Betta Fish Died After 2 Years

The air filters kept breaking and we couldn t find a replacements that would work so would have to buy a new tank.

Betta fish died after 2 years. We switched tanks 3 times. I think it is not so much about the size of the tank 5 gallon it s keeping their lives interesting too. My male betta fish ricky he died just now after i had him for 3 years and i didn t know what went wrong but i feel that he died of an old age but i know that isn t one of the reasons why.

Anyway i am now determined to. Hi everyone my female betta just died an hour ago and i m rather taken aback by her sudden passing and would like some clarification or any advice for the future. While you think your betta may have died suddenly in fact he could have been dying over a period of time without you realizing.

I feel that buying a fish at walmart can or could be a bad idea because i heard that sometimes they don t clean out the tanks properly and leave dead fish etc in there rather than taking them out. They will prefer laying around on leaves or the bottom of your fish tank. Why did my betta fish die so suddenly.

Betta s are tropical fish and can t live in a bowl. Older betta fish won t have that youngster energy to explore. I m very sorry about your loss.

They need a stable temperature of 76 82 degrees 78 80 being idea. Some may live even longer but after hitting the 5 year mark they will become lethargic and more susceptible to disease. Betta fish also known as the siamese fighting fish is a popular fish in the aquarium trade.

If you re not in a hurry then you should familiarise yourself with the most common causes of betta death. Betta fish can live a happy and healthy life for about 4 to 5 years with good care. On average bettas in captivity live to 3 5 years once you remove the extremely high premature death rate due to poor husbandry shipping pet store conditions and due to ignorance of many betta buyers.