The reason I ask is because tonight, I was sitting at the computer minding my own business when I see this black thing fly out of the air onto the floor. I immediately freaked out thinking it was a freakishly huge cockroach, after it did not move for a moment I decided to lean closer to it to see if I needed to throw my shoe and scream bloody murder or not. As I leaned in I noticed that it was my adorable lovable little Vinny, my Betta fish. Now, I just cleaned the damn bowl today, and fed the little stinker, so I was upset, not to mention I was excited that my cool fish had even lived as long as it did. I really love this fish.I know its stupid.whatever.
Anyways, as much as I love my fishy, I was not about to pick it up and try to attempt to get it in its tank, because...well...I am a chicken.
So there it laid on my bedroom floor for over 4 hours....stiff as a board...no life left in him at all...
My husband walks in from fishing (ironic isn't it) and I showed him the fish lying on the floor, dead as all get out...He was nonchalant and throws him back in the tank so we could bury him tomorrow.
5 minutes later we look over and this fish is swimming around ...I sh** you not....swimming...and a little more actively than regularly.
How in the world did a FISH survive without water for that long?
I immediately got on the search engine and was trying to find an answer....only thing I could find is that they have the ability to breathe atmospheric air, but not for a long period of time, after they are dry, they are dead. this fish was dry, stiff, dead, gone, and BOOM..hes alive.
So anyways in with the question, this is mainly because I am interested to hear any other stories that may similar to mine.
Thanks
Oh and P.S. if you have a Betta that hops on out of its bowl, don't flush it, try its tank first lol
Anyways, as much as I love my fishy, I was not about to pick it up and try to attempt to get it in its tank, because...well...I am a chicken.
So there it laid on my bedroom floor for over 4 hours....stiff as a board...no life left in him at all...
My husband walks in from fishing (ironic isn't it) and I showed him the fish lying on the floor, dead as all get out...He was nonchalant and throws him back in the tank so we could bury him tomorrow.
5 minutes later we look over and this fish is swimming around ...I sh** you not....swimming...and a little more actively than regularly.
How in the world did a FISH survive without water for that long?
I immediately got on the search engine and was trying to find an answer....only thing I could find is that they have the ability to breathe atmospheric air, but not for a long period of time, after they are dry, they are dead. this fish was dry, stiff, dead, gone, and BOOM..hes alive.
So anyways in with the question, this is mainly because I am interested to hear any other stories that may similar to mine.
Thanks
Oh and P.S. if you have a Betta that hops on out of its bowl, don't flush it, try its tank first lol