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My Betta Fish2007-11-24 23:38:12

I have a blue betta named Lucky Louie, and he's been a joy for us.

He has a personality! I have some fresh leaves in there, and we've had him for 4 months. He loves swimming and hiding around them. Today I found him on top of one laying on his side

and not moving, dead like. I kept calling his name and he was dead for certain. I waited and waited and kept banging the tank, I was getting so sad--stupid huh? finally I decided to reach in and move the leaf and he fell off of it and started swimming like normal.

Do you think he wasnt' getting enough O2 and was going into failure because he was at the top of the bowl, almost sticking out!

Now I just checked him again and he's hiding behind another leaf,

could he be sick? What should I know about this behavior?

Answers:

Are you sure that the leaves are safe? Almond leaves (or live freshwater plants) are the only thing that you should be using. If so, you should only be putting one leaf in the water. If there are too many he will jump onto them and suffocate. Bettas enjoy using the underside of almond leaves to hold their bubble nests.

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That is funny! I had a red one that loved to sleep on his side at the top of the tank. I thought he was dead too the first time I saw it. He is fine. That is just the way he likes to sleep.

Take Care.

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He could be sick, sometimes sick bettas will stay in one place motionless or hide. It's hard to tell with fish, usually they get sick fast and by the time you notice it, it might be too late. Check out to see if he has any physical symptoms like scales that are sticking up like a pinecone or a protruding stomach. Also, try to keep him warm, like putting him under a lamp and only change about 50% of his water at one time. Water changing is stressful to a fish. Maybe go to a pet store and see if they have any advice or products you could use to help him get better if he is sick. Good luck!

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He isn't sleeping he is lacking something. clean out your tank and watch him for a couple days. And I think it's cute that you love your fish!

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well take the plants out and put in a fish toy anf if the betta starts changing colors like from 1 color to another means its gona die soon like if it is purple or soon to be purple it will die becaues we bought 1 that was purple and it died then we bought a blue one that turned purple and died then we got a red one that changed blue to purple and died.

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best you can do is make sure the PH is right and all maintenance is being done to insure your beta has a healthy enviroment. and these leaves I hope you checked them for bio hazzard to fish. and washed them before placing them in it's bowl

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First of all let me say this.