Betta Fish Darting Up And Down
Sometimes its not a lack of sleep but rather a lack of motivation.
Betta fish darting up and down. Why is my betta darting up and down the tank really fast and erradically. Bettas are extremely territorial fish so if he sees his own reflection hes going to try and scare it out of his territory. Ever since he swims frantically up and down vertically.
What it could mean. My betta is darting around and then going to bottom sometimes on his side or upside down. A sick betta may also float and stay at the waters surface.
Parasites affecting the skin and gills ich gill and skin flukes fish lice and anchor worms. Eric dockett eric is an aquarium enthusiast with over two decades of experience caring for a wide array of tropical fish. Luckily with the right treatment swim bladder disease is rarely fatal here are a few common causes.
I did a 30 water change earlier today. The only problem with this is that hes never going to be able to do it. Ammonia poisoning can happen in an aquarium when ammonia and nitrite which are poisonous to fish builds up in the water.
If the front pelvic fins are moving and supporting a betta thats sitting on the bottom of its tank then the fish is most likely being lazy. My fish is darting and swimming erratically. Betta swimming upside down having trouble swimming twirling or swimming in a corkscrew fashion.
It comes off in sheets and kind of grows up in strings was getting out of hand so i used a well rinsed synthetic sponge never been in soap to clean off the sides and did a 13 water change. Just recently upgraded from a half gallon to a 2 gallon tank. No amonia no nitraite 5 nitrate ph 74.
I have good water conditions. Being lazy is a common trait of ornamental betta fish. If you notice that your betta is swimming upside down or any of the other symptoms listed above then it is most likely caused by swim bladder disease.
Although some circular movement is normal a fishand particularly a goldfishthat is constantly swimming in circlesespecially in a rapid darting motioncould have ammonia poisoning. By whall 1 year ago on tropical fish. Erratic swimming behavior may be caused by several factors.
This is often a big reason that your betta may be pacing up and down by the side of the tank. By lerdsuwa own photo gfdl cc by sa 30 or cc by sa 25 20 10 via wikimedia commons.