My beta is like a year and a half, and he's been acting strange, I think he's dieing. He is eating but he is always laying at the bottom of the tank and regularly goes up for air. I heard bettas only live for two years, and mabey he's just old. Can you help me out?
2006-10-13 09:20:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
My fish is always hyper and full of energy...
2006-10-13 09:29:36 · update #1
Could it be cold water? It's cold in my house and his water is kinda cold... how and or should I warm it up?
2006-10-13 09:55:21 · update #2
Bettas like warm water in the upper 70's and lower 80's. Either move him to a warmer room if you can or get him a heater. The ones for smaller tanks don't have a thermostat so you will have to check on it to make sure it doesn't get too warm. Dont add warm water, it will just get cool again and cause your fish to get stressed which can lead to diseases.
2006-10-13 12:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My two beta fish-
Red Male- 5 Years Old
Blue Male- 5 Years Old
They Live Long.
Heat the fish water up by using light or add warm water to the bowl/tank. Trust me i never had less that 2 beta fish for at least 5 years! Im an expert!!!
2006-10-13 10:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Live♥Laugh♥Love♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well atleast he's going up for air, but you may want to check for too much light or wrong tempeture. Also, consider a good tank cleaning, and give him a treat of bloodworms.
I've only gotten a beta to live through about a dozen nestings.
2006-10-13 09:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both cold water and old age are the possibilities, You can't do much cos from your statement, you already are quite knowledgeable on betas.
2006-10-13 18:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by dolphin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your beta is just winding down (much like we do in old age). the life expectancy of the beta is only about two years. You may want to consider another one soon.
2006-10-13 09:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by suelabine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally they live for 3-5 years which means you can expect him to live 2-4.5 after you bought him. I'd be sure to clean out his tank/bowl throughly, and be sure you aren't over feeding (see link). Adding some melafix/bettafix, or aquarisol might help.
PS- Be sure to read the betta disease link, an reexamine your betta.
2006-10-13 10:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my beta still does that to this day. and hes about 2 years old. wrong..betas can live up to 3 or 4 years. dont worry about it..betas arnt really active fish that get up and dance around anyway. its normal. maybe hes relaxing.. :)
2006-10-13 09:25:06 · answer #7 · answered by sara.bo.bara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas can live much longer than two years if properly cared for. My friend has a Betta that's seven! But yours sounds like its dying.
2006-10-13 09:26:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
betas do only live for a year and a half to two years ...sorry
2006-10-13 09:23:01 · answer #9 · answered by [♥]original 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yea they do live longer than a few years. dont think u have much to worry about..
2006-10-13 09:28:11 · answer #10 · answered by blue eyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋