Betta Laying On Leaf
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Betta laying on leaf. One more thins felecia if you could get him a betta leaf it may help him to stay up close to the top of the tank to get air when he needs it. Do a 100 water change now by catching your. If your betta seems as if it s gulping intensively while laying on the bottom then the fish tank may has an ammonia issue.
I put him fully back into the water and was swimming fine but quickly went back up to the top. Im a little concerned for my betta. My betta was laying on his plant leaf half out of water half in water.
Even if you just got your betta a few months ago they could have spent years with a breeder or at the store. They will prefer laying around on leaves or the bottom of your fish tank. Older betta fish won t have that youngster energy to explore.
I found him this morning on his leaf that sticks out on top of his bowl half out of water and half of his body in the water. If the betta is in good colour eating pooping and swimming fine when not resting if he i assume it s male is not too ove. Betta laying on bottom or actually sitting on tail with head up.
If the water is fine. Unless you raised your fish from the fry stage it s difficult to determine the age of fish. By betta sits on bottom 6 years ago on tropical fish.
My first course of action would be to check the water with either an api test kit or test strips.