helpp again

[pistachi0bella]

Hey guys, I need some help again. My first Betta so i'm kind of clueless. Okkay so how do you know if your fish is happy? Also why does my betta pop his head out of the water all the time is drinking the water??

[Lupin]

Originally Posted by pistachi0bella

Hey guys, I need some help again. My first Betta so i'm kind of clueless. Okkay so how do you know if your fish is happy? Also why does my betta pop his head out of the water all the time is drinking the water??

The betta should be eating well. Also, watch your water parameters carefully.

[willow]

hi,
he's breathing air,usually if fish do this there is not
enough oxygen in the water,
i would like to see what other members speck on this is.
(secretly writes down all answers in preperation of new fish)

[Lupin]

Originally Posted by willow

hi,
he's breathing air,usually if fish do this there is not
enough oxygen in the water,
i would like to see what other members speck on this is.

They have a special organ called labyrinth that enables them to survive in oxygen-deficient waters. Not all anabantids however will do this I believe.

[beetlebz]

My 6 chicks all live in a filtered 10 gal, and get substantial weekly water changes, and still bob to the surface now and again. the legend says that if you listen really carefully when they stick their heads up out of the water you can hear them yelling prophanity at you. <shrug> :D

i would assume its normal as all 6 of my bettas and my 4 gouramis all do it :)

[blueblue48]

well i can only guess when a fish is happy but usually if its said it will just mope around at the bottom of the tank. anyways about the air thing bettas have a labyrinth organ so they actually breath air off by poking there head to the surface.

beetlebs: gouramis and bettas are in the same group because they both breath air from the surface with there labyrinth organ. all this air breathing is normal. (btw i own a 4 year old betta and a three spot gourami :D )