My female beta is constantly floating at the top of the tank and even when swimming down is pulled up. help!!?

I bought 2 female betas about 5 days ago and one has acclimated well and is swimming and happy. The fish in question does nothing but float at the top and even when she tries to swim down it seems as if she's being pulled back up to the surface. Yesterday when I came home she was floating sideways on the top of the tank and I thought that she might be dead. When i tried to check on her she swam away. What could the problem be?

My female beta is constantly floating at the top of the tank and even when swimming down is pulled up. help!!?
She's probably gassy. I know, LOL... but seriously. I had a beta once who did the same thing, %26amp; after some research, that's what I found.





You may be overfeeding her, which is a very common mistake of beta owners. Try feeding her less, %26amp;/or less frequently. They really don't need much food, %26amp; our temptation to feed them more just messes up their digestion %26amp; makes their thank dirtier (as the food they can't eat becomes sludge).
Reply:I agree with the answer above me--it sounds like swim bladder disorder.





The disorder is often caused by overfeeding, so try fasting your betta for a couple of days, and then feed her a small portion of the inside of a cooked pea. Reduce the amount of food you give her per day, and always fast one day per week.





I'm not clear on how you have your bettas set up. Are they in the same tank? Usually sorority tanks have at least three females to disperse aggression; two females usually results in the severe abuse of one by the other. If they are in separate tanks, then it's not relevant. Even if they aren't fighting, though, they are competing for food, so it may be possible that your sick female has been overeating while trying to beat the other out for food. Keep an eye on them.
Reply:All of these answers are incorrect...


The reason why your betta is floating at the top of his tank is because he is suffering from something known as Swim Bladder; an imbalance in the delicate organ in every fish (like a diaphragm) that allows them to float up and down.


Try lowering the pressure of the water every hour or so by emptying out some of the water from his tank to 'exercise' his swim bladder; then add some more, then release some more; etc, until your fish has started swimming normally again.





I hope that helps :)
Reply:How did you acclimate the fish to their new tank? When a newly purchased fish fails to thrive, it is usually because it suffered severe stress in the transfer between its previous tank and yours. The fish may have also had an illness that you didn't detect when you purchased it. About the only thing you can do is ensure your filter is on its lowest setting to reduce excessive water movement and ensure your tank is heated to a proper tropical temp of 78F. If the new fish doesn't survive, then you should be able to return the fish for credit or a refund depending upon your stores live fish guarantee.
Reply:that happend to my male beta he had a parasite sadly he died a few days later
Reply:alot of beta fish dont live for that long. it could be dying. but i have no clue. there could be other reasons too. but when i had them, they lasted like a week. lol hope its ok. :)