my betta afraid or just getting adjusted

[titho87]

ok, i had some plants in my 10 gallon tank and i took them back because 1 they were dying and 2 they were makin a mess in my tank so now i have 1 drift wood a small cavern kinda like a monument u would see indiana jones go through and a large leafed plant and now my betta jus seems to stay near my filter and swims out then goes back is he scared or jus getting used to the new surroundings?

[BettaLu&Meg]

He's getting used to his new surrounding, even tho he's in the same tank, doing a tremendous change in his surroundings is like him being in a new tank. Just Make sure those new things put in are Very clean and have nothing on them, you don't want to bring outside bacteria into your tank. Try getting another plant for him tho, they like soft things, also Floating plants are a +. having stuff that are hard in the tank gives a chance(and not saying it will happen) of when getting sick or ichy they tend to rub themselves anything in the tank, and you don't want to damage his fins if this happens. just a suggestion, no a "have to".

[titho87]

he has live plants and i rinsed them off my plants were bought from petsmart an i took the potted plant out an now its in the gravel so now he got somw roots to chill on at the bottom so how long will it take few days for him to get adjusted an not so stressed i thnk the plant is large enough for now an ill get another later after he is comfortable

[BettaLu&Meg]

my fish when put into my breeding tank took about a day- day and a half to fully respond to me like he always does. if he not showing any signs of sickness like staying at the bottom of the tank, loss of appetite, loss of color, non-responsive then let me know and i'll help you out with that. i don't want to get into the sicknesses and show u treatments if he's not sick, i'm a hypo and VERY superstitious so i dont' want to say anything. He's just gettin used to his surroundings, try and get a small mirror and place it on the other side of the tank near the plants and statue, so when he see's his reflection of another betta by it, he'll get distration from the surrounding to go investigate what other betta is in his tank! try this to keep him occupied. You don't want to do this often and stress him out tho. about 2-3 min every couple of hours.

[titho87]

no he ate and i accidently feed him to many blood worms so he has a fat belly, but other then staying near my filter he seems to by fine and its not a statue my bad its looks like a temple entrance, but i like the set up now then i did before and my filter looks like it needs a change so i might go to petsmart tomarrow and get a replacement cuz when i took the potted plant out i didnt get all the dirt off the roots so it went into the water but my filter took care of that so i think it should be fine till tomorrow when i get off work, the plant is kinda rough but doesnt seem to be sharp and it has large leaves and thats why i bought it so he can use it to build a nest or sleep on top of them like he did with the old plant, it jus hurts me, that i bought all this for him and he doesnt seem to appreciate it, sometimes i wish there was a fish whisperer lol

[BettaLu&Meg]

lol don't we all, dont be upset he will appreciate it and gaurd it literaly with his life! try this type of filter its good and doest create a current, also the only type for breeding and for fry's growing up! [Registered users only can see links. ] this type is great and cant be found in petsmart unfortunatly

[titho87]

my betta doesnt seem to mind the current to much he swims against it kinda looks like he is on a hamster wheel but without the hamster and the wheel, i dont wanna breed tried and failed i mean i did succed but my dad through the fry down the sink by accident and man was it alot of trouble so i jus gave up on the breeding beside i dont have the time for it

[BettaLu&Meg]

thats good to know and not take the chance in stressing yourself and your bettas!

[titho87]

here is my tank and betta

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[conaair]

makesure stuff u put into ur tank is clean!!! i made the mistake of just putting it in from the store without washing the stuff and some of the fish died except for one who recovered.