Some pipes froze and the heat was knocked out a few days ago and my fish stopped swimming around. I took him to the only room in house that had a heater in the wall in the hopes he would survive. He only started swimming around today. When he's not moving he hangs in the bowl kind of like this: "/" he doesn't seam to busing his tail. Will I lose him? IS there anything I can do to help him?
2007-01-16 08:49:36 · 8 answers · asked by AceOfBears 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I don't know if he'll make it, but he could. To give him the best chance, keep him somewhere warm and quiet. Keep his water as clean as you can but do water changes slowly and gently without moving your fish; use only water that's the same temperature as his tank/bowl by letting the new water sit until it's room temperature. Keep an eye on him for infections or parasites that might start preying on him while he's weak.
To avoid this in the future, a 5 gallon tank with a small filter and heater isn't a big investment!
Good luck -- I hope he makes it.
2007-01-16 08:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by ceci9293 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amazingly, Betas are pretty tough fish. My first beta, Red, jumped out of his tank and laid on the countertop for up to 2 hours (I found him when I got home from school and he was dry). However, he survived and lived for another whole year. Just give him a little time and keep his water warm. You should probably consider investing in a water heater to prevent this from happening again. They do make small ones that they sell at Wal-Mart for like $5.
2007-01-19 17:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he's lived this long, so he might be fine. Don't feed him for a day or two, keep him warm (don't warm him up too suddenly, though - 1 or 2 degrees per hour at most) and he should be okay. Bettas are highly adaptable and can handle cold snaps of 50F as long as it warms up again soon.
2007-01-16 08:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using some melafix half strength or bettafix if you have it. it usually perks them up. be on the lookout for ick. it loves fish that got chilled.
you might want to do a water change -- water temperature change makes bacteria do weird things too --
if you lose heat again try putting a light bulb with the betta in a box. a low watt lightbulb works fine.
2007-01-16 14:45:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
betas are the easiest fish to take care of!!! they don't actually require heat... look where they are at when they are in the pet shop. little 3 inch bowls that are stacked with no heat--- and they survive...
i'm sure he'll be fine.
2007-01-16 08:57:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is still ok now you should have no problems, just warm him up slowly. Bettas are ok in many different temps as long as the change is gradual.
2007-01-16 10:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by JCSquardo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes Bettas can never really fully recover from serious shock... He has a fifty-fifty shot at survival.
2007-01-16 08:53:38 · answer #7 · answered by M CEE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will be just fine, I'm sure he just went in to shock going from warm to cold back to warm. Don't worry he'll make it.
2007-01-16 08:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by oooooh!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋