Just wondering about how long they live.
2007-03-01 13:30:22 · 13 answers · asked by datchicknda215 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
with proper care 5 years or more, bowl or tank. I keep bettas in bowls and have had several to exceed 7 years, but that's with very careful care!
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2007-03-01 14:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I tried looking for a website I found put up by a man in Thailand who breeds Fighting Bettas for competitions and he says he had had bettas live for up to 7 years on a diet of only live foods.
Most of what I have read says they live for about 3-5 years if they are well taken care of.
2007-03-02 00:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by Palor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you got it and genes as well. I had two Bettas. One died this past January. I had him for over a year. He was huge! Biggest Betta everyone that saw him had ever seen! But his last few months of life his body started to change shape. He got what I call Betta Boobs lol, and his tail and fins were starting to look old as well. I went to the pet store and looked for medication if there was something for him. I asked the person who worked with fish and she said that she had seen it before with others and it seemed to happen with bad genes. I bought him at Walmart (I was stuck in the U.P. for Thanksgiving break in a 5 day blizzard so I was kinda intoxicated) and picked out the biggest, nastiest one!
My other one I just got at Petsmart (still not the best place to go) last December. He is in the same type of set up as my dead one was. It is 2 gallon plastic tank with a bubble making thingie and a light. SpazTard loves it! So did the first one (can't say his name here).
A friend of mine has one and it lives in a little bowl. It is going to die soon. It gets dirty quicker and has to be changed more often. Her roomie had one too and it died a couple weeks ago. That one lived for a year in its own filth.
Basically genes and homecare are going to improve the lifespan.
2007-03-02 00:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tacos Rock! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They normally live somewhere between 3-4 years. If you get them young of course you'll have them longer. If you take care of them VERY well some may live 1-2 years longer. Whenever you go to buy them ask someone working there for some advice. Remember, never put 2 males together or else they won't stop fighting till one is dead. Then they won't live too long. With females this may happen but they will most likely not fight but eat each others tails off, still not good. I've been an owner of 7 betas.
2007-03-01 22:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Aly 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bettas have an average life span of 2 years. But I've seen them live as long as 5 years!! Many parameters will affect the life span of a betta, I thought I'd cover a few of them: Some strains are more fragile and will live less long. Primarily because the colors are more recessive, so the strains are a bit more inbred, lowering their resistance to diseases. So a disease comes, goes and takes the betta with it. Breeders will usually live less long, because breeding bettas is stressful for them and takes its toll. In short, die hard single males live longer LOL..the better you care for your betta, the longer it will live. Clean water is a must. Keeping a healthy environment for your fish insures that his stress levels are low and immune system levels up. This will prevent diseases to take a hold of him. A betta that gets sick might recover, but usually will not live a long life thereafter, for it appears to always remain weakened. the more space and exercise your betta gets, the longer its life expectancy. An experiment was conducted to this regard, where a betta was kept alone in a very large tank (I believe it was a 55 gal or 45) and it was provided exercise every day by being gently chased around a bit with a net. This specific betta lived to be 5 years old. One might however argue that chasing your fish around would stress it out and may cause it to get sick, but for that one fish it seemed to work. I would not recommend it though. Kinda mean too!! haha..A good varied diet, supplemented with vitamins, would give the betta all the nutrients it needs to better deal with the aging process. I recommend Omega One Betta Pellets.
2007-03-01 21:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by Celica 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Depending on the quality of care, bettas can live for between 2.5 and 7 years.
2007-03-01 22:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the living conditions.
In crappy little bowls and vases, with no filtration or heat, you are lucky if they live for a year.
In at least a 2 gallon tank, with heat, filtration, and weekly partial water changes, they generally live 4-6 years. Mine generally live 5-6 years, with one that lived to be 10. But living to be 10 is extremely rare for a betta so don't count on it.
In the wild they generally live 5-7 years.
2007-03-01 21:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by fish guy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
from 3-5 years usually, they live longer if you keep one in a minimum of 5 gallons, they won't live as long if you keep them in a smaller tank, like a betta bowl.
2007-03-01 21:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by environgrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 3 years, some might live longer but the average is just about 3 years
2007-03-01 21:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by lilmissprosecutor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5-10 years if taken care of properly, keep in mind that they are 6-12 months old if you get them from a store.
2007-03-02 10:07:56 · answer #10 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋