Koffy Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 my gf moved her betta from a glass bowl to a 3gal tank. hes not eating? not moving. its like hes dead?? this normal behavior?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 did you do anything to the water like dechlorinator? What is the temperature of the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 No, any inactive betta is a unwell betta! Either the water perimeters were different such as PH values water too cold and shocked him, or if you forgot to dechlorinate the water. Change his water to clean water, up the temp to max 82 degrees.. add a little epson salt premix in the water first dont' just dump in the tank solid, desolve the epson salts first then add to tank... mix the salt around the tank... Wait for a few hours to see if there is any improvement.. post again if no improvement, we can go from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloeclose Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Is the tank filtered? Maybe the current is too much for him?? Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Definitely something wrong. When I moved my bettas around they were swimming around happily and even ate the same day. Hope everything goes well, like blackmumba said, try doing a small water change, increase the temps and add a little salt. Have you tested the parameters of the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koffy Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 no i havent tested yet. im going there this weekend. and im going to actually see how bad he is. ill be taking my test kit. and a heater just to get the temp regulated. shes already done a 1/2 change and added the salt like i said. and the water is reverse osmosis. so no chlorine to worry bout. hope hell be ok. hes really pretty. thats saying lots for me. i like big fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I''m no expert and hopefully someone can help me out but aren't you supposed to mix RO water with tap water? Help out the technophobe here guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayen Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 RO water is free of impurities, there's some minerals needed for bettas, so i think a bit of tap water in it would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 i would use just tap water with a water conditioner, like Aquaplus. no need to use any 'special' water. don't think the epsom salts are necessary, unless he looks bloated, but if he hasn't eaten, that is not likely. how many days since the betta got moved? he may still be adjusting. as another poster said, the filter flow might be bugging him. did the water from the bowl get transferred over too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 You don't need to use the R/O water. But a 50/50 mix you be good. You would then need to use a declorinater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 IMO, 'special' water, such as R/O, distilled, or bottled, is not necessary as long as your tapwater is safe to drink and you have a good dechlorinator on hand that neutralizes the chlorine and chloramine (which may be present depending on what municipal water supply you have) how is mr betta doing now? update please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koffy Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 IMO, 'special' water, such as R/O, distilled, or bottled, is not necessary as long as your tapwater is safe to drink and you have a good dechlorinator on hand that neutralizes the chlorine and chloramine (which may be present depending on what municipal water supply you have)how is mr betta doing now? update please! I finally saw him. but i was too late. he was alive in the morning, but not when i got there this after noon. I guess he had it pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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