Betta Fish Died Face Down

The fish is around seven years old.

Betta fish died face down. In this video i talk about my rare betta fish that recently passed away. 1 2 days should be fine as bettas can go a long time without eating. It stays vertical with it s nose pointing down.

Here s what he needed. 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. I live in japan my aunt has been taking care of my fish and just told me this today.

Betta fish aka siamese fighting fish suffer from a wide range of infections and diseases. Then he started to sit face down. It still eats but waits for the food to sink to the bottom.

Well recently one of my bettas finly has been acting weird. Bettas are tropical fish need a heater a steady water temp. Learn how to prevent diagnose and treat common betta fish infections and diseases.

Placed in with other fish the betta s normal response is to drive the fish out of his territory. So we should expect trouble and the only way to avoid harm to the betta or the intended fish is to recognize the inappropriateness and not push the fish into what is for it an unnatural and foreighn environment. While you think your betta may have died suddenly in fact he could have been dying over a period of time without you realizing.

If my tank were infested with snails and had no fish in it id break it down and start over. It swims a little in basicly the same position but most of the time it stays at the bottom of the tank in a corner. If you re not in a hurry then you should familiarise yourself with the most common causes of betta death.