Janelle Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 My bf's betta is usually a very active little guy who never stops swimming, ever, unless it's after we turn out the light. So it's a little bit worrying that lately all we've seen him do much of is sleep in the corner. Here are some more details which cause me suspicion: 1) Four days ago he was moved from his old 14L tank to a 29 Litre tank. All his old water was siphoned from the old tank to the new tank and he still has the same filter and plants, but the gravel is new. Stress-Zyme and Stress-Coat were added after the shift. 2) During and after the move the temperature in the tank dropped to about 25 degrees for a day before the heater was turned up more. He is used to 29 degree water. 3) He lives on top of the entertainment unit, which probably wouldn't be a problem if not for our flatmate who has lately been staying up playing first-person shooting games at high volume until 3 am. I bet none of the fish have had quality sleep time for the last week. I have checked him for any torn fins or other signs of illness, but so far all we can tell is that he's sleeping a lot. Could any or all of the above be the cause? Is there something we can do to perk him up a little? Fortunately, our flatmate has now finished his game and hopefully won't be keeping the fish up at stupid hours of the morning for a while now. We are also looking into moving the tank but there's not really anywhere else for it at the moment. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Move the tank, do a water change, and consider getting a new flatmate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 We would move the tank if we could. Going into a new tank was practically a 70% water change. We have been considering a new flatmate since we moved in last February! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 How old is he. He could be stressed, or it could be that he's getting older. Is he eating. Try holding a mirror where he can see it and if he doesn't flare at his image I would be a bit worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 How old is he. He could be stressed, or it could be that he's getting older. Is he eating. Try holding a mirror where he can see it and if he doesn't flare at his image I would be a bit worried. are you talking about the fist or flatmate? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 The betta is back to his old self. Must have just been getting used to his new tank. He's become very interested in the young bristlenoses we popped in yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Good news Janelle :bounce: :bounce: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 yea thats great news :bounce: how big is the bn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 They are two month old bristlenose I got from carznkats. They are about hmm... 4 cm long max? Maybe smaller? Very cute and active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 thats good all my bn hide all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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