My blue female betta, the one that bred successfully died on Thursday.
She was poisoned, actually.
By me.
Due to the bacterial infection earlier that swept through my tanks, I wanted to separate the juveniles into two tanks to avoid a repeat of the incident.
But when I separated the juves, they started fighting and flaring like crazy.
So to prevent injury, I bought two stationery holders from Daiso to serve as refuge areas for those who lost fights and needed to recover.
However, I forgot to wash them before putting them in the tank.
Fortunately (or unfortunately), I decided to put blue momma in that tank instead as she'd received some injury from a previous fight and I thought it would serve her well to recover alone in the tank without any harassment.
But when I got from my holiday, I was informed that she had died on the day that I left.
*sigh*
At least her genes are being propagated by the offspring that she bore.