My fish died today - had it for 1 year and 8 months!! My question is I don't know how it died?? The body was inflamed - by inflamed I mean the scales were coming out of it's body and the body was swollen...my fish couldn't eat cause the mouth wouldn't close and it stood in an upright position....It wouldn't move a lot either and when it went up for air and such it took a long time to get up there. After it got air it quickly sunk by down and continued to stand in an upright position....The morning I found it lying on the rocks at the bottom of the tank....
Don't fish float when they die?? What the hell happened to my fish?? Disease?? I don't understand it?? ARGH!!
2007-08-23 08:13:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Your fish died from a serious internal bacterial infection. When it began to act strangely, swim differently and not eat were the signs it was getting sick.
Sorry you lost your fish
MM
2007-08-23 08:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
First off Im sorry to hear about your fish,
I have a feeling that your Betta fish possibly had Dropsy.
Symptoms - body swelling, pineconing scales, lethargy, color loss, loss of appetite
http://www.nippyfish.net/dropsy.html
For more info on Dropsy
There was not much you could do about it even if you found it in time, Dropsy is almost fatal when you actually see the symptoms and by then its usually too late to cure.
It's also possible that your Betta had what's known as
Swim Bladder Disease.
Symptoms -
Either floats uncontrollably to the top of the tank, or sinks to the bottom.
Seems to struggle greatly while swimming, and often will swim at an unusual angle.
May or may not have a "kinked" spine, often in the shape of an "S" when viewed from above.
May lie around, barely moving except when a mad dash is made to the surface for air.
May or may not have a swollen belly, often caused by constipation
http://www.petfish.net/articles/Bettas/swimbladder_betta.php
Again sorry about your fish.
2007-08-23 10:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by annabell_scorpione 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it may have been because of the water temperature.
Betta fish come from very hot countries such as thailand so they are adapted to a temperature of over 78 degrees F.
If the water is too cold for them, they become increasingly slow and loose their energy.
if you get another betta, it will eb best to have a heater put into the tank or put the tank in the sunlight or under a lamp.
2007-08-23 08:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by animal_lover_xxx 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
with your fish at the bottom of it's tank, it probably died and then floated, and eventually, all the gasses escape from the body. Then it stinks. When my goldfish died, it died at night, and I didn't catch it 'till morning so it sunk.
2007-08-23 09:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Emily A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im sorry about your fish hunny. my fish was killed by my cousin the mf-soab put nail polish remover in the bowl. but i love bettas. when a betta fish dies it just does that. it wa just old age. the live for abou 2 years. once again im sorry for you loss. maby you could get a new one tommorrow. here is a link:
2007-08-23 11:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
fish dont float when they die, they sorta just sink down or if they are in plants they just sit there..i've had it happen many times
2007-08-23 08:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry this happens to the best of us, its simply has been beaten up by other fish & got stressed & just decided it was done with life, or is has tetris amonia desiese, it cause scales to point outward & fish to slowling die, causing the fish not to float when death occours. to treat this just clean your tank & put Ammonia Remover in it & water conditioner, Then you should be a proud owner of a betta for a good 3 years.
-DFK
2007-08-23 08:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by Da_Fish_King 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Kinda sounds like it drown... lol I'm sorry thats not very funny. But thats sad... maybe old age??
2007-08-23 08:40:26 · answer #8 · answered by luveschvys 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it's a $4.00 fish, it wasn't going to live forever, just get another one
2007-08-23 08:21:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋