Betta Fish Losing Color And Not Eating
The fish may be suffering from white skin lesions or fungus.
Betta fish losing color and not eating. The only instances where changing colors may be a sign of sickness are when your fish turns a paler shade of its previous color the change is all at once as opposed to marbling where certain areas begin changing first indicating that it is stressed or if its tail is frayed and the. Bettas can also lose color naturally especially if they have the marble gene. If you are still wondering why your betta fish isn t eating it s important to remember that betta fish are cold blooded fish whose metabolism is directly related to the water temperature where they live betta fish need their water to be kept at a stable temperature between 24 c and 26 c 75 2 f and 78 8 f since their metabolism speeds up in warmer waters they need to eat more to.
I turned on my. Sometimes you may notice a betta fish not eating because of the temperature in the tank. He hasn t looked so good for a while but now it s bad.
This is known as marbling and happens in most betta splendens. Betta laying at bottom of tank not eating pale barely breathing. Your betta may be losing color due to stress old age injury and illness.
He was a bright red when i bought him and is now almost white in the body. By bettabetta 7 years ago on tropical fish. Hi there i got a small veil tail male this weekend and he hasn t eaten since i got him.
If your betta is turning black you shouldn t worry too much unless they re showing other signs of illness. My betta fish is laying on his side and breathing heavily. Bettas are cold blooded which means a lot of their energy is based on the temperature around them.
He puts the food in his mouth then spits it back out. 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. Betta fish is not eating and losing color please help.