Anyone have fish out there? I have two beautiful siamese fighting fish (betta splendens). Their tanks seem in good order, but one of them has become a little lethargic in the last couple of days. He's usually racing around like crazy.

He's recently made a bubble nest so I figured maybe he was a bit crazy because he was wanting to mate. Anyhow, that's finished but he's taken to sleeping more on the bottom of his tank. He gets moving though and is happy to eat, and keeps popping up and around the top for his air etc., just seems a little lethargic to me. Anyone have one or more of these fish and find it's a "normal" behaviour?

I checked a few places online already and got differing opinions.

I know nothing about fish but you made me go look...*grin

They are beautiful!
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I'll try to take a photo of them. Might have to take them outside though.

They're really pretty. Daughter gave them to me recently. One is purple colour and other is a teal. He's the one acting up. (the teal)


EDITED later: I took out the two other photos and took two more and I hope they come out better.


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Lara, I'm partial to the purple colored one. They are lovely...how is he acting today?

We haven't had any fish since the kids were little and then it seemed we were either constantly after them to clean the aquarium or we were having to flush them. And they were the boring gold ones although once, Michael had a black angel fish with a pretty tail. *grin

We have had Bet's many times. Never put 2 in the same bowl. So I don't know if that makes a difference.

Some haven't lasted long. Even with giving them Ick medicine.

I do know you can get sold an old one, and it won't live long.

Having interent problems...so bb latter.

And I don't know a thing about betas. LOL it bothers me that they have to live alone.
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Let us know what you find out!
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