Sad Betta

[Mel^CrAzY]

I've had my Betta, Clyde, for about 9 months now, and he's been living in a Betta tank. My boyfriend and I recently bought a fish tank and we put him in it until we bought fish. We also had a floating nursery, like they have in the pet store for the Betta's. We bought fish today and Clyde didn't seem too happy about being in a smaller space. I'm just wondering if he'll get over the fact that he's no longer able to swim in the entire tank. I have put rocks and a plant in his little space so he can feel more at home.
I really don't think he can live with our other fish either. We have 3 Tiger Barbs and 2 Red Tail Black Sharks.
I just hope Clyde doesn't stay sad, I like my fish, as well as my other pets, to be happy.

 

[Masta_Cheef]

What size tank do you have, and how long have you had this newer tank that you introduced him to? I wouldn't recommend letting him loose in that tank if you do decide to, 'cause with two red-tail sharks, they're gonna nip his fins. Tiger barbs aren't going to be very nice to him either, so you could maybe purchase like a 5½ gal tank and put him in that?

 

[pancreas]

The 5.5 is a great choice. I recently rescued a wayward Betta and put him in the 5.5 with a large garden rock and a couple of fake plants. I think I'll add a school of Neons this week & add some interest to the tank.

No comments from the peanut gallery on the fake plants! They will work until I get to the big city and find some plants that don't look like yesterdays brussel sprouts! *PEACE!*

 

[Mel^CrAzY]

I'm not sure on the size yet, I got my boyfriend to figure it out last night using the formula I found in other posts. But it's also just temporary, until we can afford a new and bigger tank. He was only in there for 2 days anyways, so it's not like I took him from a permanent home.

 

[phOOey]

just a work for warning, those two ret tailed black sharks are gonna start attacking each other when they get older, so be prepared to take one of them back.

 

[JNevaril]

here is how you make a betta happy.

dance like this in front of his tank:

Or this, for instant happy betta:

 

[Mel^CrAzY]

I'm happy to say that Clyde is a happy betta once again. I think he was just ticked off that he wasn't the only fish anymore.