UPDATE
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TURNING WHITE: Thank you for all your comments on my lovely little betta turning white. He is still alive, but just a weird color now. I did some research and asking around, and discovered that bettas in the wild are not as pretty as those in captivity that are bred to be b-e-a-utiful! So I think Indy just is losing his color because of his genetics. No infection. No disease. Just genes!
I had never heard this before, and do not know if it is true. But this information comes a previous betta breeder.
Yes, he has a heater. Yes, he gets regular water changes. He is just weirdly colored now, but is still my little baby.
Hope every else is having luck! My four babies are still thriving… with a bit of fin rot. But all is well. They are piggies.
Have a good day.
KH
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March 5th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Well at least he is still alive
March 5th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
ya at least he is healthy and its good he is alive!
March 6th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Cool, I’m so happy for u, you must have been scared. Could you post some pics for us please?!
thx
March 6th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
that fish is beautiful:o i love it i wish mine was as beautiful jk jk mine is pretty two
March 14th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I would like to see some more pics of Indy.
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 pm
ya i want to see some 2!
April 15th, 2009 at 11:06 am
How do you post about your betta?
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I am working on getting pictures of Indy and yes, I am happy he is still alive. He has stopped losing color… and that’s because he has hardly any left! He’s happy though.
May 25th, 2009 at 4:07 am
As with tropical fish, there are vitamin supplements you can buy for your Betta that help them maintain their color. I can’t find it online at the moment but I’ve bought some in the past and it worked great.
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 am
OMG I NEED HELP WITH MY BETTAS ok they r seperated by a divider then when i came to check on then like one or two hours later they were in the same side so i puts thenback and just now my males fins used to be beutiful and pretty and NOW ther ripped cut and torn! coulld my little other female betta could have done that i think so and like theres no fin part around the tank and i mean IT LOOKS LIKE MY MALE GOT A HAD FINCUT! his top fin used to hand down low and beutiful now its short and his fins are all scragly and short! my female can jump over to the other side and i DO hav a lid on! im not sure wat happened i dont know if they like or hate each other cuz after they leyed eggs my female was the one who got the bad fincut now my male looks worse then my female! my male used to hav nice long red and purple mix fins now there short cut and torn i hope thell grow back! but even though hes beutiful appearence took a wrong turn hes still mine and i still love him just the same even though he has looked better i still love him and that little fincut DID make him look A LOT smaller
July 14th, 2009 at 8:32 am
help im only 12 and my betta is a bit sick plse help i think he has velvet
he is active but i’ve noticed gold colouring appearing round his gill
what do i do?
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 pm
My betta turned a sad pail while we were on vacation becaus the girl that was feeding my bettas did not turn off the light in his tank. I turned off the light over night and the next morning he was back to normale.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
ok my males fins grew bak a litte now as long as before but i love them still its not like im ganna kill them I LOVE THEM!!! i would never hurt a poor wittle fishy! but anyway halfmoons r beutiful ive never seen one at petrsmart but ill look and ask!
August 25th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
My bettas have always fluctuated in colour. They’re mood fish. He may just not be feeling very flashy at the moment
I’m sure he’ll brighten up soon, especially if there’s a pretty girl around.
September 7th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
My betta was kinda turning white when I first got him. When I tried feeding him he just wouldn’t eat for a few days. Maybe he was just a little astonished in a new home, you know… nervous. But soon he began to get used to it and he ate the color-enhancing pellets and got his color back. Now he’s a happy go lucky, goody two shoes fish!
September 15th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Males and females do fight and will rip fins and possibly kill each other if not under close observation. It will probably take about 3-6 months for the male’s fins to grow back. As for the male betta turning a different color that is caused by a marble gene in it’s background. Either of his parents could have been marble or have it in the gene pool. The thing about Marble colored bettas is that they tend to keep changing. If you are going to breed the bettas you need to read up on what it takes. The female has to come out after spawning and the male is left in with the eggs until they hatch and are freeswimming, then he needs to come out if he hasn’t eaten the eggs himself.
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I had a betta fish that turned white, and he died a week ago. Bettas dont turn white from genetics, because they would of been white from the beggining. You might want to make sure the water is the right temperature, and that the high temperature is constant, you absolutely NEED a heater for fish bowls if you live in a country with a continental climate, otherwise they will lose colour, and eventually might die. You can also just shine a light (also at night) next to the bowl to warm up the water a bit. You should go to a pet shop that has bettas, and ask someone about turning white, they might tell you something that might save your betta’s life!! good luck!
October 11th, 2009 at 1:46 am
i just my betta any tips i dont want her to go white help
October 14th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
happy hes alive mine made it to
November 4th, 2009 at 1:16 am
i hope the fin rot gets better and its good that indy is still alive. so i am
for you.
~Renee
November 4th, 2009 at 1:21 am
im bored.
:^) :^*
April 13th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
try adding a small, very small pinch of salt into the tank.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
its good that it alive. i am getting one today. it is good to know this, that its not normal for a fish to turn white.
May 31st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
do the eggs on the ground hatch
October 5th, 2010 at 12:58 am
i thant so
October 5th, 2010 at 1:01 am
OMF(ho my fish) my dad wont get me a Betta.
It sucks so much.
May 19th, 2011 at 9:54 am
changing color is normal as from my experience bettas will change it color because, 1st. genetic it self if it was from wild breading & 2nd is because of the fish might be a little stress or due to environment. As all know bettas will feel more save if the environment of the tank is closed to the nature.
What i have did for my wild catch bettas is, putting some almond leave & live plant to give more hiding place. Result is the fish color will be back to darker as first catch. but it would not works if it from is genetic it self.
June 18th, 2011 at 6:42 am
One of my goldfish has turned white, too.
maybe it’s normal for all fishes. : )
September 30th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
i heard of a betta that lived for 17 years!