Betta Fish Not Eating And Laying At Top
Betta blue had been laying at bottom not eating and now he s at top breathing heavily.
Betta fish not eating and laying at top. Just for reference the ideal temperature range for this species is between 74 and 81 degrees fahrenheit. A betta s stomach is about the size of his eye so if you re giving him too much food then he s not going to be able to eat it all. I just cleaned out his tank for the first time and had to throw away his plant.
But in fact you re just simply feeding him. They may be moving slowly in the water having weird coloration changes or other have other behavior changes. As such a betta fish not eating and in addition lays at the bottom of the tank without swimming or moving and also tries to hide has enough signs that all is not well.
You may notice that food is floating at the top of the tank and assume he s not eating it. 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. 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.
If your betta fish is not eating and laying at bottom he may well be feeling poorly. The loss of appetite will be accompanied by some other symptoms so if no other strange behaviors or appearances try resolving the issue in other. Eric dockett author from usa on march 10 2019.
My poor little fishy seems sick is he he stays near the top of the tank laying on his side kinda when i tap the bowl he will move a little but not much help. My male betta fish is not eating right and does not swim around much and kinda lays on his side at top of bowl. Oh and my betta fish likes to eat a lot of food why is that so.
Thanks for telling me that you have to feed 6 4 fish food to a betta fish because slowly before i readed this my fish started to get a big belly. 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. Sometimes your betta is eating and you re not even realising it.