betta fish?

Question

what the hell is going on with him is he sick? i worry about him he is staying at the bottom of the tank not really eating at all i got a betta fish from a friend of a friend lol i gave him all treated water and a few days later hes acting strange... is it new tank syndrome? i am going to take him to petco and see whats wrong i just want to you what you dudes think he maybe a year old i named him legend becuz his name was leagen or something so i renamed him :)

i also care about legend very deeply i allways talk to him give him like 947235k love+ addtention i worry about him everynight all ways thinking will he be there tomorrow morning?

Answer 1

Sounds like he's getting used to his new environment

it takes fish anywhere from 7-10 days to get used to it, as long as he doesn't have a swollen abdomen, right beneath the head, he's fine

If he is swollen he most likely constipatet

Also make sure the temperature in your tank is between 75-82 degrees, that's where they will thrive and also their colors will become more beautiful


hope that helps
Good luck


EB



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Answer 2

The people at petco will be of no use to you. They usually know squat about anything. Odds your new friend is sulking, sometimes they just hate being moved into a new tank. As long as the tank has plenty of plants and a cave or 2 your little guy will recover himself and start exploring and being active. If your water is too cold, he will be sluggish until you get a heater.

Heres a few valuable betta links for your perusal
http://www.ultimatebettas.com/
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article38.html
http://www.badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article44.html
http://www.tropicalresources.net/phpBB2/agreement_contract.php

Answer 3

He's probably traumatized from life in a small tank. I've seen those betta fish in little tubs at the pet store and it kinda freaks me out that they would do that to an animal. Maybe you should give him a bigger tank and some cool fake plants to swim around with or some tank mates, like snails and whatnot. Fish are sensitive to small changes.