danilada Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have a Male Red (Betta) Siamese fighting fish boarding with me, he was in a net breeder in my big tank for about a month, but I think my clown loaches were nipping at his fins (as they splits on the bottom fin) so I bought a little 30L tank for him. He shares it, with 3 young bristlenoses. But sinced being moved (last friday I think??) he's gone crazy, he lays under the little bits of driftwood I have in there (maybe trying to become a bristlenose to lol) theres only about 1cm if that from the gravel to the driftwood. I have no idea why he is doing this? Every-time I see him it gives me such a fright as I think hes dead, I pop a net in to try get him out and he swims back up but a few minutes later he's back down laying under driftwood, ive never seen this behaviour from a Betta before?? Can any-body help??? In the tank theres, 1 internal pump 1 heater @ 25'c 1 airstone gravel, 2 small bits of driftwood, little bit of java fern. and 3 young bristlenoses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Fighters don't like moving water.I think it's been fighting the current all day and just got push to the spot with the least flow. a sponge filter is a better option for the setup. hth ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Ok thanks for that, have taken the airstone out, and will sort the pump out some-how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 my fighter does the same, lies behind rocks and sits in amongst the plants that i have floating on the top, many times he has looked dead to me. As discusguru said about the fast moving water, its only logical that the fighters would get tired swimming in the current all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Ive taken out the airstone and internal pump, but he still seems to try to hide, temp is at 25'c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 put the airstone back in as your other fish will need the water oxygenated if theres no filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 theres a small internal filter in there atm, hope hes gonna be ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 He DIED :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 seems to be a lot of that around at the moment! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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