Betta not looking up.

[Bettamay]

Hello

I didn’t feed my betta for a few days, but when I came back to feed him, he wasnt eating.

I have checked literally everywhere, but the only disease he has was finrot. It took a long time to get him to eat bloodworms, eventually I had to take the worms in my hand and put it in front of his face! (This is a pretty big deal for me, I am really afraid of bugs.) I think he just doesn’t see the food at the top, and is not looking up. So I have a few questions.

1. How do Iget him to look at the food? I’ve had him for one year,so it isn’t a new thing for me,
2. Can bettas get mad? Is he just having a tantrum?

I have a feeling that it’s probably because I didn’t feed him in the past few days. I feel incredibly guilty about it, but now he isn’t really eating much. He still comes toward me, and flows me around the tank, but he’ll come slowly.He’s not lethargic, I’ve seen him zooming all over the tank. I’m not sure what to do about him not seeing the food.

 

[AquaticQueen]

Could I have a pic of him? Water parameters? My betta has trouble seeing his food too. I wiggle my finger in the water to draw his attention and when he comes close enough to the feeding hatch, I drop the food in.

 

[Bettamay]

Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0.25

I know he wants the food, because he’s always trying to eat from the top. He just isn’t seeing the food. He even searches in the gravel for food.

 

[Bettamay]

Today, he wouldn’t eat the pellets, and when I used the bloodworm, it took him a full thirty minutes to see the food. The bloodworm always floats to the top too, so it’s incredibly difficult to push it down to eye level for him.

 

[FoldedCheese]

Today, he wouldn’t eat the pellets, and when I used the bloodworm, it took him a full thirty minutes to see the food. The bloodworm always floats to the top too, so it’s incredibly difficult to push it down to eye level for him.

My betta sometimes has trouble seeing food too (because he gets distracted watching me and begging at the front of the tank), so I have to wiggle my finger to get his attention. I usually feed him from the tip of my finger too. Does he not come up to the surface during feedings? If not, it sounds like he might not be interested in the food..30 minutes is a very long time. As AquaticQueen suggested I would check your water parameters. Do you know what they are?

 

[Bettamay]

My Ammonia is 0, My Nitrites are 0 and my Nitrates are 0.25.

My betta sometimes has trouble seeing food too (because he gets distracted watching me and begging at the front of the tank), so I have to wiggle my finger to get his attention. I usually feed him from the tip of my finger too. Does he not come up to the surface during feedings? If not, it sounds like he might not be interested in the food..30 minutes is a very long time. As AquaticQueen suggested I would check your water parameters. Do you know what they are?

He does come to the surface of the tank when it feeding time. Sometimes he waits about four centimeters below the surface, And other times he’s at the top and looking for food.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Was just wondering if you can see anything with his eyes like cloudiness or even scaling or something

 

[Light]

Are you putting IAL in your tank?
Banana leaves and guava are also good alternative.

 

[Bettamay]

I didn’t notice anything clouding his vision. He also still follows me all around the tank, so I don’t think it’s an eye issue. I hope he doesn’t have an eye issue.

I am getting IAL leaves, I just ordered them today for his finrot. Tomorrow when I put him in his tank cleaning cup, I’ll try to feed him there. There would be less thing to focus on in the cup.

 

[Light]

I didn’t notice anything clouding his vision. He also still follows me all around the tank, so I don’t think it’s an eye issue. I hope he doesn’t have an eye issue.

I am getting IAL leaves, I just ordered them today for his finrot. Tomorrow when I put him in his tank cleaning cup, I’ll try to feed him there. There would be less thing to focus on in the cup.

Ok that's good mate try to put IAL just to make your water yellowish and also I recommend put real plants in your tank...