Why your betta fish keep lying on its side at the bottom of the tank?

Answer 1

Your fish could be sick. Bettas breathe air from the surface. As long as the water surface is large enough, they do not need a bubbler. Also, distilled water is not the best option, as there are minerals in tap water that are needed.

If it appears that your betta is having difficulty swimming to the top of the tank, and is consistently on his side, it is likey a swim bladder issue, often caused by constipation. Try feeding him a frozen pea that has been cooked and peeled, and take him off his food for a couple of days. This is easiest to monitor if he can be moved to a container with no gravel or substrate - then you can tell if he goes.

You also need to change the water even if you have a bubbler, the fish's waste and old food go bad, poisoning the water over time. If an infection of bacteria or algae is in the water, the infected water could make the fish sick too.

Don't change all the water at once unless the water is very gross, too much change can hurt the fish.

Betta's sometimes do that when there is very little going on. Try using a mirror to stimulate the betta. You can get a cool floating mirror betta toy at www.bigalsonline.com, product #25109

Answer 2

referring to the mirror floating and idea - it is a bad idea to do that as to the fact that your betta fish will end up hurting itself due to the fact that he/she thinks there is another Betta in their tank. Sometimes female Betta's don't get along with one another either. Never put two Male Betta's together as to they will fight until death.

Referring to Stimulation - We got 6 Zebra Fish for my Betta to be friends with. They get a long great. This morning though, during the feeding time my Betta swam to the bottom of his tank and started lying semi sideways. I took it as a emergency situation and set up a quarantine tank for my Betta and he's now in it, but he can see his fish friends since he's next to his original tank. Now though..he's just kind of moping in the corner of the tank on the gravel.

I haven't thought about the possibility of the Swim Bladder Disease since he is not showing the correct signs. Either way..do you think that maybe I should take out the gravel I put in there and see if my Betta goes..to the restroom or not?

Also..why a frozen Pea? I don't understand that one particularly, can you maybe explain it a little better..thanks.

Answer 3

It's most likely dead. I am sorry but I can't help you with anything else...

Answer 4

it's resting

Answer 5

Why do you lie down?(to sleep)