I've had Beta's for many years. My current Beta has an interesting personality - he's friendly and when I come home from work, he swims up to say hello (well before the time I usually feed him) If he were a human, I'd say he was "outgoing". Something I've never noticed in a Beta (or any fish for that matter) before is his latest habit.
He's about a year old, in a 30 gal tank with a few other fish inclding an algae eater. The algae eater has a tendency to uproot the plants, which then float on the top. For the past few weeks, the Beta makes himself a "bed" on the plants and sleeps on his side, just like a human. He only does this at night, after the lights go out. The first time I saw him, I thought he had died, but as soon as the food hit the water, he was bright eyed and bushy tailed.
The water is filtered and regularly changed (about 5 gallons per week), the pH is fine and water temp is kept at 76 degrees, so I'm sure water quality is not an issue. During the day, he swims around and acts, well, like a fish.
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this behavior? Oh, and he sleeps late - I don't know what time he goes to "bed", but when I'm ready to leave for work, he's still sleeping (until he hears the tank lid open and knows breakfast is served).
He's about a year old, in a 30 gal tank with a few other fish inclding an algae eater. The algae eater has a tendency to uproot the plants, which then float on the top. For the past few weeks, the Beta makes himself a "bed" on the plants and sleeps on his side, just like a human. He only does this at night, after the lights go out. The first time I saw him, I thought he had died, but as soon as the food hit the water, he was bright eyed and bushy tailed.
The water is filtered and regularly changed (about 5 gallons per week), the pH is fine and water temp is kept at 76 degrees, so I'm sure water quality is not an issue. During the day, he swims around and acts, well, like a fish.
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this behavior? Oh, and he sleeps late - I don't know what time he goes to "bed", but when I'm ready to leave for work, he's still sleeping (until he hears the tank lid open and knows breakfast is served).
