I touched my betta fish, is he gonnna be al right?

Question

I was decorating the bowl and he swimmed by my hand and touchrd me, is he gonna be ok because I hear they have a slimey coat that protects them from germs and stuff and that cape gets damaged when they make contact with humans.

Answer 1

dont worry he will be

fine i always touch my beta

and nothing has happened to it  

Answer 2

he will be fine, everytime im changing around the decoration in my bettas he comes and greets me by comes and touchin me and nibbles on my finger.

Answer 3

Its okay when my grandam would clean the fish bowl she would grab the fish gently and put it in a cup and clean the fish tank so don't worry hes going to be fine!

Answer 4

They do have a slime coat that can be damaged by things rubbing on it - however, if your hand was wet, it would've done minimal damage.

Your little guy should be absolutely fine, don't worry :) If you're still concerned, you can add a little aquarium salt to his water - it will irritate the slime coat and thicken it, rebuilding any that may have been rubbed off.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I had a betta for a while and when ever I changed his bowl i would pick him up with my hand.

(if you use a net it can harm them)

I'm sure he will be fine.

good luck :)