Betta help please

[ThatDarnDragon]

Hi kids

My friend is having betta trouble. I need some help to help her.

Her betta is almost 2 years old. VT.

He's been hanging at the very top of a 1 gal tank. He's been acting funny for about a week, and today, he jumped out of the tank for the very first time. He's always near the bottom.

he freaks at any movement near his tank or any tiny bump, which he never used to do. And he swims erratically.

She does not do water testing, but she does condition tap water after regular changes

She's taking a pic of the fish now.

EDIT: The fish is ignoring pea

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

www.community.webshots.com/photo/363159137/363159137ArjnjX

there's the pic

 

[Prizm]

Hi kids

My friend is having betta trouble. I need some help to help her.

Her betta is almost 2 years old. VT.

He's been hanging at the very top of a 1 gal tank. He's been acting funny for about a week, and today, he jumped out of the tank for the very first time. He's always near the bottom.

he freaks at any movement near his tank or any tiny bump, which he never used to do. And he swims erratically.

She does not do water testing, but she does condition tap water after regular changes

She's taking a pic of the fish now.

EDIT: The fish is ignoring pea

The link isn't opening for me, but since he seems scared, I'd give him lots of plants to hide in, and cover the top so he can't jump!...As to WHY he's acting so strangely, are there any objects near his bowl that might look like a mouth? I can't remember who posted it, but someone's fish freaked out because of the gapping "mouth" of something like a coffee cup!

 

[bettaboi]

i cant get the link to work

 

[BettaMomma]

If the fish jumped out for the first time ever, there are just a couple of reasons. One, as has been said, is because he is terrified of something. The other thing could be water quality - and he just wants OUT of there. It sounds like it's probably the terrified thing if I had to guess. Is there a camera anywhere nearby? A really colorful... well, anything... that didn't used to be there before...? they can be scared of the strangest things.

When was the last water change, and was it 100%?