Betta Fish Died While Changing Water

I had one betta fish that died the day after changing his water.

Betta fish died while changing water. When it died i just thought maybe i didn t wait long enough. Ph 6 5 7 5 ammonia 0ppm chlorine 0ppm nitrites 0ppm nitrates less than 40ppm gh general hardness and kh should be around 100 150ppm. One of the most important things to learn when taking care of a betta fish is how to properly change the water in its tank or bowl.

I had had him in the same tank with same decorations and stuff for about a month. Learning how often to change the water in your betta tank and how to change it is the most important factor in the long term health of your fish. While betta fish will adapt to water that is slightly one way or the other the ideal parameters are.

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. And had been adding water conditioner. Dirty containers are unhealthy and can make your betta sick but changing its water improperly can also cause the fish harm.

High ammonia and nitrate levels caused by waste aren t visible but can seriously stress out and cause harm to you bettta. Yesterday i got a new fish and set up the old tank. I use a water conditioner ant usually wait about an hour or so.

If you re not in a hurry then you should familiarise yourself with the most common causes of betta death. Setting up a good water changing schedule helps a lot. 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.

Why did my betta fish die so suddenly. 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 usually do a water change before going to work and then another one in the evening.