unbelievable

[bevoman]

You guys are not going to believe this story!
My wife has a betta plakat that jumps out of its tank everytime it is fed. We have always been able to put him back in and have never had a problem.
Well, we got a new golden retriever puppy. I fed the fish tonight and did not see him jump out.
I have two other dogs and when I call them to go outside to the bathroom, they usually come running. Well this time the puppy did not come.
I went into the living room and the puppy was half under the coffee table where the betta lives in its tank. She ran from me when I tried to get her to come. I caught her and lo and behold the betta was in her mouth.
I told my wife the betta was a goner but as soon as I said that, it wiggled in my hand. I put it back in the tank immediately and its gills were moving. He was breathing.
Now mind you, he is definitely in shock and moving around very unusually.
It was truly unbelievable that he survived the puppy's mouth.
I don't know if he will make it. I will keep ya'll informed.

[jennigypsy]

OMG...

that betta must REALLY like his food!! He does a hungry dance!

[jonah]

Betta's can be pretty tough fish. I found a Betta falx on my bathroom floor one night. I got up in the middle of the night and could here it flipping around in the dark. It was lucky that time, but it jumped out a couple of months later for the last time.

[crazyfishlady]

I had a betta that would eat out of my hand. I'd hold a little betta pellet w/ the very tips of my fingers about 1/2 inch above the water & he'd jump up & grab it.

[bevoman]

Incredibly enough, he seems to have survived. Swimming around and seems ok. I will keep everyone updated.

[Vip]

wow dude, proves they are one of the more hardy fish going around true!
Was he just holding it in his mouth? like playing with it?

[bevoman]

Unfortunately, he did not make it. He was floating and suffering last night so I put him out of his misery. I waited a while and observed his behavior to be sure I was not premature.
I felt it was definitely the humane thing to do.
Vip, the puppy was just holding it in her mouth. Natural behavior for most retrievers is not to crush things in their mouth. She is a great puppy and is going to make a great dog. Just hopefully no more bettas for her.