HalfTailedOwner
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Hi, I am a new fish owner... but before I'll start I'll provide some information on the betta habitat:
Tank temp: 26C
Tank size: 10 Gallons
The betta fish is the only fish in the tank
Water is dechlorinated
Has a biofilter
Has a heater
Has an air pump
The betta does eat
However, when it comes to cycling... I'm not sure. I bought the betta after completing the tank setup. I was told by petco employees who also had bettas that they didn't require cycling compared to other fish, and so I bought it. I was originally planning to wait 5 days, but upon hearing this I followed that advice. They mentioned that bettas don't move a lot or aren't very active, which I was relieved (at first) when I then moved it to the tank after acclimating it to the environment. I was sure I was doing things right, until I decided to do more reseaerch on indicating whether a betta was happy or not--and was shocked when I noticed on pet sites, stating that they are usually very active and interact with the owner. Instead of that, my betta usually stayed near the bottom a lot, hiding in the decorations I bought. Occasionally it would swim around, but only for a duration of 3 seconds and then just stop moving where it was last and just hover. I'm starting to get worried about what I'm doing wrong--is this normal for new betta fish? Was it because I was not cycling the tank prior to getting one that it just floats around? Is it depressed? I would like to know what you guys think.
Here are some imgur links that show my betta not moving around...
http://imgur.com/gallery/PxKAtO3
Tank temp: 26C
Tank size: 10 Gallons
The betta fish is the only fish in the tank
Water is dechlorinated
Has a biofilter
Has a heater
Has an air pump
The betta does eat
However, when it comes to cycling... I'm not sure. I bought the betta after completing the tank setup. I was told by petco employees who also had bettas that they didn't require cycling compared to other fish, and so I bought it. I was originally planning to wait 5 days, but upon hearing this I followed that advice. They mentioned that bettas don't move a lot or aren't very active, which I was relieved (at first) when I then moved it to the tank after acclimating it to the environment. I was sure I was doing things right, until I decided to do more reseaerch on indicating whether a betta was happy or not--and was shocked when I noticed on pet sites, stating that they are usually very active and interact with the owner. Instead of that, my betta usually stayed near the bottom a lot, hiding in the decorations I bought. Occasionally it would swim around, but only for a duration of 3 seconds and then just stop moving where it was last and just hover. I'm starting to get worried about what I'm doing wrong--is this normal for new betta fish? Was it because I was not cycling the tank prior to getting one that it just floats around? Is it depressed? I would like to know what you guys think.
Here are some imgur links that show my betta not moving around...
http://imgur.com/gallery/PxKAtO3