My Betta Fish Bamboo has been acting weird lately. Please help!!?

STOP BEING SOOO FREAKING IGNORANT!!! If you came here to ask for help, you will get it. Stop trying to hide the truth from yourself. If you truly do LOVE him, then get him at least 2-2.5 gallon tank that is filtered (sponge filter would work) and HEATED! They are tropical fish and need warm temperatures. No wonder your betta is dying. They are dying from: * Stress with nowhere to hide (i.e. caves, large plants) in a small bowl * Stress from frequent water changes from being in a small bowl * No exercise space * No mental stimulation, afterall, they have no room to swim. * Unfiltered, dirty water Please listen to everybody else, and get him a PROPER home.

Questions that need answering: What size is the tank(gallons)? Is it cycled? Does it have a filter? Does it have a heater? EDIT: Obviously you have no idea what you are saying. Just because Bettas are labrynth fish it doesn't mean they don't need a filter and a reasonable sized tank. For crying out loud, your basically keeping your fish in a cup of water. Do you even know what the Nitrogen cycle is? Obviously if you did you would have had done this. Your fish is dying, Listen to us. Do a partial water change with some Stress Coat Plus and get your fish at least a 2.5 gallon tank WITH A FILTER AND HEATER. Also, I wouldn't suggest you get any more fish because obviously you aren't learning for the profound mistakes your making, but yet you don't see it. EDIT2: Oh yea, I also have to ask if your a so called " Betta vet " why are you asking why your fish is dying? Stop lying to yourself and people you don't even know and STOP killing these innocent fish! A betta can live in a 500 gallon tank and be a billion times happier than where you are keeping it...Less than a half a gallon, what a shame.

What I find as rather ironic is you want help yet you ignore the advice you are given. Also if you are a 'Betta vet' then surely you can treat the fish yourself? Anyway let's just a get a few things straight... 1) Health related problems in fish are caused by poor water quality, as the others have said your tank is far too small and a lack of filtration is only making things worse. Fish produce ammonia through their gills and also waste in the form of solid faeces. Ammonia is highly toxic to fish even in small amounts. 2) The minimum size of tank I would recommend for a Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) is five gallons, however the larger the tank the better. Just because these fish can live in a tiny, unfiltered tank or bowl it doesn't mean it should and the fish won't be having a very high quality of life. 3) Cycling is very important. Filters contain biological filter media in the form of a sponge or ceramic media such as balls or rings. Millions of tiny bacteria colonise this media and break down the waste produced by the fish into harmless substances. 4) As I stated earlier, health related problems in fish are usually caused by poor water quality. If you have poor water quality then chemical treatments will be useless unless you recitify the problem which is causing the health problems. Prevention of the problem is always better than finding a cure. Finally I would recommend that you start listening to people's advice, also join a good forum such as http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk or http://ocean-wonders.co.uk .

you obviously are not listening to people who know how to keep betta fish, and you're obviously NOT a betta vet. just because they stay alive in such a small amount of water doesn't mean they should. i can keep a goldfish in a goldfish bowl for many years, doesn''t mean that it should be in there. Betta's NEED Room to move, Plants to hide in, Filtration so they don't live in their own **** and a heater since they are tropical fish and their needs are 1000 times MORE IMPORTANT THEN YOUR VIEWING PLEASURES!! Where i work we keep each Betta in a 50 litre tank, as it should be. and the reason your fish isn't the same as it use to be can be down to 2 things... 1. he feels threatend by the other Betta. 2. he's old, since they only live around 2 years and most pet shops sell them when they're a year old.

U r not a betta vet. U r just a retarted fool. Betta vet. ROFL. No wonder he's dying.

You haven't described any symptoms that are specific to a certain disease, but are caused by poor environment. http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=17970 Fin curled at the end sounds like finrot, this is caused by poor water quality. Mild cases are treated by keeping the water very clean and adding aquarium salt, but this isn't your main concern at the moment. Fin rot is not what is causing him to act this way. You have been getting some outdated info, it is now widely accepted among hobbyists that bettas need a minimum of 2.5 gallons with heater and gentle filter. I have my 2 bettas in heated and filtered 5 gallons, they are very active and show no signs of stress. I want to get them both 10 gallons tanks when I have the space. The bettas that have lived longest, up to 10 years, had very big tanks to themselves, a better replica of their actual tropical environment, where their territory might be up to a square meter large. Bettas are a tropical fish who need their water temp to be above 75 F. It is highly doubtful that you live in a climate where he wouldn't need a heater. His immune system is greatly lowered in colder water, you need to get him a heater. Please take the time to do a little more research, especially on the biological filter, or the cycle. http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/biologicalcycle/a/nitrogencycle.htm Edit: Sweet Luv's list is dead on, this is why your betta needs a proper tank.

Sounds like you have been sucked into those bad betta myths why would a fish that come from rice paddies that can be miles long like small spaces? http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/1327/125174/f/867800-Rice-Paddy-0.jpg Why would a fish that comes from a tropical country (Thailand) not need a heater? LOOK BETTAS NEED HEATERS AND FILTERES WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. EDIT: zoo tycoons answer is great

don't ask questions if you don't want advice. these people are trying to help you. "i am a betta vet"? if you're a 'betta vet' then you should know what he has. he is dying because you change out all of his water every week, and the ammonia in his poop just sits in the water with no bacteria to get rid of it. thats what cycling IS! its building up bacteria to eat the ammonia which kills fish. all fish need it. he also needs a heater, bettas should have an environment at about 78 degrees. if they don't then they get sluggish and don't move or eat. all bettas need AT LEAST 1 1/2 GALLON, if not more, a filter, and a heater. you are not going to get anyone to say anything else you don't want to believe that you killed your own fish by cleaning his 'tank' too much, not giving him space to hide and swim, and not letting him be warm.

First off you need a cycled tank I don't care what they say my experience is that all fish need a filter...the ammonia builds up and get the fish sick the filter will take care of that problem..get a ten gal you can put a female in there with the male but remember...Betta's are also named Chinese fighting fish, and for a good reason. have a one gal tank for treating them in and for transferring any fish that cause trouble. I would really recommend goldfish as a pet they are very hardy fish and don't need a heater either, just a filter. Underground filters are cheap and work well in low population aquariums Remember to only change the aquarium water every two weeks and don't change the hole thing only 25% then once every six months i think it is change the whole thing. Leave the gravel in it cause it has essential alga and things that are needed in the new water. Hope this helps. And good luck...Hope Bamboo gets better.