Betta Fish Suddenly Not Eating

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Betta fish suddenly not eating. He is the only fish in the aquarium. I just cleaned out his tank for the first time and had to throw away his plant. Don t know when this started i was gone for 48 hours.

Betta fish tanks need to be a least 5 to 10 gallons for them to live comfortably. Bettas are cold blooded which means a lot of their energy is based on the temperature around them. They think their fish isn t eating when instead they re actually just feeding them too much.

Find out if your betta fish won t eat at all or if they re simply having a portion of what you re giving them. If your betta fish truly won t eat it s time to brainstorm why. You can either lower or raise the water temperature to get the ideal one for your betta fish.

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. Fish from what we can tell isn t eating. Not eating swimming erratically when disturbed.

Came home and prepped tank and let water come to room temp etc. Betta fish suddenly laying at bottom of tank. Sometimes you may notice a betta fish not eating because of the temperature in the tank.

Not sure if it s the pellet food or just environment change. Could be a lot of things that cause lethargy. Supposing you realize that the reason your betta fish is not eating is the temperature of water in the tank try to find ways to correct this problem.