Why did my siamese fighting fish (betta) jump out of the bowl?
Because it wasn’t covered properly. Bettas like to jump. Sometimes a betta will not realize he is not jumping into more water. In the “wild”, a betta can jump from one wet puddle and into another – one which might be bigger. Since bettas can breath some oxygen directly from the air, a betta will stay alive as long as it stays moist. If it wiggles and jumps around, it might just find itself a better water hole by jumping. Bettas have a lot of body strength and can leap pretty high and far. In your bowl, your betta will normally stay right where he is. Sometimes he will jump out by accident, without thinking. It helps to let the betta know where the top of the water is, by having a cover over the top, or by using a plant or decoration that is partly out of the water, or a toy/plant that floats on the surface. If your betta is building bubblenests, chances are good he knows where the top is. Sometimes a betta jumps from his tank on purpose. If he has just been transfered to a new habitat,
