betta died lack of air?

[powrslave]

Hey my gf's betta died..it seems it was wrapped up in some java moss at bottom of tank.

Do they need to surface for air? It seems he sort of struggled to get loose

 

[Chazwick]

They're labyrinths, so obviously need to go to the surface for air! Poor little Betta...

 

[ninamarie]

Yes what he did was drown. That happend here with a co workers betta, he got stuck in a plant.

Sorry to hear of his demise

 

[powrslave]

thanks...

 

[ninamarie]

is she getting another one?

 

[powrslave]

I suppose ...i don't know.
this betta was old for a betta

 

[ninamarie]

How old are they when the LFS gets them?

 

[sweetvegan74]

I think the Bettas usually around 6 months at the shops. Because the stores want the Bettas to have pretty long fins so they will be bought. Even though the other day I saw a very small crowntail. Maybe he was a runt but he looked just like a baby Flipper.

Sorry to hear about your GF's Betta, sounds like he could not get enough air. Try to keep decor that can tangle easily out of a Betta aquarium, to prevent another loss.

 

[Zman16]

A lot of people in my school think I'm stupid to think that u can drown a fish. This is proof! Sorry for your loss..

 

[powrslave]

i didn't drown him...
i was watching him in my community tank and he was fine for a month..

dumb fish screwed up!

 

[sweetvegan74]

didn't mean it that way.

i didn't drown him...
i was watching him in my community tank and he was fine for a month..

dumb fish screwed up!

I don't think Zman16 meant to say you killed the fish, he meant that what happend to your GF's Betta states the fact that some species fish need air to survive.

 

[ninamarie]

I found out that my LFS gets new bettas every weds, and that they are 7months tp 1 year.