As I said, he is so lovely and from eating and swimming around, he seems to list to the side and then rights himself over and over again and is not eating well. Does anyone know what is wrong?
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Depending on the age of your betta there could be two reasons for this occuring. If your betta is 2 years or over, unfortunately this is one of the first signs that they are about to die, but if your betta is relatively young it may have something called "Swim Bladder Disorder" that is usually caused by overfeeding, but is fortunately very treatable. Fasting the betta for 24-48 hours can usually cure this. Change the bowl water and make sure there are no leftover food particles that can be eaten. After the fasting period you can resume feeding in small amounts and for the first week try feeding only every other day. This has worked for my fish in the past. The following article may also be of some help to you. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:4xt.
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Could you be over feeding him? Once or twice a day is plently, 2-5 pellets of food. More can cause them to bloat and not swim properly. He could be sick - parasite or from dirty water. Are you changing the water every other day if in a bowl without a filter or every week for a filtered system? You can try changing the water and getting some BettaFix Remedy Solution - a few drops a day could help.
sorry to say he is dying.. betta fish only live around 2 years.
our betta of 2-1/2 years just died last week. same symptoms.
i knew he was sick because every day when he heard me open
my kids vitamins bottle, he would swim to the top like a kama
kazi pilot, he knew it was time to eat. last week, he just stayed
at the bottom of the tank..
I think ur fish is slowly die'in. My son fish was acting like that and when I changed the water a day later he died. The best part is that it happened when my son was at school, I hurried up and bought another one to replace it. He thinks it's the same one. My son is only 5 years old he did not see the difference because I had got the same color.
I dont think he is necessarily dying.
However, it might be a parasite which can usually be cured with a large water and gravel change followed with the correct medications. These remedies should both be researched at your local pet store (I recommend a local place cause the chains dont know a thing) or online, so you dont harm your fish.
However, even though it may be a parasite, I think it is swim bladder disease. This is brought about by stress or impact with another object. Basically it causes the swim bladder (a balast tank-type organ that keeps the fish afloat) to malfunction causing the fish to swim lop-sided. There is no cure but the fish shoud continue to lead a happy life if this is the case. You can add certain chemicals such as "Stress Zyme" and Stress Coat" (there are many more just ask the fish store) to the water to prevent further damage and to the reduce the stresses of the fish trying to remain upright.
sorry he is going to die
maybe u overfed him and now he's dying
Most likely this is cause by poor water conditions and/or over feeding. The 1st thing to do is clean his tank/bowl. Then let him fast for a day, and fed him part of a cooked peeled pea. (Fish exlax) Also read up on betta diseases and re-examine him.
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