Old Age Dying Betta Fish
4 years is old age for a betta you did well as an owner even so it s never easy to say goodbye to a pet and i m sorry for your loss.
Old age dying betta fish. Ask question asked 4 years 9 months ago. Some diseases are almost always or always fatal so we will cover some of the warning signs of those diseases in addition to the warning signs of old age. For the last few weeks his colour has been fading from dark blue to pretty much all white.
He hides at the. Females typically live longer than males. He has been showing his age for a few years now he stopped making bubble nests.
I have personally only ever seen a fish twitch once when i was confident i used the correct amount of clove oil for it s size and that it was in a comatose state neon tetra i have heard stories about other peoples fish moving slightly too. If you have kept up with the regular partial water changes and fed a balanced diet up until the time of deterioration heater is functioning properly it may very well be the fish is just dying of old age. My betta fish has not eaten in 2 plus weeks.
Other symptoms are also possible and more than old age can kill a betta. If any of these symptoms surface within a few weeks then it is most likely the result of an illness often brought on by poor water conditions but not always. I can t say for sure what would happen when dying of old age.
Betta fish also known as siamese fighting fish are beautiful elegant aquatic creatures that can live for up to six years. I do not have an answer as it what is going on. They are hardy pets but they can run.
The signs and symptoms of old age in betta fish in the following list all these symptoms must happen gradually over the span of 3 8 months not mere days. His fins are losing color going from red to bluish grey. If the fish is sitting on the bottom or gasping for air it could be the water.