So, after looking at tens of bettas on line and in my Local Pet Stores, I finally found one for me.
I have a healthy established 10 gallon with a long arm shrimp, 3 neons and two nerite snails and a couple of live plants. Fearing conflicts, I found a home for the shrimp and the neons and put my Betta in the tank with the snails. So he's the only fish.
It's been four days now and I don't know what's up with this Betta. He spends most of the time hiding in one of the Anubias Nana plants. He also doesn't seem to understand the concept of feeding. He will eat but I have to be lucky. I have to wait for a rare moment when he's out and at the top of the tank... and then sometimes after dropping food right on his head, he doesn't seem to notice the food and it just floats away.
As far as I can tell he is healthy. Could it be that all he knows is the bowl and now that he's in the tank he's lost?
I would like him to swim around and come to food.... like a fish.
Any Ideas would be helpful, Thanks.
The tank is at Ph of 7.5 and there's a slight current. Light level is medium and lights are on 10 hours a day. Temp is at 78*.
I have a healthy established 10 gallon with a long arm shrimp, 3 neons and two nerite snails and a couple of live plants. Fearing conflicts, I found a home for the shrimp and the neons and put my Betta in the tank with the snails. So he's the only fish.
It's been four days now and I don't know what's up with this Betta. He spends most of the time hiding in one of the Anubias Nana plants. He also doesn't seem to understand the concept of feeding. He will eat but I have to be lucky. I have to wait for a rare moment when he's out and at the top of the tank... and then sometimes after dropping food right on his head, he doesn't seem to notice the food and it just floats away.
As far as I can tell he is healthy. Could it be that all he knows is the bowl and now that he's in the tank he's lost?
I would like him to swim around and come to food.... like a fish.
Any Ideas would be helpful, Thanks.
The tank is at Ph of 7.5 and there's a slight current. Light level is medium and lights are on 10 hours a day. Temp is at 78*.