Yeah I haven't medicated him since the first day I got him, I didn't use metafix though, I don't think. I used this dissolving tablet (Fungus Clear) for the fungus treatment, it's made for 10 gallon tanks or more, so I have to chop it up when I do use it, and then I used Ick Away to treat for Ick just in case. I did the same thing to Fishie, my other beta when I got him/her....and he is doing GREAT! Had him for about 6 months now.
Now when I do water changes, the only thing I use in the water is Prime, and I don't even mess with the water in the big tank that Tarzan is in now.
I feed him Freeze Dried Shrimp, the little beta food pellets (haven't used though since was told shrimp are better for him and I want to make sure he stays healthy for now, and live shrimp when I can talk my husband into letting me buy some. But lately he's been eating the tropical fish flakes I've dropped in for the other fish along with his other stuff. There are also a few shrimp still left in his tank, so once he's much better I figure he'll go after them eventually. Until then, I plan on breeding shrimp in his old tank so I can feed the other beta I have and him once he's much better.
I have no idea how long they've had him. I know they had him when I first moved in here and that was almost a year ago, but not sure if they just got him then or what. He was in one of those teeny beta bowls at that point.
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