when i was cleaning my betta fish bowl for my betta fish i put the betta fish back in its container when i first bought it and then i went down stairs for an hour oh by the way i left the container half open and when i came back the container was empty! i saw by betta fish on the desk i thought it was dead but dead or not i tried to pick it up but it started moving so i quickly grabbed it and put i back in the bowl I WAS SO SCARED is my fish going to die tommorrow and HOW COME WHEN I TOUCHED IT MY HAND Was WET WHITE AND GOOEY AND SLIMY EWWWWWWW?????
2006-07-10 14:02:43 · 10 answers · asked by hi h 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It'll be fine! Just wash your hands and put the lid on!
2006-07-10 14:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a common thing with a Betta Fish.
My two year old knocked over the fish bowl one time and nobody found it until morning. It was still alive in the morning.
In Thailand, where betta fish are found naturally, they live in little puddles in the ground, sometimes no bigger than a footprint filled with water. They can hop along the ground to find a new source of water when their old one dries up.
2006-07-10 14:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by double_nubbins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work at a pet store and this happens all the time and the fish normally goes on to live a happy normal life that white stuff is called slime coat it is what a fish produces when it is stressed to protect it and allow it ot breath easier .
he should be fine after all bettas in the wild live in puddles .
2006-07-10 14:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should wet your hand before you pick him up next time. You probably just did a number on his slime coating.
Add StressCoat. This will replenish the slime coating and just make him feel better overall.
And for cripe's sake, put a freakin' cover on that thing!
2006-07-10 14:22:12 · answer #4 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that's wierd sorta happened 2 me 2 i went 2 school 1 morning and then came back from school in the afternoon and i couldn't find my beta and i looked around and it was on my carpet and coulda been there for hours so i put it back in the tank and the next morning it was dead
2006-07-10 15:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right, I don't believe it. Sounds like you touched something else besides your fish.
2006-07-10 14:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get over it it's not the end of the world. your fish will be fine.
2006-07-10 14:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by 1 Hott Mami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same thing happened to my brother..when he went to sleep his fish prbly jumped out and he died tht way :'-<
well u prbly filled it to full and u left it open so u shouldnt b so shocked..
2006-07-10 14:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by paige_squirrel_goddess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies
2006-07-10 14:05:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm...??
2006-07-10 14:06:16 · answer #10 · answered by qwerty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋