AboutBrit Brit Expertise I can answer your questions about Bettas, most Freshwater Tropical Fish, compatibility between tropical freshwater fish, tips on how to set up a new aquarium, what fish to add, what temperature your tank should be at, etc.
I can answer questions about goldfish, and I know a bit about aquarium plants.
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Expert: Brit Brit Date: 3/24/2008 Subject: Blind Betta
Question QUESTION: I have a betta in a breeding box inside a 75 gallon tank with three piranahas. The tank is kept at 80 degrees. I noticed two weeks ago that the betta was not swimming, just laying at the bottom of the tank, its eyes were cloudy, wasn'coming to the top of the tank for food anymore, just basically laying there dying. I had stuck my finger inside the box right next to the fish's face and it never even moved away or acted like it had seen me at all. i was wondering if it had went blind and if there was anything i could do to help my betta.
Thanks,
Damien
ANSWER: Damien,
Why on Earth do you have him kept in a breeding box? Get him his own tank, preferably 2 gallons or more. Breeding boxes were meant only for specific kinds of fish who give live birth - bettas not being one of them - and is only used when the fish is pregnant. Even then, it's very stressful on a mother fish and a lot of people won't use breeding boxes because of that.
They are definitely not suitable to house a fish indefinitely. It's simply too stressful.
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QUESTION: It says on the breeding box that it is also made to keep one or two bettas in it and i only have one in it
Answer It also says on bowls that you can put goldfish in them. However, all goldfish grow too large, are too large bodied and create far too much waste and therefore ammonia to ever live out their full lives in a bowl.
Breeding boxes should not be used to house fish indefinitely.
I can guarantee you that if you put him into a proper tank you will see improvement.
