Why Is My Betta Fish Hiding From Me

I put new plants in the tank and he moved hiding spots.

Why is my betta fish hiding from me. He stays at the bottom of the tank and tries to hide in the fake plants or buries his head in the gravel. When there aren t enough hiding places he s going to try and back up as far as he can to stop other fish or predators from attacking him. Just a note before i continue some fish just like hiding in caves.

I recently moved igor into a 10 g and haven t gotten any plants in for him just yet because i m still trying to learn about them first usually he d sit on his betta leaf or swim around a little but i ve seen him recently sort of nestling himself in between the wall of the tank and the. If you notice your betta hiding in the corner of the tank then the most probable cause is that there are not enough hiding places in the tank. It s a bit rare but we all get the weird fish you could be feeding the fish too much.

Why is my betta fish hiding. I read that he could have something called swimmers. I had an unused 5 gallon tank filter and heater so i set that up.

Why is my betta fish hiding behind the filter. The important consideration is to address whatever it is that is making the fish frightened in the. He used to dart around his bowl crazily but ever since we changed the water in his bowl for the first time since we got him he s calmed down which is good but now seems to be always relaxing motionlessly in the fake plant in his bowl.

The lady at petco said it would be fine and that it might help. He stopped eating too. It s weird but sometimes they just like their cave.

I was told that i was overfeeding him and not to feed him today. He s been doing so well with his fish friends. He was even racing with them.