cyberbully Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 I'm assuming he's just getting acclimated to the new environment, but I'm a bit concerned. It's a larger tank (5 gal) than his old comfy home, which he's had for around 3 years....ANd he was fine in there, so the change was really for my son and I.....But his food just floats at the surface now. I don't usually have time to just observe him but since I've been home for the last 3 days, I keep peeking in on him. He mostly swims at the bottom, which is normal for him....But even when he's at the surface, he doesn't seem interested in the food. It's his same food save for the bloodworms I give him on the weekends, but he usually eats as soon as he sees it.....Been to a few site that say this is normal after the change, but part of me thinks the change may be stressing him out. I didn't use the filter because I can tell he doesn't like those, but I'm wondering if this tank is too big for him alone.
Vamped Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 I dunno I had mine in a 5 gallon and he was pretty cool about it. I put some stuff in there for him to swim through because he liked shooting through holes.
lupin_bebop Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 ............So.....you’re afraid that the bigger tank change is freaking him out and you’re thinking about getting him a companion?
BlackNoir Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 17 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: ............So.....you’re afraid that the bigger tank change is freaking him out and you’re thinking about getting him a companion? They will literally kill each other....Well, one of them will definitely die. The other might later.
BlackNoir Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Vamped said: I dunno I had mine in a 5 gallon and he was pretty cool about it. I put some stuff in there for him to swim through because he liked shooting through holes. He has a lot of stuff....And he like to "shoot" through holes too....But he's not eating. His activity is fine....Just worried he ain't grubbin'
NaBarney Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Three years is pretty old for a betta, so the change might be harder on him than most fish.... they're also pretty intelligent/sensitive fish so he might just be some kind of depressed/totally freaking out completely. Also 5 gal is still really small, why not a 10?
BlackNoir Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, NaBernie2020 said: Also 5 gal is still really small, why not a 10? Because he's a betta and doesn't require that. 1
NaBarney Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Radical Left said: Because he's a betta and doesn't require that. 🙄 "Require" ok but he would prefer it. Ten gals are usually cheaper than 5 gals and everything... Edited December 28, 2019 by NaBernie2020
BlackNoir Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Just now, NaBernie2020 said: 🙄 Ten gals are usually cheaper than 5 gals and everything... Pretty sure petsmart disagrees but whatever. 1
NaBarney Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Just now, Radical Left said: Pretty sure petsmart disagrees but whatever. Oh, well 10gals are just $10 at Walmart and most of the smaller nano tanks i see that aren't just a 2gal fish bowl usually cost more than that.
BlackNoir Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 1 minute ago, NaBernie2020 said: Oh, well 10gals are just $10 at Walmart Literally doesn't exist at any walmart within 30 miles of here and I would wager more than that. 1
NaBarney Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Radical Left said: Literally doesn't exist at any walmart within 30 miles of here and I would wager more than that. Rly?? Weird even my shitty one has em and they don't even have a live fish section like the nice walmart across town
lupin_bebop Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 10 hours ago, Radical Left said: They will literally kill each other....Well, one of them will definitely die. The other might later. Okay. I was wondering about that. I thought they would fight if that happened.
GunStarHero Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 He's old so its probably just stressing him out since you basically changed the main habitat he had in his life. Give him some time to acclimate. But they can get depressed over seemingly nothing. Did you transfer all of his stuff from the old tank? I've had fish that just slumped over like drama queens when I forgot to give them back their hidey holes or tank ornaments. 1 1
André Toulon Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, GunStarHero said: He's old so its probably just stressing him out since you basically changed the main habitat he had in his life. Give him some time to acclimate. But they can get depressed over seemingly nothing. Did you transfer all of his stuff from the old tank? I've had fish that just slumped over like drama queens when I forgot to give them back their hidey holes or tank ornaments. He has all his old stuff but he seems to gravitate to the new fixtures
GunStarHero Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, André Toulon said: He has all his old stuff but he seems to gravitate to the new fixtures Just give him some time then. One of my boys is about to be 4, and I just always keep his OG stuff with him if possible. Hopefully it's a comfort for your betta to have his stuff, as well.
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