Category: Betta

When you keep aquatic pets, it becomes a tough job finding a reliable source of water for the tank. In the case of betta fish, these fish are sensitive to any changes in water parameters, the presence of harmful components in water, and so on. Instead of looking for sound water, many betta owners tend…

It’s a common assumption to consider betta fish dead when you see them floating with their belly up. But, not all cases of floating means that your betta fish is dead. So, you may wonder- do betta fish float when they die? When betta fish dies, these fish sink to the bottom of the tank…

The new betta owners might get shocked seeing betta fish alive after assuming these fish are dead. Sometimes, it can stress the betta owners thinking about whether their betta fish are dead or not. Hence, a curiosity may pop into the owners’ minds- can betta fish play dead? Betta fish can play dead like other…

Keeping the water pH ideal is a hard task to maintain for any betta owner. Like other aquatic living, betta fish are highly sensitive to water parameters and quality. If the water pH level doesn’t remain ideal, it may kill your betta fish. In the wild, betta thrives in the water of 6-8 pH levels…

Eye-catchy colored betta fish with their downwards swooping long tails and gorgeous fins must be a unique addition to your tank. But, it may come as a shock when you suddenly discover your betta fish dead in the tank. So, you must be questioning yourself- why did my betta fish die? Incoordination of environmental parameters,…

Being a betta fish keeper, nothing could be as disheartening as finding your betta fish dead in the tank, right? That’s what happens with all betta keepers. Dropsy, age, illness, water condition, or stress may cause death to your favorite betta. Now you need to clean the fish tank before getting more fish. But, do…

Bettas are aquatic animals. If you plan to have them as pets, you must keep them in an aquarium, bowl, or tank with freshwater. So, do bettas need a filter? It’s a million-dollar question people frequently ask online. Bettas don’t need a filter to survive as they can live without a filter in the tank…

Transporting fish or animals is common on land transport. But when it’s about air transport, most people don’t know If they can transport betta fish on an airplane. If you are also looking for the answer, look no further than going through this article.  When I came back to Turkey from the USA on an…

When you’re moving to a new house, your pets become the biggest concern. Let us not sugarcoat anything. Traveling with a Betta fish and moving them to a new house is not an easy task. You need to take care of a lot of things. The reason is that Bettas get stressed pretty easily, and,…

The idea of moving your Betta fish to a new tank can stress you out. Some people are afraid of moving their Betta fish to a new tank because of all the myths saying it causes your fish to die soon. But this is not the reality. Moving a Betta fish can be pretty stressful…