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ten ways to tell if a betta fish is
dying betta fish lived for two to seven
years if your betta is dying from simple
old age you will be able to see warning
signs for months in advance
one lethargy lethargy is normally the
first sign that something is wrong with
your betta it could be an issue with
ammonia nitrite nitrate temperature
illness or old age if your betta is
acting lazier than normal this doesn't
point to one issue you won't be able to
give your betta diagnosis without more
symptoms - fading color if your betta is
suddenly losing color there is a good
chance that your betta is seriously ill
on the other hand if it is a slight
dulling your betta could be old 3
punched back old bed is tend to develop
a slight or significant punch in their
back this is normal as they age for both
male and female Bettis for dropsy dropsy
is not a symptom of aging but rather as
a symptom of kidney failure as you may
guess heeling any major organ failure in
a fish is extremely difficult and often
impossible this is one of those
illnesses that is almost always fatal
five laying down if your betta is
resting on the bottom of the tank but
remains upright he or she is probably
just resting however if you notice them
resting more often than normal
it could be lethargy sex frequent
breathing rapid breathing is similar to
lethargy
it is a symptom that something is wrong
but it is nonspecific this symptom is
not a death sentence but generally an
early warning sign that your fish is
sick or old 7 decreased appetite a
decreased appetite as a normal symptom
of old age as a betta grows older its
metabolism slows down so it simply does
not need as much food as it once did
eight slow reactions slowed reactions
are common in bed is with lower
metabolisms are with eye issues if your
betta swims away slower or takes longer
to react to food and other objects in
the tank it could simply be getting
older nine nitrite poisoning nitrite
poisoning is a serious issue if the fish
is exposed to high nitrate levels it
normally has a red belly 10 fish TB fish
TB tuberculosis is characterized by two
symptoms curved spines and lesions on
the skin this illness has no cure so you
must euthanize any fish that came in
contact with an infected fish
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