my lucky died in the morning,after a year

[CHERCAN]

i had my beta for a year or a little over, i did everything right for his care. im a smoker and i wonder could my smoking in the same room with him could have killed him, whats the life time for a beta

[CHERCAN]

please help

[ElmoFish]

Betta's usually live 2-3 years, although some have been recorded to live upwards of 5.. if they're full grown when you get them at the petstore they may already be a year old when you buy them. I have no idea if smoking affects their water.. someone else will have to answer that.

[Elena]

I am so sorry you lost him. If he was in a small unfiltered bowl he might have died as a result of poor water quality. How often were you doing water changes, what kind of water conditioner were you using and how big was the container? I don't mean to sound insensitive, but asking these questions might help you better care for the next one if and when you decide to get another fish.

[Vikki81207]

It depends on his living conditions. Did you have him in a filtered tank?

[dramaqueen]

Bettas DO breathe air so I imagine it could be possible if you were constantly blowing smoke over the top of the bowl.

[5green]

well it ay have had been that it was too old no ofence

[Romad]

Sorry you lost your buddy.

No idea about the smoking but maybe you shouldn't smoke in the same room next time just in case.