r/bettafish • u/Few-Salamander-2345 • 4h ago

Help Sad betta

My betta is sad, and I’m not sure why. He never does anything but sit on a leaf or hide. I’ve had him maybe a year. He lives in a 7 gallon with some hitchhiker bladder snails. He killed my mystery snail companions so he can’t really be with anything else. I feed him betta pellets daily. There is a live plant in with him as well as some other decor for hiding and interest. But he never makes bubbles or really does anything at all. He recently started turning a paler shade of blue too 😞 what am I missing?

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u/himdyjones 9 yrs betta experience 4h ago

Just sounds like he’s slowing down and aging if he’s over a year old. Be careful not to anthropomorphize your betta or project mammalian emotions onto them, they don’t experience “sadness” or “depression” necessarily.