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I like cheese!!! Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2005   | [font color="#000080"] I have just recently got a symies fighter fish. but it stays in the bottom corner all day and only sometimes moves to the top for a few seconds then goes straight back down! IS THIS NORMAL?  [/font] |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18 |     |
ACIDRAIN      Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002   | Yes, that is normal for these fish. They are usually quite inactive. The best way to get him active, is to place a felmale in a tank side by side next to him. A male next to him will have him flaring his fins, as well as the other male flaring his fins too, and will be more active, but the female will make him want to spawn. There is always a bigger fish... |
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Pammy Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 130 Registered: 30-Mar-2004  | What size tank do you have him in? My Bettas are in 5 gallons, and I find that to be the best. They have a background, and plants they can swim around it. I find that a 5 gallon can give enough stimulation for a betta, without over stimulating them.... -pamela |
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | if he is in a community tank, i would guess the current is to strong, and thats why he is in a corner. if he is in a bowl, then check the water quality. also he may be sick, or just nervous. he may also be sleeping/resting. update: yea my guess is that since you just got him, he is scared. give him a few days. Last edited by bettachris at 15-Jul-2005 10:58 |
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keithgh     *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003  | I like cheese!!! Is this the same comunity tank you are having all the problems with (cloudy water etc)? If so it is possibly not the fishes fault but the tanks. If it is the same tank I dont think he is a vey happy chapie. If is not that tank we definatly require more info about the tank and its water conditions. Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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houston   Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003 | My bettas are primarily happy swimming about showing off for those around them  but I do have them next to each other so they have "friends" to show off for In the case of Lucky, he's in the 125 and feels as though he has to be the Momma to everyone and hurd them to and fro and all around the tank, but he is really a weird betta:%) "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle |
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