About Amber Worman Expertise I specialize in Gouramis, Black Moors, Fantail goldfish, and Bettas. I can answer questions about fish behavior, tank mates, diseases, and living conditions. I do not have much experience with breeding these types of fish, however.
Experience Fish are my passion - I have raised these types of fish for as long as I can remember. I am a college student at Purdue University where I have a major in Biology and a position as a lab technician in a fish laboratory.
Expert: Amber Worman Date: 5/27/2007 Subject: What happened?
Question Earlier today I bought a beta fish. By the time i returned home and fixed the bowl I was going to put it in, it had died. This was within an hour of purchase. I was wondering if my dad could have gave it a heart attack or something to cause it to die because he came by and when he left he slammed the door and the fish (still alive to the best of my knowledge) was not sitting far away, or did I just buy a bad fish?
Answer Hello Shannon-
Was the fish in a cup or a bag when you took it home?
Did the pet store employee use tap water from the sink to put the fish in?
Did the fish get left in a car or in an area where the water temperature could have dropped drastically?
It's odd for a fish to die so quickly without anything out of the ordinary happening to it. Loud sounds can stress a fish to the point of death, but I don't know if a slamming door would be that traumatic. Chances are, the pet store person who bagged the fish used sink water, which can kill a fish in less than 30 minutes. Sadly, most employees don't know this and end up killing the fish they sell. :(
Sorry for the loss of your little guy... :(
-Amber Worman
