I blame it on my own negligence toward my dear critter. Mermaid, my blue half-crown tail Betta which I have owned for nearly a year now, is suffering from a fin-eating bacteria called Fin Rot. His majestic crown tail has begun to fall off, nearly fifty percent gone by the time I had noticed it. I immediately knew the cause of it. This week has been study week and I haven't been diligent on changing my Betta's tank water. There was a day when the ammonia level rose so high that my whole room was pungent. I had to get up at 6.30am to change the tank water because the stench of it was disturbing my morning slumber. I'm guessing that was where it all began. Luckily though Flippy, my half-moon tail Betta is alright while Mermaid just floated near the surface, motionless, and I reckon, in fishly pain.

Though alarmed with Mermaid's condition, I still had to stay home to study for my exams tomorrow. Otherwise I would have at least gone to Toa Payoh to find a fish shop for some T1 anti-bacterial remedy to treat Mermaid's Fin Rot. But my degree comes first and I have put it off till after tomorrow's paper.

All I have now is a grain of hope that Mermaid holds on to dear life and that the bacteria doesn't spread so fast. My study notes lay spread on the table with my Betta fishes at the end where I can see them.