Hii. recently my betta (about a year and a half) has been slowing down and resting everywhere. Still eats normally and swims occasionally, but it's definitely different from him about 2 weeks ago. He used to bolt around and explore and while he still does that, it's not as frequent and everytime I walk in the room he is in his little log lying down. If he gets up to move it's to eventually find a different spot to lay (in the white stone, in the log, or on the floor).
Here's a photo of him when he gets up:
I thought it was oxygen depletion, so I added an air stone. Seemed to help a bit, yet he is still lying around. It makes me really sad LOL. No signs of illness because he still eats, no enlarged stomach or weird colorations like velvet or ich.
He does have two tumors that grew a while back, but he never really seemed harmed by them and they are rather small (haven't gotten bigger recently either). I'll show you a photo of the noticeable one:
The other is on the other side in the same area just much lower.
Is there any cause for this sudden inactivity or is it just because he's getting older and calming down? Maybe boredom? (yesterday I added some plants and leaves to try to fix that btw -- seems to ignore the plants but likes the leaves).
It also might be the fact that he was glass surfing when I first got him but now that the flow is gone he is relaxing. Idk, but I'm open to ideas.
Here's a photo of him when he gets up:
I thought it was oxygen depletion, so I added an air stone. Seemed to help a bit, yet he is still lying around. It makes me really sad LOL. No signs of illness because he still eats, no enlarged stomach or weird colorations like velvet or ich.
He does have two tumors that grew a while back, but he never really seemed harmed by them and they are rather small (haven't gotten bigger recently either). I'll show you a photo of the noticeable one:
The other is on the other side in the same area just much lower.
Is there any cause for this sudden inactivity or is it just because he's getting older and calming down? Maybe boredom? (yesterday I added some plants and leaves to try to fix that btw -- seems to ignore the plants but likes the leaves).
It also might be the fact that he was glass surfing when I first got him but now that the flow is gone he is relaxing. Idk, but I'm open to ideas.