Is This Common?

[FishBoy101]

I got a betta into a cycled tank yesterday, I fed her this morning yet she didn't eat until the pellets sank down. It is a Petco betta, I don't have any other food than bloodworms or those betta pellets that expand once in the water. Any reason why this is happening? Any way I can help her? Thanks

-Fishboy101

 

[BigManAquatics]

Some bettas are just like that. I had one betta who wouldn't touch his bloodworms until they started to sink or got caught in the filter flow. He also had a tendency to wait for his pellets to sink. He liked to "spear" his food. Changed a bit when he got older though. The important part is that they are eating.

 

[Killies]

She might have worms, so you should’ve quarantined her, especially when they come from petco, they become susceptible to disease when exposed to isolated non-filtered water.

 

[mimo91088]

She might have worms, so you should’ve quarantined her, especially when they come from petco, they become susceptible to disease when exposed to isolated non-filtered water.

I'm confused. What about this question implies internal parasites? Did I miss something?

 

[FishBoy101]

She might have worms, so you should’ve quarantined her, especially when they come from petco, they become susceptible to disease when exposed to isolated non-filtered water.

There is no one else in the tank other than a lone pleco. Either way my other quarantine is occupied.

 

[Killies]

She didn’t get any parasite or worms from your tank probably, but from Petco, and I quarantined fish from multiple sources because I could just treat them for all the diseases amongst them.

 

[MomeWrath]

She could just be scared still. It's only been a day. Sometimes they take 3 or 4 days to start behaving "normally". Just give her some time.