Turning white…
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Hello fellow bloggers,
I have a mystery I need help solving! One of my bettas is turning white. It is slowly spreading from his dorsal fin all around his body. It isn’t a fungus or sickness. Nothing is growing on him. He is active, healthy and eats like a piggy. His tank stays at a reasonable temperature and he gets weekly water changes. Is this from old age? He has been living close to a year.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
K
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January 11th, 2009 at 2:17 am
Hello Kelly,
Bettas sometimes change colors when they do get older. My Betta a crowntail use to be more white and with a blue head. Now he has red fins with blue streaks in the fins.
Also what do you feed him? Even though the Betta is not a big fan once in a while I would feed him Betta food.
January 11th, 2009 at 7:41 am
I dont think its from old age yet im not very sure
January 11th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
het is niet van ouderdom ze kunnen 3-4 jaar worden het kan kleurverandering zijn
January 11th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Hi, it may be stress, or natural discoloration. Natural discoloration is caused by old age. good luck!
January 11th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
It’s natural. When they get old they develop different colors. I had an orange betta and a few month’s later he got some purple on his gill area. So relax, because it’s natural (I said it again oh my gosh).
January 14th, 2009 at 6:07 am
It sounds like a bacterial fungus. My beta Rojo had it but his turned black because he was a dark colored fish. What color is yours?
You might want to try Melafix or Betafix. If he is not swimming at all and just sits at the bottom or if it continues up to his gills; it too late for meds. You might have to put him to sleep.
To put him to sleep you can use a little clove oil in a small cup or freeze him. Those are the human ways to put a fish to sleep.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:11 am
In response to age. A beta’s life span is 2-4 years and some times longer.
In response to water temp. Betas like the water to be between 68-75 degrees. No hotter or colder.
On that note thought sometimes if you turn up the heat a little like 76-78 degrees it might kill any harmful bacteria in the water that might be attacking him
January 15th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
it is probably the cells that make color in his scales are probably dieing at a fast rate ware they cant do mitosis fast enough to make the color to come back………..this is my guess
January 16th, 2009 at 4:00 am
perhaps it is white ich.
January 20th, 2009 at 3:47 am
I heard they go white if they don’t get enough natural light..?
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 am
It can be due to stress. Are u sure u have a heater. betta changes colour due to variation in temp.
February 11th, 2009 at 3:51 am
oh if you want its color back their is a tripe of fish food for bettas that gives them brighter color or in this case their color back.
February 14th, 2009 at 3:37 am
Does this fish have any marble geno? The color of marble bettas will change as they mature. Because you’re saying this is not an infection or parasite, this is my best guess. Make sure to monitor this fish closely.
February 14th, 2009 at 8:46 am
your betta is a marble type. marbles will change color through age, either by turning into solid color or cellophane
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 am
ya, that fish food to make his color comeback won’t work! don’t sweat it my fish turned almost completely white, he was a bright red when i got him!
February 25th, 2009 at 3:19 am
marina (#3) said: it is not of old age them are possible 3-4 years of age reaches it can colour change be
i used an online translator, so it didn’t unscramble the words.
March 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
betta fish change color when they get old they change from colorful to dullness it happens to all betta fish
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 am
david e boruchowitz published a book aquarium care for betas its writen short and to the point with good info in poket book format.
page 61 he taks about red pigment wher he talks about Red Loss in witch the red pigment in the fish disapeers as it matures whitch for some bettas can be erlier than others i have the same problem with Daddy my big red breeding machine hes top fit and even in moving water trys to build a nest so i know hes not ill i hope that helps
April 15th, 2009 at 11:27 am
It probably has velvet. Also, how do you post information about your own betta or topics?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:15 am
I think it might be a natural thing.You cant stop it but hey white is a pretty color on bettas.but as that singing fish says “dont worry,be happy”:))
April 20th, 2009 at 12:18 am
sorry laurie but bettas cant get sunlight or they’ll die
April 20th, 2009 at 12:47 am
I’ve figured it out!Poor I ndy is contipated.go to bettasplendens.com for more info.
April 25th, 2009 at 1:07 am
no you didnt i did i told you and before i could put it here you got there before me
May 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
when a betta turn white… it mean that it is scared…
July 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
my betta was a really pretty red when i bought it. and i noticed it was turning a little bit white. so i took it out of the water and out of my room. my room gets a lot of sunlight so i thought it was because the sun. but im not really sure. i reeeeally dont want it to die. ive only had it for a few days.
August 7th, 2009 at 4:47 am
i always give my betta natural light well not like direct sunlight but i open the shudders in my room and it lets light in and my fish r still alive and perfectly fine so the can get some natural light i only turn on the lights when its dark out and theres no more natural light when i need light so and my fish layed eggs five times now so there healthy
August 9th, 2009 at 2:29 am
I have had bettas for years. I do have one that change from blue to white and back to to blue and is going white again. He is a crown tail. Full finage. About 2 years now. Full bubble nests (no probs). He is full of perosnality too. I think with mine, it is a color gene thing.
October 10th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
never seen that
sorry
cant help
betta bloger
January 19th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
when i got my betta he was white is that bad i think he look cool
January 19th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
is ti bad got white betta he full of life though
January 19th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
his name firework his tail is red blue
January 19th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
my freind have betta male it is red his head starting to turn white she needed me to put up for her name autum
January 19th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
autum betta name lucky cause went three days wit out water
January 27th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
my betta died wen he turend wite is that bad
February 1st, 2010 at 9:45 am
it’s just genetics (; no worries.
March 15th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
I perform with these dogs and as far as animal behavior goes, I’m a solid believer in nurture and exercising. I have met Jack Russell Terriers that I wouldn’t go around again, but have for no reason had a poor experience with an American Staffordshire Terrier. If you are speaking about their owners- well, that’s a different story. People are animals as well, and we tend to every have our unique concepts about “moral concepts”.
May 30th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
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July 15th, 2010 at 3:53 am
mine turned white and it died on the spot
i loved that fish she waz spechal 
but im getting a new betta 
the betta that died she would not eat and now l only hav one betta (crowntail betta) 
July 15th, 2010 at 3:57 am
i hav a note for pplz who got a betta at petsmart it will die in one day !!! (note: do not cry over a fish it happens (alot) its the cycle of life.) hope ya like ur betta
August 17th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
it turns grayish when it gets older
it also need sunlight if they dont get asmuch as they need they may die..
September 17th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
A Betta can turn white if there is to much ammonia in its tank, its loosing its colour due to its fins being burn by the ammonia. Mine had this problem when I first got it…
December 11th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
saunds kinda like ick
August 27th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Turning white means your temps too high, quickly throw in some cold water to bring it down.
September 30th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
My beta fish turned white last night, then a few hours later he kept trying to swim but ended up swiming sideways or layed sideways on the bottom of the tank :’( then he started to bleed out of his gills . He didnt seem to eat the past two days. Sadly splash died last night :”( 9/29/11
December 16th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
maybe ur betta has wat they call the jumping gene. some betta has that and they change colors from time to time not do to sickness, stress, or age but jus their gene