Betta Fish Laying On Side But Not Dead

I bought it a week ago and it has yet to eat.

Betta fish laying on side but not dead. Variety is essential to their well being. When i was getting ready to take my gourami out my tank thinking it s dead it wildly thrashed around the tank. A healthy betta should perk right up once they.

The ph is usually 6 6 this morning i noticed my betta has some mild fin rot ive quarantined. I have a 3 spot gourami and 2 tiger barbs in my fish tank. Hello im randi and my fish is just floating at the top of the tank on his side looks like he s trying to swim but if i tap on the glass he will swim to the bottom i tryed to feed him boiled frozen pea but he wont eat it and i dont know what to do i just cleaned the tank and he s swimming much better then he did when the tank was not cleaned but is he gonna die.

I came back from class today and found it laying on its side at the bottom of. They may also sleep in portions of about 1 hour at a time multiple times a night. What causes a betta fish to lay on its side.

Check for sores bulging eyes white spots fuzzy areas fin rot or other signs that your betta may be fighting a disease. In a cycled tank ammonia is counteracted by beneficial bacteria that feeds on the ammonia and releases less toxic nitrate. Take a close look at their gills to make sure that they re breathing and otherwise healthy.

What o i do. Currently my gourami has been lying on it s side for 2 days. Contrary to popular belief these fish do not live in puddles but in rice paddies where they get a varied diet.

It swims around a little and earlier it was trying to swim up for air but it was having a hard time swimming. Betta fish like to sleep lying on their side. Betta fish is laying on its side not moving and hasn t eaten in a week what do i do.