So your beta fish won't eat? It may be a sign of an illness.
Below are some of the most common illnesses of which one of the symptoms is that your beta fish won't eat: - Fungal infection - If you can see white patches all over its body and head, and your fish is generally inactive, resting at the bottom of the tank, barely showing interest in food, then it may have a fungal infection.
- Rotting tail / rotting fin - If your fish's fins or tail show signs of deterioration and its body is lackluster, pale and your fish isn't eating, your fish may be sick.
- Ick - Beware that sometimes live frozen foods may contain live parasites.
These parasites can infect the fish, causing it to break out with itchy dots all over its body, head, and even the eyes.
If your fish is just not paying attention to its food, then you may have to treat your beta fish for parasites.
- Popeye -If your fish's eyeballs are bulging out of their sockets, it is due to bacterial infection from dirty water.
Popeye is generally a symptom of more serious internal problems.
Your fish may not have much of an appetite and thus your fish won't eat.
- Dropsy - If your fish's scales are standing upright, looking like a pine cone, then your fish has a bacterial infection, transmitted typically through consumption of live worms.
Your beta fish won't eat, most likely, under these circumstances.