Why Is A Betta Fish Inactive

It s not been a long time since my previous thread where i asked for help for my betta he had ich but now he s fine i ve noticed my betta always hangs near the bottom of them tank i also have this rectangular glass piece made stuck to the aquarium s main walls.

Why is a betta fish inactive. Since this morning my betta has been staying in one spot in the top of his bowl and wont move his fins but occasionally he will take a breath of air. The other one is crazy he is swimming around all day. Betta fish seems inactive.

Before when i turned on the light he would quickly swim up to get food. Inactive lethargic fish are likely cold injured or sick. And one of them is just lyingb on the bottom of the tank.

I recently went on a week long vacation and manually walked him over to my neighbors house with a. Before he would be at the top of the tank flapping his fins. He seems dead but i wave my hand against the glass and he moves.

I have a plant and i feed him the right amount. He is also very dark colored with light dustings of dark blue is there a way for me to make him brighter. I have a betta fish that is usually pretty active.

Why is my betta inactive. One of the reasons they can survive in those tiny plastic cups is that they evolved in shallow pools of water that would often go stagnant and hypoxic so they d. Betta fish often become lethargic to conserve energy when conditions are not optimal.

I ve had him for over a year. There are a few different reasons as to why your betta fish is inactive lethargic does not move and is not eating right. Why is my betta fish inactive.