Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

http://amzn.to/2B5XFvc - I advise buying a Betta “hammock” which is a large plastic leaf that they use to sleep on. Here is an amazon link Betta Fish Hammock: http://amzn.to/2B5XFvc People are always asking when do betta fish sleep and where? I found this betta sleeping and had to take this quick demonstration video. By the way you should join my facebook group! We have over 12k members! Here are some example topics: Bit of a ridiculous question but I feed my fella the Omega One Betta Buffet Pellets (one at a time), why do some immediately sink to the bottom while others nicely float until he gets them? Any secret here to keep them from plummeting to the bottom so I have to suck them out with turkey baster? He sometimes will chase and grab them but other times he doesn't even notice them until it is too late. TIA. http://bettafishcaretaker.com/when-sleep/ I have the same experience. I just feed one at a time and they'll chase them if they sink smile emoticon if they do fall though, turkey baster works! Yup, good ole turkey baster.....he gets so annoyed when I put it in, as if I DARE intrude on his territory. Mine looks on the surface but if the pieces fall he will look through the gravel for missed pieces. If anything I feel like hunting for the pieces keeps him busy. I don't think mine EVER does that. I sometimes find yucky old pellets in the gravel (they look fluffy and moldy) so I try to suck them out before they get like that....but I sure do wish Buddy would do some "housekeeping chores" of his own too!!! The display is nice but honestly it would be much better without the bubbler. Its not doing anything for them and I've seen this display at a couple places and they always have the air flow turned up so high that the betta is getting thrown around constantly. What do you do when you suddenly have a betta and no place to put them? I won an auction for a beautiful boy on ebay. Figuring I had a few weeks before he shipped because of weather, I started cycling a 5 gallon tank for him. Except he's being shipped today and will be here tomorrow! So I'm not entirely sure where to put him. (It would only be for about 10 days. I used Tetra safestart with ammonia drops which has always worked for me in 12-14 days.) 1) I have a 1.5 gallon bowl I could keep him in. It has a small heater and I have a sponge filter I can drop in it. 2) I could grab a breeders net at Walmart and keep him in my 10 gallon with my dwarf african frogs. (The frogs are terrified of big fish and this betta is literally a giant.) Thoughts? 5 gallon tank... large water changes to mitigate the toxins during cycling and 5-6 weeks of it sustained with no fail... youll be good to go. Betta are hardy, fish-in cycles may not be ideal but Betta fish are perfect for them because the parameter changes won't kill them. disagree... bettas are just as suceptible to getting sick, illness, fin rot, bloat, while fish in cycling if water parameters are not in check. Ammonia can burn gills and nitrites can poison the blood just the same. Fish in cycles EVEN with bettas should be heavy on water changes. The "parameter changes wont kill them" is a innacurate. Just because they can breathe air which is what kills other fish doesn't mean its an ok thing to do. I'd have to change like 90% of the water to put him in the 5 gallon right now. I put enough ammonia in the tank to put it between 1 and 2 ppm to kick start the cycle. Got a new fish tank. Going to be a sorority. 46 Gallon bow front. Thought it'd be cool to set it right next to my bed so i could watch them swim at night. Was not thinking about the filter sound frown emoticon. Any suggestions on the quietest filter possible? Right now i have a marineland and aqua clear HOB and both are too loud. Planning on stocking with low tech plants, bettas, cories, and possibly some palties or rainbow fish. Not quite sure yet but 100% on cories and bettas. Yea i don't want too much. This tank is shorter than a standard 55 but thicker. I put a shower loufa under my filter to stop the noise when the water gets a little low. It's been nice because now it sounds more like a tranquility fountain. I LIVE LOVE LOVE my Fluvals! I have two 70 Fluval filters on my 55 gallon and I NEVER hear them and they clean so well! Alright. I'll be honest. I am casual Betta fish owner. I don't have the money to continue to buy new things suggested to me. I don't even have a test set, which I am not sure is even needed for a one gallon tank (I change this water three times a week, 25%, 50%, 75%). I'm a college student. People are telling me to do water changes every day when in reality I don't have time for that when I have 3 exams in one week, nor do I have the money to purchase a ton of test sets. I'm just really stressed out. What do bettas sleep? Do betta fish sleep at all? Lights off for bettas Do I need a betta light for aquarium.

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http://amzn.to/2B5XFvc - I advise buying a Betta “hammock” which is a large plastic leaf that they use to sleep on. Here is an amazon link Betta Fish Hammock: http://amzn.to/2B5XFvc People are always asking when do betta fish sleep and where? I found this betta sleeping and had to take this quick demonstration video. By the way you should join my facebook group! We have over 12k members! Here are some example topics: Bit of a ridiculous question but I feed my fella the Omega One Betta Buffet Pellets (one at a time), why do some immediately sink to the bottom while others nicely float until he gets them? Any secret here to keep them from plummeting to the bottom so I have to suck them out with turkey baster? He sometimes will chase and grab them but other times he doesn't even notice them until it is too late. TIA. http://bettafishcaretaker.com/when-sleep/ I have the same experience. I just feed one at a time and they'll chase them if they sink smile emoticon if they do fall though, turkey baster works! Yup, good ole turkey baster.....he gets so annoyed when I put it in, as if I DARE intrude on his territory. Mine looks on the surface but if the pieces fall he will look through the gravel for missed pieces. If anything I feel like hunting for the pieces keeps him busy. I don't think mine EVER does that. I sometimes find yucky old pellets in the gravel (they look fluffy and moldy) so I try to suck them out before they get like that....but I sure do wish Buddy would do some "housekeeping chores" of his own too!!! The display is nice but honestly it would be much better without the bubbler. Its not doing anything for them and I've seen this display at a couple places and they always have the air flow turned up so high that the betta is getting thrown around constantly. What do you do when you suddenly have a betta and no place to put them? I won an auction for a beautiful boy on ebay. Figuring I had a few weeks before he shipped because of weather, I started cycling a 5 gallon tank for him. Except he's being shipped today and will be here tomorrow! So I'm not entirely sure where to put him. (It would only be for about 10 days. I used Tetra safestart with ammonia drops which has always worked for me in 12-14 days.) 1) I have a 1.5 gallon bowl I could keep him in. It has a small heater and I have a sponge filter I can drop in it. 2) I could grab a breeders net at Walmart and keep him in my 10 gallon with my dwarf african frogs. (The frogs are terrified of big fish and this betta is literally a giant.) Thoughts? 5 gallon tank... large water changes to mitigate the toxins during cycling and 5-6 weeks of it sustained with no fail... youll be good to go. Betta are hardy, fish-in cycles may not be ideal but Betta fish are perfect for them because the parameter changes won't kill them. disagree... bettas are just as suceptible to getting sick, illness, fin rot, bloat, while fish in cycling if water parameters are not in check. Ammonia can burn gills and nitrites can poison the blood just the same. Fish in cycles EVEN with bettas should be heavy on water changes. The "parameter changes wont kill them" is a innacurate. Just because they can breathe air which is what kills other fish doesn't mean its an ok thing to do. I'd have to change like 90% of the water to put him in the 5 gallon right now. I put enough ammonia in the tank to put it between 1 and 2 ppm to kick start the cycle. Got a new fish tank. Going to be a sorority. 46 Gallon bow front. Thought it'd be cool to set it right next to my bed so i could watch them swim at night. Was not thinking about the filter sound frown emoticon. Any suggestions on the quietest filter possible? Right now i have a marineland and aqua clear HOB and both are too loud. Planning on stocking with low tech plants, bettas, cories, and possibly some palties or rainbow fish. Not quite sure yet but 100% on cories and bettas. Yea i don't want too much. This tank is shorter than a standard 55 but thicker. I put a shower loufa under my filter to stop the noise when the water gets a little low. It's been nice because now it sounds more like a tranquility fountain. I LIVE LOVE LOVE my Fluvals! I have two 70 Fluval filters on my 55 gallon and I NEVER hear them and they clean so well! Alright. I'll be honest. I am casual Betta fish owner. I don't have the money to continue to buy new things suggested to me. I don't even have a test set, which I am not sure is even needed for a one gallon tank (I change this water three times a week, 25%, 50%, 75%). I'm a college student. People are telling me to do water changes every day when in reality I don't have time for that when I have 3 exams in one week, nor do I have the money to purchase a ton of test sets. I'm just really stressed out. What do bettas sleep? Do betta fish sleep at all? Lights off for bettas Do I need a betta light for aquarium.

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for Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

deciree o
deciree o - 6 years ago
Mine sleeps literly all day IM FOR REALS
LizzyPlaysMc
LizzyPlaysMc - 7 years ago
So I have a 10 gallon tank also and I have 1 female Betta so do you think I could add another female Betta
13 year old boy funn
13 year old boy funn - 6 years ago
Some will eat each other. Like a male and male or a female and female. You can get a separator tank and separate them though
ARNE DRAWS
ARNE DRAWS - 7 years ago
Is it common for them to sleep on the ground
Christina Croy
Christina Croy - 7 years ago
Bitch I thought my fucken fish was dead dude
Mark Cena
Mark Cena - 7 years ago
What kind of plant is that? I want to get one for my 5 gallon fluval chi tank so my betta can have somehwere to rest. Where can i get it?
gleam spirit
gleam spirit - 7 years ago
Mine sleeps under a rock
Burnt Pretzels
Burnt Pretzels - 7 years ago
I have a perfectly nice leaf hamock a little bit below the surface for him and he decides to sleep on a fucking rock. What a waste of $8
2roly2
2roly2 - 7 years ago
Burnt Pretzels mine tends to sleep under it . Picture from the package shows a Betta sleeping on the leaf . I set the leaf very low near the gravel . Then I see him sleep under it all the time .
Mika Chan
Mika Chan - 7 years ago
okay good because i was so scared that mine was dead lol thanks!
Polly Dang
Polly Dang - 7 years ago
Do there eyes close?

10. comment for Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

jkarlitatj Karlitatj2010
jkarlitatj Karlitatj2010 - 7 years ago
i thought my batta was looking at him self lol
Slime Unicorn
Slime Unicorn - 7 years ago
Omg I literally thought my betta was dying and I got so upset and then he got up and started swimming lol
Random User
Random User - 7 years ago
I think Im gonna get a heart attack when I get my first betta and it goes to sleep.
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\ - 7 years ago
Random User I just got mine yesterday and I saw it sleeping and I thought it was dead and I was screaming. But then it twitched so I was like omg phew
SeddyPHaze
SeddyPHaze - 7 years ago
omg ....... thanks for the video....... my was sleeping in his SpongeBob SquarePants pineapple house. I scared me because I thought it was dead
BettaGuy
BettaGuy - 7 years ago
my betta fishs sleep when i turn off their light and my ceiling light off and they both go in their little cave an sleep until daylight
Amrita Singh
Amrita Singh - 8 years ago
mine is blue. I don't know if it's dying or not it really scares me. I was scared and I thought mine was dead but thanks!
Cassie Acosta
Cassie Acosta - 7 years ago
Amrita Singh My is blue to and did the same thing i was freaking out cuz i just put it in a larger cage.
Shahin Shahidi
Shahin Shahidi - 8 years ago
My betta is currently hanging by a plant and the bottom of the tank he stays there then goes about then goes back to his spot. Is that normal?
Kawaii Muffin Love
Kawaii Muffin Love - 8 years ago
My netta has a broken fin :'(
Kristine.Cambi
Kristine.Cambi - 8 years ago
How can you help a Betta fish gets its own germ again?
12345bo Gaming
12345bo Gaming - 8 years ago
mine sleeps

20. comment for Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

Jason Tello
Jason Tello - 8 years ago
Thanks for the info ! Literally thought my beta fish was dying
Sweet Cakes10950
Sweet Cakes10950 - 8 years ago
My betta sleeps in his floating log and just lays there at night then is awake during the day.
Jevon Jones
Jevon Jones - 8 years ago
do betta fish sleep upside down
_._ZeoN_._
_._ZeoN_._ - 7 years ago
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\ no they sleep like that as well mine sleeps under a rock upside down lol
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\ - 7 years ago
Jevon Jones no they would be dead if they sleep like that
CDG NaVi
CDG NaVi - 8 years ago
im glad i saw this video because i saw my betta fish named darwin lol just not moving looking straight and i was just looking at him to see if he was alive lol ..
Dawn Blade
Dawn Blade - 8 years ago
lol....I'm sure glad I came to YouTube first before I jump to conclusions....whew I thought mine was dead. thank u. :-)
Cindy Vee
Cindy Vee - 8 years ago
why do you have 2 beta fishes together even if they don't fight they are very stressed out together
xena wallace
xena wallace - 8 years ago
Thank you
L L
L L - 8 years ago
Thank u for telling me this i thought my fish was dead
Anthony Say
Anthony Say - 8 years ago
She's a she not a he
Jesseca Greene
Jesseca Greene - 8 years ago
what plant is that?
Neon Tetra Aquarist
Neon Tetra Aquarist - 8 years ago
It's plastic.

30. comment for Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

Madison Brown
Madison Brown - 8 years ago
well my betta fish was asleep and I thought he was dead and I was so sad and decided to keep in the tank for about 30 minutes and when I went to check he was swimming around
Madison Brown
Madison Brown - 8 years ago
+Marlyna Rose well what area do you live around
Madison Brown
Madison Brown - 8 years ago
+Marlyna Rose it is okay if I does not sleep...it probably only sleeps when you are or when your not watching
Marlyna Rose
Marlyna Rose - 8 years ago
+Madison Brown mine local fish store
Marlyna Rose
Marlyna Rose - 8 years ago
+Madison Brown what happens if a betta not sleeps is it ok ?? Now my betta never sleep I been staring at he like 24 hours I think I might need a betta leaf hammock do you know where it sells at? local fish store doesn't have a betta hammock
Madison Brown
Madison Brown - 8 years ago
Lol I know right
Marlyna Rose
Marlyna Rose - 8 years ago
Dude just like me I looked at my betta doesn't moves and I go get a net to get him out and the he just flare at me
Dude 101
Dude 101 - 8 years ago
I have seen my beta fish rest on a leaf for a while but he never really stays that long
Krystal Ghaney
Krystal Ghaney - 9 years ago
If there females there ok . He has two female Betta fish . If they were makes yes they will fight.
Jenna Vaz
Jenna Vaz - 9 years ago
I highly suggest that you don't keep your bettas together, no matter what gender, because beta fish are know for "warrior fish" and it kill and try to make sure that they are the only one's in charge, the will try to make sure they are the leader.
Xx_Iphone_xX
Xx_Iphone_xX - 8 years ago
+Rajid Tesorero so only females betta doesn't fight each other?
Rajid Tesorero
Rajid Tesorero - 8 years ago
Its ok for females tbh because they form a sorority together
Plague Gaming
Plague Gaming - 9 years ago
Usually at night or whenever the tank light is off, really.. They sleep anywhere BUT you can train your betta to sleep on a betta hammock! (small plastic leaf that attaches to side of tank..)
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\
GamingwithPony /Covers and more!\ - 7 years ago
Plague Gaming my fish does not like the light. I would put it on and he would hide in a castle I got him. When I turn it off he comes out
Olivia M
Olivia M - 9 years ago
My Bettas sleep but once I wake up or enter the room they will not stop swimming
Dude 101
Dude 101 - 8 years ago
That might be the case with mine because I never see mine sleep
chris miller
chris miller - 9 years ago
ssshhhh,,,ya might wake em up?
star43able
star43able - 9 years ago
my betta sleeps on her live plants on top of the surface of water
Nahtahleex0 C
Nahtahleex0 C - 9 years ago
Tank**
Nahtahleex0 C
Nahtahleex0 C - 9 years ago
Mine is just chilling at the top he's still alive but just stays very still and then he will get they very active spurt and race all around the take. - I just moved him from a small tank to a 10gallon one maybe he isn't use to it?
Nathan Rosales
Nathan Rosales - 9 years ago
Funny how they sleep mine for some reason wakes up to the sound of my alarm clock all three of them its like the know. Mine like to sleep on their betta leafs until I feed them or the fell like moving.
whydoesthisevenmatter?
whydoesthisevenmatter? - 9 years ago
My cousins fish is very sleepy and it sleeps on its pink plant and looks so cute !!
Tiffany Nunez
Tiffany Nunez - 9 years ago
I thought mine was dead till I slighty moved the tank and it woke up
Madison Brown
Madison Brown - 8 years ago
lol I did the same thing
Poor Old Man
Poor Old Man - 9 years ago
Mine sleeps under hjs bridge ☺
Squirrel Attackspidy
Squirrel Attackspidy - 9 years ago
Dude, do you have two betta fish together in the tank?  How come they have not knocked the stuffing out of each other?
Quickscoping Phantom
Quickscoping Phantom - 8 years ago
I think so, but two is safer and they COULD get aggressive
over space f there is not enough.
Xx_Iphone_xX
Xx_Iphone_xX - 8 years ago
+apronman of roblox what about more then 3 female bettas? Is that still ok?
Quickscoping Phantom
Quickscoping Phantom - 8 years ago
Two females are ok
cunt senpai
cunt senpai - 9 years ago
yay thanks!now i know not to kill my fish!
Alissa Springfield
Alissa Springfield - 9 years ago
My betta fish sleeps under his bridge or on the leaves of his plant.
wie rd
wie rd - 9 years ago
my betta fish dont like to sleep behind the rock that are covered in plants.. he always sleeps above the plants.. i wonder why :/ 
That Bro
That Bro - 9 years ago
My betta fish sleeps all the time
afatblft
afatblft - 10 years ago
that's really cool ! I bought a little hut kind of thingy for my betta and he loves sleeping either beneath or in the middle of it. (incase you dont get it, there's two holes in the tiki hut thingy.) you think if I make a soft hammock, would he like it?

50. comment for Do Betta Fish Sleep, When and Where?

Yorieification
Yorieification - 10 years ago
You keeping saying "he", but aren't they all female? Sure look like females. :)
Alex Betamcrs
Alex Betamcrs - 10 years ago
It dead
The Hunters
The Hunters - 11 years ago
My fish will just ley on the bottom is that him sleeping too?
lipsgloss0
lipsgloss0 - 11 years ago
The*
lipsgloss0
lipsgloss0 - 11 years ago
I just got one to day ..my son asked does blu sleep Lol u helped with Tue answer yay!
Palmer Fish Q&A
Palmer Fish Q&A - 11 years ago
yeah the red ones are personally my favorite
William Depena
William Depena - 11 years ago
I have a female lake the red one its a spade and a male veiltail
Palmer Fish Q&A
Palmer Fish Q&A - 11 years ago
its fake. but something like duckweed would be similiar without the stem of course. Fake plants floating at the surface are great for betta fish
ragnarokable45
ragnarokable45 - 11 years ago
what kind of plant is that at top i need something like that
Palmer Fish Q&A
Palmer Fish Q&A - 11 years ago
take a closer look! this sucks to even talk about..... I hate fish that have died
BlueBladeX
BlueBladeX - 11 years ago
I was poking him and he isn't moving. He in a small tank and is laying on the rocks. Is he dead or alive?
bettafish blue
bettafish blue - 11 years ago
Mine don't sleep like that. I am doing something wrong? He has tons and tons of live plants, but he does not sleep like that. mmm...How can I send you a pic of my aquarium?
Palmer Fish Q&A
Palmer Fish Q&A - 11 years ago
Usually they look like they are dead when they are sleeping. Remember, they do need darkness (some people leave their fish tank lights on 24-7)
EverEvey
EverEvey - 11 years ago
is he sleeping when he does that?
EverEvey
EverEvey - 11 years ago
my beta does like a nose dive at the bottom of his temporary home. I am getting "his bed" aka real plants this weekend!

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