I currently have a 5 gallon tank. In it, I keep a male betta, a male gourami, a female swordtail, four guppies, and a freshwater ghost shrimp.
I noticed a moment ago that the betta is flying around the tank and jerking his head up really fast as if to try to get air...and he jerks several times...and gets his nose out of the water enough to get air and all that... but he keeps doing it every couple minutes for the past 5 minutes, but isn't doing it now...
I wanted to go ahe ad and post here early in case something's wrong. The gourami sometimes nips at his tail, which makes him a little mad, but he swims away. The betta is mild-tempered and won't hurt other fish... he's only attacked the gourami back once...by wrapping his body part way around him.
I'm going to change the filter in a moment in case that is the problem, but if there's another reason for this, please let me know. This betta was my very first since the one my mom flushed down the toilet when I was a kid (he ate her tetras). Kiminori (my first male that I have now) is extremely special to me...and I'd hate it if something other than old age happened to him. Thanks.
I noticed a moment ago that the betta is flying around the tank and jerking his head up really fast as if to try to get air...and he jerks several times...and gets his nose out of the water enough to get air and all that... but he keeps doing it every couple minutes for the past 5 minutes, but isn't doing it now...
I wanted to go ahe ad and post here early in case something's wrong. The gourami sometimes nips at his tail, which makes him a little mad, but he swims away. The betta is mild-tempered and won't hurt other fish... he's only attacked the gourami back once...by wrapping his body part way around him.
I'm going to change the filter in a moment in case that is the problem, but if there's another reason for this, please let me know. This betta was my very first since the one my mom flushed down the toilet when I was a kid (he ate her tetras). Kiminori (my first male that I have now) is extremely special to me...and I'd hate it if something other than old age happened to him. Thanks.