Why Is My Betta Fish Laying On Its Side At The Top Of The Tank

One day you walk by your betta s tank to feed your little friend and his swimming seems a bit off.

Why is my betta fish laying on its side at the top of the tank. My betta fish is laying on his side all the time either at the top or bottom of the tank. Their ability to sleep on their side has inspired the betta hammock a little green silk leaf you adhere to the side of the tank so your betta can lie on it. Do the water change.

I have a male betta fish and before we moved him he was happy and swam all the time and was excited to see me and to eat his meals. What could be wrong. If the betta is in good colour eating pooping and swimming fine when not resting if he i assume it s male is not too ove.

Check for sores bulging eyes white spots fuzzy areas fin rot or other signs that your betta may be fighting a disease. My first course of action would be to check the water with either an api test kit or test strips. If the water is fine.

I ve never seen one close its eyes but they will often rest on the bottom when there is no action going on around them. Why is my betta fish floating on its side. The reason i ask these questions is that it could be a swim bladder issue.

The other day i went over to my brother s house and we were watching his betta fish. Bettas will lie on the top of the water on the bottom of the tank or on a leaf or other item in their tank and sleep. The fish is just sitting at the top of the tank swimming just to keep from being completely on its side.

Does it appear that your betta is listing at all. Betta fish at top of tank laying near its side help i got a new betta fish it is still in its bowl from the store and has not been moved to a tank. And when he googled it there wasn t a whole lot of information about it.