My Betta Keeps Going Up For Air

Your not a bad betta keeper. But if your Betta Fish is near the top all the time and getting oxygen from the air this is a sign that your Betta is in poor water conditions.

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A Betta Fish has the unique ability to breathe oxygen directly from the air and also take in oxygen from its gills.

My betta keeps going up for air. My Betta loves the bubbles. Also - the larger the tank the longer the toxins take the build up and the less water changes you need to do. In his ten gallon he barely comes to the surface because there are lots of bubbles and plants.

I see you have a little house but my bettas have never used those they prefer a home near the surface because they frequently go up for air. This indicates that they are gasping for air due to oxygen deficiency and likely due to inadequate water temperature. My bettas didnt seem to care if they had a bubbler or not.

If a chemical has been introduced to the water that your betta doesnt like then he could be swimming around in circles. The only reason I had one is bc if the water isnt moving a nasty film stuff grows over the top. Please tell me if this is normal or if there is something wrong with him.

They are able to swallow air through their mouths and absorb it through the lining in their intestine. I think just watch his behaviour closely over the next few days he will probably calm down or he may just be a very active little guy. Bubbler and plant and all is optional.

Bettas dont necessarily need it because they can get oxygen from the surface but it cant hurt. Do you have any aeration. If this is the case theres nothing you can do and.

The air gulping is very normal for Corys that is how they survive in low-oxygen waters in the wild. We got back together and she. Upward swimming mainly results from a food shortage bladder issues and crowded conditions.

My betta fishs back end just sinks when he swims to the top. By Sam 6 years ago on Tropical Fish. A bad betta keeper wouldnt come for help when they were concerned about their fish.

Two air stones later they still seem to need oxygen. Betta fish can breathe through their gills and go to the surface to gulp air. Your betta fish is just being a betta and no harm is happening.

If he wont stop going behind the filter he is probably looking for somewhere to resthide. Theyre also able to survive out of water for a for a short period of time. So if you see your Betta fish swimming to the top and gasping or maybe even catching a breath of air from above the water it is because the tank water does not have enough dissolved oxygen in it.

Ive had my female betta fish for about 4 months now and shes usually pretty active swimming around in her big tall vase of a tank. In a cycled 14 litre tank you should only need to change 20-50 a week. Swim bladder disease is a common problem in bettas but is easily treated.

This applies to all betta as they are tropical fish and like temperatures between 74 and 80 26-30 degrees celsius. If your tank is less than five gallons without a heater or bubble-source then I think you should have some space for air-Sincerely Saeve676. Well my girlfriend and I broke up after she decided to textmess with a guy at her church.

My pH stays between 78-8 and all of my fish Betta 6 pygmy cories 4 nerite snails seem to be doing just fine with it. And because of this Betta Fish can actually survive for short periods of time outside of the water as long as they stay moist. It helps the fish rise and lower in the water much like a buoyancy control device a diver might use.

My Betta stopped moving eatingcoming up for air Betta is slightly floating on his side and coming up for air every 45 seconds I think both my betta fish have fin rot. The gulping for air frequently would be due to hes high activity level hes using up a lot of oxygen when he is more active. If you stick with a smaller tank you probably shouldnt get a heater.

Why does my betta fish stay at the top of the tank. If your favorite betta fish isnt swimming the way he should there is a chance he is suffering from swim bladder disease. When I first noticed it I added an air stone and they calmed down.

Perhaps it is a sign of brain trauma as well. My betta fish keeps on coming up for air and then going into his logEverytime I come into the room he hides in his favorite logThe only other reason he comes out of his log is when I feed him. IF she continues going to the surface with all of that fresh water and fresh air then there may be other water issues or your old water is really bad.

My Betta fish used to come up for water all the time in his one gallon. It doesnt hurt the fish its just gross. If youve been using cleaning products or air fresheners around your tank then some might have got in.

Reduce the water level in your tank for negative buoyancy fish Betta fish need to be able to come to the surface for air and also tend to prefer eating at the surface of the water. I have had the tank for about a week and a half and its only been in the last 5 days Ive seen them having issues with their air. Three days later I saw they were bobbing for air again so I added another air stone.

The swim bladder is a gas-filled sac inside your fish. Also just a tip- always use a filter in betta tanks. Your betta may have hit his head on the glass or a decoration.

By lowering the water level in your tank you reduce the distance your fish needs to swim to the surface. But now she lies down on the bottom on the rocks and only comes up every once in a while for air then it seems like she sinks back down to the bottom in almost the same spot. Every two minutes he comes up for air.

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