Betta Fish Laying On Side Not Eating

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 laying on side not eating. Check for sores bulging eyes white spots fuzzy areas fin rot or other signs that your betta may be fighting a disease. His bowl is clean because i just cleaned it last night and used one of the typical betta water cleaners preppers before i put him back. Discussion starter.

Bettas are cold blooded which means a lot of their energy is based on the temperature around them. Betta fish not eating or swimming and laying at bottom the four most common signs of illness in bettas are loss of appetite lethargy change in color and clamped fins. I got the worms it likes and feed it daily as well as the pellets.

Take a close look at their gills to make sure that they re breathing and otherwise healthy. Betta laying on side lethargic not eating. If your betta is gasping for air laying on his side and unable to move your betta may be fighting a more serious disease such as a fungal or bacterial infection.

Betta fish diseases and emergencies. If you re keeping your betta in a tank which isn t warm enough then it s going to result in lethargy and a slower metabolism. It can be scary when your betta fish stops eating especially if they are also acting lethargic betta fish are usually fairly active fish although bettas do take short periods of time when they sleep nap and rest it is not normal for betta fish to lay at the bottom of the tank especially not in the open where they feel exposed.

Bettas actually like to sleep on their side rather than an upright position. Pale betta laying on side on bottom of tank trouble breathing. Joined 5 mo ago 6 posts.

I came back from class today and found it laying on its side at the bottom of. My betta fish has appeared sick lately. I can see his gills moving.