My Betta Fish Jumped Out Of The Tank
By onetoomany 5 years ago on tropical fish.
My betta fish jumped out of the tank. A few more tips on dealing with jumping betta fish. This assumption would be a mistake. He is not using his tail fin that much and only uses his left fin sometimes.
I have had my betta jump out of a 10 gallon with no lid so dont let folks fool you into thinking such nonsense of the betta not jumpin out cause its 2 gallons which is still a small tank. On average bettas can survive out of water for no more than 10 minutes. I walked closer and saw that its my fish.
The moment your betta dries up too much the jump from his tank will be fatal. He fell about 5 feet to the floor and layed there for around an hour. His fins and tails are torn and he looks pale.
I immediately put him back and he started breathing again. When fish jump out my bala sharks did this all the time i usually put them back in and put slime coat product in. The carpet is had fuzzballs and it stuck to.
That would be the first thing that dries up when out of tank. Given the fairly small size of betta fish you may not think they can jump very high. Next you will need to have good quality water conditions as the fish was.
What to do if you find your betta has jumped out of his tank. Betta jumped out of his tank. My betta jumped out of the tank last night and i found him on the floor bone dry.