Missing Beta

I have a Beta that has been in a one gallon bowl for about six months. Yesterday I did my routine water change. Today upon coming home from work, I went to feed it and it is missing. Are they jumpers? I have searched the area and can not find it.

 

Very well could have jumped out. Stranger things have happened and I have heard of stories of this happening. I think every fish is capable of jumping out of water. It's just swimming really fast toward the surface so it doesn't require any special abilities.

If this is the case, I am sorry for your loss. I have a betta named Chip and he is my little buddy and I would be really sad if anything happened to him. Did you know betta fish have to get to the surface of the water to breathe? They have gills but a majority of the air they breathe is from the surface. If they don't surface to breathe they will suffocate. Interesting tid bit of info there. Take care.

 

do you have a cat or something that could of eaten it

 

Same thing happened to my sister. Got home from school, fish on floor.

 

I don't have a cat or animail that would have ate it. I did know that the go to the surface to breathe. Occasionally the fish does swim pretty aggresively. I just want to find it. Their really is no other explainaitioin than jumping.

 

Well bad news, found it on the floor under the end table. Bummer.

FYI. Betta's are jumpers.

 

yeah, little buddy went carpet surfing. Thats always a bummer.