Recently my betta, Rupert, died. I got him about... 6 or 7 months ago from my cousin's wedding. He was in a shallow bowl with floating candels and despite the fact if you wanted one you were supposed to get ones that were sitting out in cups, I was too attached to Rupert and had them get him out for me.
Anyway, at first when I noticed something odd, he would constantly be at the top of the water. When I gave him food it'd take him a long time to go for it when usually he'd freak out and zip around the bowl whenever he even saw my hand get near him. Then he stayed at the bottom for a very long time, and then he seemed to be kind of... floating at the bottom of the bowl, and would have to thrash around like crazy to even move. By this time it was obviously too late to do anything and he died. I'm curious though as to why he died. Was it because he ate too much, maybe? I don't think I ever fed him too much but maybe I did. Any ideas?

how long was he in with floating candels

well he wasn't in the floating candles, he was in a pretty big shallow bowl with two floating candles in it. And I really doubt that the candles had anything to do with his death because he died six months after I took him home.

But uh, he was probably in the candles for.... maybe six hours? I'm not entirely sure because I wasn't there when they set up the wedding party decorations.

Sorry to hear about Rupert.

How big was the bowl you kept him in?
How often did you change the water?

To get to the bottom of this, we need to know alot about how he was kept, as a betta, or any animal's living conditions greatly affect their health and behavior.

sorry i thought that you ment that his previous owner kept him in with floating candles all the time i was thinking maybe it caused some sort of damage that deteriated him over time cos they put fragrance in floating candles and wax can fall in they water realeaseing the toxins in the water like in air freshners that says dont spray near animals

how long was he with the person who bought him and put him in the bowl for the wedding and sorry you lost him so soon

Well I had him in a very small bowl... maybe only one gallon. I used water conditioner so the water wouldn't kill him, and I fed him about six pieces of beta bits (color enhancing) every day or so. The only other thing in his bowl were some rocks at the bottom, a "Caution! Killer goldfish" sign (even though he was a betta, xD), and some plants that were only there for a few weeks before he died. I guess I didn't clean out his water enough so that's probably what he got sick from.

And he didn't have a previous owner. My cousin bought them all simply for wedding decorations and then there were ones in cups in case people wanted to take one or two home.

ok i was just asking

One of the biggest reasons that Betta;s die is becaUSE THEY'RE OVERFED
what People don't realixe is that Betta's belloiex

One of the biggest reasons that Betta;s die is becaUSE THEY'RE OVERFED
what People don't realize is that Betta's bellies are about the size of their eye,and that the food they eat,actually swells like a sponge,therefore giving s sponge

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If you'd put live plants in just a few weeks before they could've had some fish pathogen amongst them and he caught something. Also if you didn't dechlorinate the water or keep it warm, his lifespan would be reduced anyway.

Fish as wedding decorations?? Yikes.

I'm sorry about your betta, though. It's hard to lose a pet...!