betta fish help and plz VOTE?

Question

I HAVE A BETTA FISH AND HE DOESNT SEEM TO EAT MUCH LATELY I LIVE IN PA PLZ HELP AND PLZ HELP ME PICK BEST ANSWER SO VOTE PLZ.

Answer 1

First off where are you keeping your bettas? I had my bettas in my room for a while, but it was colder in there compared to in the living room, and darker as well. I moved them into the living room and they eat about six pellets a day. You may just be feeding them too much or not noticing what they are really eating. (sometimes mine won't eat if someone is around them) So they could just be going through a protective phase. Make sure where you have them is warm, and has some sunlight (though not going directly into their tank, you don't want cooked fish) and when you go to clean, just take notice of how many extra food is really left over. Maybe even cut back, if they don't want to eat as much just cut back, and if they eat like mad, add more back in.

Also if your fish are really old, they tend not to eat much as they get older.

Answer 2

Your betta is probably unhealthy

1) Add a filter and do weekly water changes (50%) OR have no filter but do daily 25% water changes (conditioned water always)

2) your water is too cold. Room temperature is too low for them. Get a aquarium heater. Temp should be 76-80 F.

3) Try a new food. Bloodworms (freeze dried) are a good treat.

4) Add a live plant or two. There are several that your local fish store can recommend for your setup.

5) always remove uneaten fish food! it will pollute the water, make the betta eat even less (one big cycle).

Good luck

Answer 3

Bettas tend to exhibit a healthier appetite when they are kept in clean warm water. When toxins build up in their tank they become stressed an may loose their appetite. Also, water that is too cool will slow their metabolism so they require less food to keep their energy up. (It's a cold blooded thing) If your tank is unheated you may find that your water has been cooling as the weather changes. My tanks dipped below a safe tropical range about two weeks ago so I reinstalled all my aquarium heaters. Since bettas are fully tropical fish, they do best in warm water between 78 - 80F (25.5 - 26.6 C) A sudden loss of appetite could also signal the onset of an illness so keep that water clean and watch him for other signs of disease.

When they are warm and healthy they should have a very strong appetite. They can be little piggies begging for food whenever you approach the tank. Even though healthy bettas may act ravenous, do keep their portion sizes small to avoid over feeding, bloating or blockages.

Good luck!

Answer 4

it could be as simple as the change in the weather. if your just feeding pellets you could try to spruce things up a bit and buy him some frozen or freeze drien blood worms as a treat. There is a small posibilty that he is eating less because he's ready to go but I wouldn't worry too much. I live in ohio on the PA side and I know the weather this last two weeks as been weired so it could just be that, try to keep him in a well regulated area for temp if it makes you feel better, although they usually do well with small temp changes. Bettas should live from 1-4 yrs.

Answer 5

Having poor water quality for any length of time can throw a fish off for a while. If it keeps up, it will kill him. Change 25% of the water every other day, and don't feed him for four days to give hem a chance to recuperate. Bettas can go for a week without eating, so don't worry about him starving, but putting food in the water when he isn't eating will pollute the water more and that may be enough to kill him.
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Answer 6

If it's just laying around all the time, and not eating much, I have raised the temp. of the water and they come around and become active and eat just fine. Don't change the food or environment to much or they will shut down for a day or two. try www.bettatalk.com. Good Luck!! ?:)~~

Answer 7

Even though many people say that beta fish live a long time, I don't think that is true. I had one a few years ago, and it didn't eat a lot. I followed the instructions the petco man gave me and fed him every other day. After two months, he died. By the way, don't put two males together. and dont put a male beta next to a mirror. he will bang into it, trying to fight himself....

Answer 8

My betta doesn't eat much either...a few floating betta grains every other day or so, and I've had him for a couple of years.
No worries.

Answer 9

Generaly not eating is a sign of poor health from not changing the water often enough, or over feeding.

Answer 10

Betta's usually don't eat much, but they love it if you get them a really tiny feeder fish. betas also love chicken and most of the time they won't leave a small chicken scrap alone.