Betta Fish Is Sick And Won T Eat

If your fish won t try to eat you should likely check for a stressful change in its water s parameters or its surroundings.

Betta fish is sick and won t eat. Any time you suspect a betta is sick you should take it away from other fish since many illnesses are contagious. A sick betta fish usually changes its behavior towards diet on a huge level. Medication is not going to help.

Additionally you may not be able to find medications for bettas in a pet store or even a fish store. I m gonna ask anyways just because i m worried about my new fish. A betta fish likely won t eat when under the following conditions.

If it s not too late a bigger tank 5 gal will help. I m super new to this and please excuse my lack of knowledge. He won t eat and its been a couple of days now.

My betta fish won t eat i m worried he is sick or will die. For the last four days he hasn t eaten he looks like he s losing color and he either just lays at the bottom top of his tank or occasionally swims around frantically bumping into the glass. I want to properly care for my fish.

While betta fish do love hiding in display objects betta fish. Bettas exhibit many signs of sickness from lethargy to white spots. He hardly has an appetite and is eating at a rate of around one pellet nls all purpose.

And when it comes to the betta fish it clearly stops eating any food altogether. I restarted my betta s aquarium about a month ago and a week later he got sick. You should also be aware that some frozen food can expand as it starts to absorb water again.