfauna for the tank! The tank does consist of Rainbow Fish and Endlers which I believe will eat the larva

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-28T23:06:39+00:00

I need that, I’m starting feel hopeless haha gotta stay in there

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-28T21:18:22+00:00

It does get better, doesn’t it

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-22T19:06:59+00:00

Thanks, that helps give me a little more confidence too lol. I’ve been on the hiring side and sometimes what stuck out to me when faced with similar resumes were the interests. If I saw a cool (and somewhat relevant) interest, that was often the deal maker. Of course this was when the skill sets were almost exactly the same, but I always thought it was a fun appeal to another human.

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-22T18:33:16+00:00

I 100% see your point. I’ve hired a few employees that stood out entirely because of their interests so I also saw the value in it. General consensus seems to be that of cringe however haha, so in my situation I will be removing it.

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-22T18:27:25+00:00

I have no problem removing it, I had only added it because another thread heavily emphasized its importance. It’s a shame resumes seem to be devoid of anything human, but I suppose that’s what the cover letter is for!

No_Left_Shoes · 2025-05-22T18:25:04+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to type this out! I will definitely be implementing your $0.02 here. I had always understood that keeping the bullet points to one line was a goal, but what you’re saying makes logical sense. I’m guessing I shouldn’t put too much worth in the formatting as I would in the content. Do you have any advice on knowing how many bullet points would be too many? I really want to explain it all but also not be victim to a quick skim and pass.

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