Help please! Beta problem...

Prizm · 03-25-2005, 09:42 PM

Hello,
I have a very active beta fish (by active, I mean he typically swims about his one gallon bowl, which includes a filter by the way) and lately, he is rubbing against the rocks and nudging them with his head as if trying to dig, before laying down. --Do fish sleep in this way, or could he be sick?

Thanks for any advice!
~Prizm

(RC) · 03-26-2005, 08:01 AM

He could be sick. If he is rubbing against things he might have ick. Does he have any tiny white or yellow spots on him ?

RC

maxpayne_lhp · 03-26-2005, 08:48 AM

Fish don't "sleep" or do anything that way.... it should be some sickness!

aaa · 03-26-2005, 09:21 AM

the fish must be sick. he try to rub off what ever is bother him. it is not a good thing since he may injure himself when he rub against something.

plus no offense, it is spelled betta, not beta. Betta is a genus of fish and beta is a type of radiation. there is a huge difference between them.

Damon · 03-26-2005, 09:50 AM

Maybe not so much sick, as irritated. If it just started, I would venture to say the water quality is rapidly falling.

Prizm · 03-26-2005, 10:16 AM

Thanks for all your replies! I don't see any spots, but I'm going to change the water as Simpte suggests---Is washing the gravel a good idea, or is leaving some fish bacteria helpful in any way?

03-25-2005, 09:42 PM	#1
Prizm Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Help please! Beta problem... Hello, I have a very active beta fish (by active, I mean he typically swims about his one gallon bowl, which includes a filter by the way) and lately, he is rubbing against the rocks and nudging them with his head as if trying to dig, before laying down. --Do fish sleep in this way, or could he be sick? Thanks for any advice! ~Prizm

03-26-2005, 08:01 AM	#2
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	He could be sick. If he is rubbing against things he might have ick. Does he have any tiny white or yellow spots on him ? RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

03-26-2005, 08:48 AM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Fish don't "sleep" or do anything that way.... it should be some sickness! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

03-26-2005, 09:21 AM	#4
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	Re: Help please! Beta problem... the fish must be sick. he try to rub off what ever is bother him. it is not a good thing since he may injure himself when he rub against something. plus no offense, it is spelled betta, not beta. Betta is a genus of fish and beta is a type of radiation. there is a huge difference between them.

03-26-2005, 09:50 AM	#5
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Re: Help please! Beta problem... Maybe not so much sick, as irritated. If it just started, I would venture to say the water quality is rapidly falling. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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03-26-2005, 10:16 AM	#6
Prizm Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4	Thanks for all your replies! I don't see any spots, but I'm going to change the water as Simpte suggests---Is washing the gravel a good idea, or is leaving some fish bacteria helpful in any way?

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