Betta Sleeps on Side or Upside Down

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CrazyBettaLady

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Hello fishkeeping friends, the title says it all. My Prince Philip of Firecracker (male betta, young) rests/"sleeps" on his side and, while disoriented after waking up, sometimes flips upside down and swims like that. There appears to be nothing wrong with him physically, as he only does it if woken up from a nap at night. During the day he swims, eats, and behaves fine.
My best guess is that he has some directional challenges from his previous home at a PetSmart, where he was in a tropical tank being blown every which way by the filter (hence why I got him).
So should it be of concern that he does this?
 
Is it possible to get a photo of him “sleeping”? Even if it’s really bad quality, it will help.
 
I have a video I took of when I startled him, but I'm not sure how to share it.
I'll try Google drive:
 
The Google Drive thingy didn’t work for me. A YouTube video would be much better, if possible.
 
Still haven't caught him doing it again, but if I do I'll post it here. Maybe he was still directionally challenged from his previous living conditions?
 

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