male bettas keep dying?

[dean30bb]

hi every one
i had 6 male bettas on the wall in those half bowl tanks seperate tanks of corse and for some reason ive lost 4 of them in the last 5months or so and i dnt no y i look after them propery clean them feed them properly but still they keep dying
i brought them in cold water tanks at the lfs so i didnt think id need heaters if they didnt.
could sombody plz help me

[donvichu]

What size tanks are your betta's in....Betta is like other fishes they do need proper big tank with plants or some decorations as hiding places and filters and heaters.

[dean30bb]

there each in a 10gallon tank each with plants and gravel

[kaoticice]

Which part of aus do u live in?? in Sydney the current average temp is around 17 degrees celsius, and since betta live in a tropical condition therefore heater is a "MUST". Most Lfs have relatively warm temperature inside, due to their central heating air-conditioner.


Ed

[dean30bb]

yeah i live in sydney but the tanks are always at 22-24 degrees celcius as its always warm in the house and the fish were liveing in the tanks for a few months befor they had dyed

[Nick_Pavlovski]

Were they active before they died, or sluggish?

[dean30bb]

half and half they would come up for food but they wouldnt be swimming around like the other two

[Arkie]

so do you have any filtration or anything? what are the water parameters?

[dean30bb]

lol ya ive tested the waters in all of them when they died an they were all fine at the rite levels ph i keep it at 7 nitrte was 0.05 and ammonia 0 the other 2 that are left seem fine so i dnt no wat happend

[Arkie]

i dont know, i recently lost my white male due to stress. my 1 yr old son kept trying to catch him with the tiny fish net (even though i told him more than once not to do it!!!!). so are they getting stressed by anything?

[dean30bb]

na they just sit there on the wall nothing scares them they seem happy
sorry to hear bout ur loss

[Ghostknife]

How long have you had them! They each only last about a year. Most are a little old by the time you buy them!

[dean30bb]

ya i know that but na only had them bout 4-5 months

[Ghostknife]

It's certainly an odd thing. Could it be just bad luck??

[dean30bb]

ya thats my geuss to im not getting more from that shop again lol

[Nick_Pavlovski]

How long have you had them! They each only last about a year. Most are a little old by the time you buy them!

A quick internet search of "betta splendens lifespan" suggests that most live more than a year, Ghostknife.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anabantids2/p/betta.htm
http://www.aquarium-site.com/fish/betta-splendens.html
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Betta.htm
says 2-3 years...

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Siamese_Fighting_Fish_Betta_splendens.php
says 4-5 years...

[Ghostknife]

A quick internet search of "betta splendens lifespan" suggests that most live more than a year, Ghostknife.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anabantids2/p/betta.htm
http://www.aquarium-site.com/fish/betta-splendens.html
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Betta.htm
says 2-3 years...

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Siamese_Fighting_Fish_Betta_splendens.php
says 4-5 years...

Fair enough, but I can only go off my experience, & what I have heard.

Maybe bad info on my part.

[Lady Hobbs]

A quick internet search of "betta splendens lifespan" suggests that most live more than a year, Ghostknife.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anabantids2/p/betta.htm
http://www.aquarium-site.com/fish/betta-splendens.html
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Betta.htm
says 2-3 years...

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Siamese_Fighting_Fish_Betta_splendens.php
says 4-5 years...

Nick, I'm with you on this one. 1-2 years would probably be about right. Like you say, you don't know the age when you get them either.

[Ghostknife]

Nick, I'm with you on this one. 1-2 years would probably be about right. Like you say, you don't know the age when you get them either.


Nick suggested 2-5 years, not 1-2. I gave advice which I had read from somewhere else, experiences etc. You're right, you don't know what age they are when you get them. But everyone I know must have bought them when they were alot older than you bought yours! I am not saying I am wrong on this one. They are my experiences!!

[Ghostknife]

Hope you figure out whats going on Dean!!

[William]

They are lmost never very old when you buy them. They want to sell them as young as possible as it cost money to keep and feed them. If you buy them in a fish store they will live for several years given the proper care.

This is of course provided that it is high quality Bettas and perhaps you have had bad luck Ghostknife and bought low quality Betta as that might effect their lifespan.

[Nick_Pavlovski]

They are almost never very old when you buy them. They want to sell them as young as possible as it cost money to keep and feed them. If you buy them in a fish store they will live for several years given the proper care.


Yep.
As well as the above, people here have had Bettas for 4-5 years...for example, SkarloeysMom had Skarloey for over 4 years, which would certainly put him at being at 4 1/2 years at death...

[Ashlea]

Well, I have had my guy for just over a year and he is doing very well.
Not sure what to suggest with yours.