Whats Wrong With My Betta?

[buttercupbabe078]

I got a male betta on sat and he has been in his own tank since then but always stays in one place. The only time his comes out is about twice a day when he just swims round once and then goes back again.
He's in his own 15 litre baby biorb with a heater, filter and plants.
The stats are:
PH- 8.0
Amonia- 0
No2- 0.1
No3- 5
Temp- 80
He hasn't eaten since he's been in there and last night I managed to drop a bit of food right above his mouth and he just ignored it.
Also he's not pooping.
What can I do for him?
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[joycould]

Sometimes it takes a few days for the fish to settle down and eat in his new home. When I get a new fish I always offer him a pea so it can clean out his system. It has took one of mine nearly 2 weeks before he ate anything.

 

[lilfishie]

took mine 2 weeks too, the other ate straight away, there all different it takes some longer to adjust to there new home and feeding routines etc

 

[GuppyDude]

I wouldn't worry, bettas can go for quite some time without food and be alright. To get shy fish to come out more i hang out around the tank a bit so they become comfortable with people being around. Maybe try moving the bowl somewhere where there is a lot of foot traffic through your house if possible, if it isn't already. Its definately not uncommon for some bettas to take awhile to warm up to their new home.

 

[nemosworld]

i heard bettas like a mild acidic environment, so the pH might be a bit high

 

[afishdude]

they also dont like water movement, try turning down the filter to almost off.

 

[buttercupbabe078]

You can't turn the filter down on a biorb coz it's just the bubbles and he seems to like it at the top of the water where there is slight movement.
I've put a background round half the biorb and that seemed to please him. Hopefully he'll feel at home quicker.

 

[stang1]

Don't worry too much Buttercup, he is probably still settling in. As you probably know, you need to bring the nitrite down to 0 but a water change or two should sort that out.
Have you got any plants or decor in the tank? I found my boys were a lot happier when I added some rock and plants as it gave them somewhere to hide.

 

[branjie]

He's probably not used to having so much space and a little freaked out. Both of mine took about 3 days to settle in. Even still, one of them is so lazy he spends most of his time sleeping. Let us know how things go.

 

[bubblesburst80]

like everyone said hes probably just taking his time settling in, a little patience and he will be fine,
sometimes i look at my betta tank and it a[[ears empty the rest of the time he wont stay still and swims everywhere
he'll come out of himself soon i'm sure

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