All these can be signs that the stress has evolved into an illness. In addition to sluggishness and appetite loss look for bloating, fuzzy white or gray patches on the body or fins, stringy fibers, fin loss or fin rot, redness under the scales, protruding scales or eyes, open wounds, swollen gills, quickened breathing, tiny white salt like spots on the body, fine rusty dust looking spots or rapid darting, etc. The best thing you can do is provide a clean, warm and stable environment for your bettas and continue to observe them for any common signs of illness. During these early days, Bettas frequently experience stress that can lead to disease. It’s not unusual for Bettas to stop eating or become a little lethargic. The pH may be different, the general hardness, even going from a dirty tank to to a clean one can cause added stress.
The first two weeks in a new aquarium are quite stressful as the water conditions can be quite different from what they were in previously. At this time I wouldn’t worry too much about Redfish or Bluefish acting a little out of sorts. Is it normal for bettas to become almost lazy for a while? Could this only be a temporary thing, or should I do something, and what?Ī:Thanks for writing in. I’m pretty sure it’s not the water, since they are in a divided tank, and Bluefish is doing fine. He is now moving around so little that I am getting worried. Redfish has now become sluggish and tends to sit on the bottom, where every now and then he will swim up for air. Bluefish is active and shows interest in my fingers and comes up every time I lift the lid. Three days later, however, they seem to have reversed places. Bluefish, on the other hand, kept his fins tightly pulled in and sat around on the bottom. When I first got them, Redfish was very active, swimming around a lot and flaring at himself. I bough two bettas five days ago and have noticed some changes. Your website and blog are very useful to a first time betta owner, but I am having trouble deciding whether or not my betta is sick.
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