Betta Fish Keep Dying In My Tank

I ve got a 38g tank with admittedly a lot of fish though water parameters are always great.

Betta fish keep dying in my tank. Now i had a male betta for the last 4 months or so and though his tail kept getting bitten he was doing great. About a month ago i bought my first betta fish. There simply isn t enough room for everyone to get along.

I m not sure if i should be cleaning the tank more. He only cost 5 dollars and i bought him a 1 2 gallon betta tank. I had one betta fish for a year and a half that i bought from a local pet store.

We just cleaned the tank and put a new fish in today and our older fish died about 3 months old. My fish keep dying in my 5 gallon tank. If fish were already stressed out sick or in poor condition before being introduced to a tank even the best aquarium conditions may not keep them alive.

Then we stumbled onto a fish show and exhibition and bought what. However bigger is always better. I then went out about 3 days later and bought a 15 dollar half moon betta and.

Be very selective about which tank mates you choose and how you introduce your betta. Keep the tank in a warm area of the room. After setting up the tank with water from the inside i found some of my fish were dying about 6 old and new ones and none at the same time so i cycled out about half of the water in small amounts at a time with the water from the outside spicket because the inside still had chemicals running through the pipes.

I do water changes every other week and when i do i use the conditioner and ammo lock. Know the symptoms of common diseases for fish you want to purchase and always buy fish from experienced reputable breeders or dealers. Read tank mates for bettas and betta fish in a community tank for help.