My female betta jumped out of her tank and I haven't a clue how! The top was on, but I guess she jumped through one of the corners. But that doesn't make any sense because she got WAY across the table! She was almost dry when I found her! Anyway, I put her in and she was still alive, but she is floating and hardly breathing. Can I do something? What should I do? I put her in a net so the current wouldn't hurt her but I think she is dying. What should I do???? HELP!
I would start by turning off the filter and light, lower the water level by half-hold all food and give her a quiet place for now to recover...some will and some do not....
If you have been doing regular water changes I would wait one day and then start making 50% daily water changes for 4-5 days
If you have not be making regular water changes I would go ahead and make one now
Fresh clean dechlorinated water can help prevent secondary issues
Thank you. She used to be beautiful blue, but now she's nearly black with clamped fins. She is just floating. I will move her now. I really hope she doesn't die.
If she was healthy and strong before this incident........hopefully she will pull through.......
I have had this happen a couple of times myself and it is amazing what a small opening these fish can get/jump through......one was a dime size opening and she was dry when I found her...but pulled through within 24 hours...the other one...it was too late by the time I found him....
That just happened to me after 2 days of having a female I bought from bettyplendens.
She only had 1/4" opening in her tank and still she managed to squeeze through.
She was dead by the time I found her.
Make sure you lower the water level so she doesn't have to swim a long way to get air.
Good luck!
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