My Betta Fish Very Quickly Lost the Color in His Body. Will It Return? How Long Will It Take?

November 10, 2011 5 Comments

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5 Responses to “My Betta Fish Very Quickly Lost the Color in His Body. Will It Return? How Long Will It Take?”

  1. lazzlocat Reply November 13, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Not to scare you, but I had two betta fish that lost their coloring and they both died. It took about a week. I’m not sure what happened.

  2. Iknowthis! Reply November 14, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    I thought that feeding them the special betta food helped them keep their color.

    Can’t imagine what made your fish lose color so fast. Hpoe it works out well.

  3. SunKissed Reply November 16, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Loss of color is a symptom of the fish being too cold. Perhaps the new bowl was too cold for him, and now he is having a bit of a problem warming up.

  4. magicman116 Reply November 17, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    Yes, he should recover and get his color back within a day or two. The only thing you can do at this point it turn off the tank light and allow him to have as much piece and quite as possible.

    MM

  5. furry ♥ stankbombs Reply November 19, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    nothing lives with a goldfish except other golfish. That is a big BIG no-no. goldfish give off a huge amount of nitrogenous waste, which is toxic to all fish. It just so happens that goldfish can stand alot more of these toxins in thier water than any other f/w fish out there. That is what makes goldfish compatible with only other goldfish. With that in mind, fish who are literally choking on poopie naturally will be stressed. That’s when we see secondary infections, particlularly pathogenic and parasitic. Ich is a parasite that as it manifests washes out the fishes color. They’re characterized by white spots. Pathogens, on the other hand, cause the fins to fray and fall apart. Do a 75% water change and look into liquid meds that will zap the infection. Going back to Ich, if the white spots are not present, you will be shopping for an anitbiotic. If you see spots, you will be shopping for anti-parasite. They can set you up with a specific one at your local pet store. I hope this helps.