Betta Unable To Swim?

[TotallyTropical]

I managed to get sucked into buying another tank, and another Betta....

But, after I put the Betta in his new home (and of course did all of the necessary things beforehand such as making sure the Betta was used to the water), he didn't seem to want to move. I obviously thought this was stress, and just ignored him for a while so that he could settle in. When I came back, he was still there. Then, he slowly sank to the bottom and flipped over onto his side. I managed to put in a Betta leaf bed that I had so that he could stay near the surface, but he is still unable to move. Is this temporary? Or does he have a swim bladder dysfunction or something like that? He is still breathing, but I don't know if he will be for long.... I really don't want to lose a beautiful Betta! ($5.00 too!

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[TallTree01]

What are the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels?
Was the tank cycled?
Is the tank filtered?
Is the tank heated?

 

[TotallyTropical]

Never mind, he died. I didn't even have him for three hours!

 

[TallTree01]

betta.

 

[attibones]

It may have been just a poor fish when you got him. If the tank was uncycled and such, in addition to a sickly fish, he probably stood no chance. Sorry to hear that you lost him though.

 

[CoryLover95]

oh I'm so sorry.  He was probably very poorly when you got him and just didn't have a chance with the stress of the transition.  Sorry that you lost him