Stressd fish!?!

[loppy656]

Posiden gets stressed easly and when he dose it makes me worry. He bangs up agenst the sides of the tank and swimms crazly. I don't want him to hurt himself when hes stressed (or scared). I have herd of some betta stress releavers and was wondering what you recommend.


Pleas no rude comments.

[BettaKeeper]

Some causes of stress could be :
- bad water quality
- strong filter current
- tank too small
- fast swimming tankmates
- poor diet
- changes in water condition

ect.

To make sure your betta is happy and healthy make sure that he has:

- at least a 2.5 gallon tank
- 75-80 degrees
- filter (slow current)
- some plants or decor for hiding
- clean and clear water
- well balanced diet
- and not too much activity in the general tank area, that sometimes stresses the fish too

hope this helps

[loppy656]

- His thank is 1.5 gallons
- No tankmates
- Low strangth filter
- Fead 2 times a day 1 pellt
- No changes in water conditon

I'm not shure what you mean by "bad watter qualty"

[dramaqueen]

Water that is not kept clean.

[BettaKeeper]

Thanks dramaqueen.

How often do you clean his tank?

[loppy656]

like every other week I compltly clean it. On the other weeks I half clean it.

[dramaqueen]

A 1.5 gallon should be cleaned once a week, 100 %.

[BettaKeeper]

Hmm. If you aren't establishing a cycle I'd do a full water change every week.

Edit: Opps DQ said it before me haha.

[BakaMandy]

Aros is just like that too ): He gets stressed out really easily no matter how gentle I am or how good his conditions are... T_T;; It just might be his personality...

What I've done for him is keep him out of the light and cover his tank in black paper but I leave a little window for me to look through so I can check on him. I also got him a little cave so that he can hide and feel safe in it. He's less stressed out like that

>.< But when comes water change time, he starts to freak out again and it's difficult... but it's a less stressful if I do it in the dark xD;;

[dramaqueen]

My little girl Reina freaks out during water changes, too. She gets stress stripes.