Betta Fish Lethargic Losing Color

He was a pet for my toddler to learn how to take care of the people at petsmart told me they were super easy to care for.

Betta fish lethargic losing color. Your betta may be losing color due to stress old age injury and illness. This morning when i woke up he refused to eat his food and isn t moving around much. He looks like he has lost his color and he is staying close to the top of the water.

We have had our male betta for about 6 months and recently past 2 3 weeks i ve noticed him being lethargic and losing his vibrant color. Natural aging stress and illness. For the last four days he hasn 39 t eaten he looks like he 39 s losing color and he either just lays at the bottom top of his tank or occasionally swims around frantically bumping into the glass.

The fish may be suffering from white skin lesions or fungus. My betta is losing color and lethargic i have a 10 gallon tank with a heater that keeps it at approximately 78 degrees f. Lethargic won 39 t eat losing color.

Sunset gourami losing color lethargic. The following are the main reasons your fish is changing colors. Betta fish has lost color and is laying on his side.

We will deal with each of these distinct categories in turn. In the majority of circumstances the causes can be grouped into three categories. By leslie 3 years ago on tropical fish.

If your betta is turning black you shouldn t worry too much unless they re showing other signs of illness. Also betta fish are often kept in smaller tanks where ph swings occur more often because of the small volume of water. If the paleness appears local and the body or fin texture seems somewhat different at that spot then your betta fish may be losing color due to a skin disease.