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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all are a tough bunch.

I’ve been taking care of the fish. I check the water daily. I do routine water changes. I’ve painstakingly helped clear up fin rot once, and nursed a torn fin another time. Please stop with the criticism and accusations. I’m the only one taking care of the thing! I think we’ve given it a pretty damn good life, better than a small cup of tap water at the pet store. I’m bonded with this stupid fish. As I said in my OP, I don’t have the heart to flush it. But I also hope it isn’t blind and/or suffering. Treatments aren’t helping the eye situation. [/quote]

DCUM is hard on everyone. I admire your commitment to the fish, and I understand how irritating it is to put so much work into a beta fish! I wouldn't flush it myself, I would suck it up and keep doing it. Maybe transfer it to a new set up where you have to do less maintenance? [/quote]

This. Why the tank for a beta?? I thought the whole point was that they were lower maintenance and could live in bowls. The one we had as kids lived for seven years in a bowl. Would he have been happier in a bigger tank? Enh, maybe. But he apparently had a perfectly long life hanging out in the bowl--certainly a fate better than being flushed![/quote]
Before we bought the fish, I asked and everyone said we needed the whole set up or the fish wouldn’t thrive. [/quote]

We have our beta fish in a bowl.  I do have to clean it once a month and put in fresh water.  I'm not sure if that's more or less work than you're accustomed to, OP, but just an "fyi."
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