life is change

Life is change, and you're allowed to change with it.  Don't put yourself in a box, and don't let others put you there either.
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How to cheer up a depressed betta (fighting fish)

I appreciate everyone caring about my depressed fish.  My husband, the wise one in this house ;0) did a search on the internet and found that depression is pretty common in Bettas /Fighting Fish.  He read that changing their environment can help - they get bored, lol.  He also read to try giving them bloodworms or brine shrimp to encourage them to eat.

So, this has been Ember's home for as long as I've had him, the mirror is not normally there, I put it there seeing if he would attempt to fight with himself - this was also a tip Dennis read while researching so I was on the right track.  But, I made a mistake - the plant is a plastic plant and apparently this is not good.  Bettas like their plants but the plastic hurts their fins.

If you look back up at the top photo you will see that we replaced his plastic plant with some live plants.  I don't know how long they will actually live with so little light but I'm hopeful.  We also found bloodworm and low and behold he ate!  Each morning since the change he has been eating at least one pellet and one bloodworm.  And, last night he was flitting about in his tank - he seems happier.

different for me

It is scary to try something new, traveling in the same ole rut is by far the most comfortable. I stepped out of my rut in my edit of this photo.  Stepping out of the box I put myself in is often hard, but worth it.

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Macro Treasure Monday

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)

Vacations are exhausting but I'm home and back to posting. :) I missed you guys!!