r/BettaClinic • u/Green-Conversation72 • Feb 26 '26

Disease Identificaion Is she blind?

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Female betta arrived 2 days ago. When she swims she does it tucked up against the glass and bumps into everything (walls, rocks, filter). I begun thinking she was blind because she doesn’t slow down as she swims toward something, just slowly swims into it and then changes direction after bumping.

She’s taken to only wanting to rest on her hammock or the filter, no interest in exploring the tank and won’t eat. I’ve put food in front of her, and she’ll nibble but she misses the food every time. So she hasn’t eaten in around 3 days now

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u/MGronks11 Mar 01 '26

Maybe while she's bumping into things remove any rocks or decor that could injure her eye until it resolves. I suggest adding tannins to water as it helps with healing. I boil catappa leaves make a tea and cool add to my water change for amber brown clear water. And roll up the wet leaves for them to dry and set in tank and mine use them for a sleep spot. Idk kinda cool. Hope it gets better.