Pluto feeling happy but Haku looking down!

by **Nataliey** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:11 am

After worrying about Pluto since he arrived on Wednesday, Haku looks like he is now down in the dumps...not done anything different but iv noticed he's been sitting on the bottom of his tank and spending most of his time in his coconut cave. Is there anything wrong? scratch

He's eating as normal so thats good...he's not swimming about like usual i hope he's not feeling left out!
Pluto has well settled in now he's swimming about and eating everything thats given to him. thumbup

by **Haych** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:41 am

Thats good to hear about Pluto but dont know what to suggest for Haku.

has he got any scales missing or burns?

by **Nataliey** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:00 pm

No he looks the same as ever just miserable, the only thing it might be is i changed the filter in his tank i dont think he likes it very much so hides in the coconut. Iv now turned it off and im going to get refills for my penn-plax filter that i had in before he hardly went in his coconut before.
Getting them tomorrow from pets @ home.
Pluto isnt bothered about his new filter.

by **silverrabbit** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:30 pm

Aww hope Haku picks up hun, they do get sulky about filters sometimes, and also if there aren't many plants. Maybe get some extra silk ones from P@H and make him a little jungle corner?

by **Nataliey** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:27 pm

Thanks silverrabbit i think il do that as he was very happy when i got him the frogbit. He's been out a bit today but only to go up for air though. He's just being moody! Mad

by **Irish_Lass** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:39 pm

I'm hoping there is nothing wrong with Haku. xx

by **Nataliey** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:40 pm

I cant believe what a layed back betta Pluto is!! Just added 2 albino catfish to his tank (just to pick things up from the bottom) and he looked at them but no chasing and no flaring...unbelieveable affraid

Keep checking and he's swimming about minding his own and they are doing their own things.

by **Nataliey** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:42 pm

Irish_Lass wrote:I'm hoping there is nothing wrong with Haku. xx

I hope he's just being a baby and sulking at the fact iv changed filters but he is getting his own way as im having to buy refills for my penn plax filter at the weekend. Fingers crossed its that.

by **Taelin** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:47 pm

It sounds like that. I had to move Fidget out of his side of the tank when I got the new filter. He was sulking and clamping fins. I gave him a few days in the section beside the filter and put him back in his side again, and he's fine. Sucky baby! They're funny about change sometimes.

by **Haych** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:37 pm

My boys hate it when I change something, and Pluto is a very good boy with other inhabitants - he never bothered mine at all

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:11 pm

Hi
There are a couple of things that spring to mind about why haku may be miserable. It could be too much flow from the new filter or if the filter media is new as well as the actual filter, it will be cycling again.

by **Haych** on Sat May 01, 2010 12:16 am

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote: if the filter media is new as well as the actual filter, it will be cycling again.

hmmm... we all missed the first important thing to ask lol

by **Nataliey** on Sat May 01, 2010 7:57 pm

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:Hi
There are a couple of things that spring to mind about why haku may be miserable. It could be too much flow from the new filter or if the filter media is new as well as the actual filter, it will be cycling again.

I think its the flow it kinda makes everything move! He couldnt really swim he was pushed to the bottom of the tank so i suppose coconut cave was shelter.
Now its been turned off he's been out today making bubble nests again, so i guess he hates the filter...although new penn-plax refills on the way and getting some more from pet @ home tomorrow. So the water will be filtered all the time.

by **silverrabbit** on Sat May 01, 2010 8:25 pm

^good to hear he's feeing better, but yeah @ cycling. If you buy new refills for the filter, the tank will go through a cycle again so you need to test daily and do water changes when ammonia and nitrite spike (apologies if you know that already)

Maybe you can steal a bit of filter media from your other tank and fit a little bit of it in the new filter?

by **Nataliey** on Sun May 02, 2010 12:43 pm

Pluto's fine with his filter, going to get a plant to go a little in front of it so it doesnt power blast him ,lol!!
But he's fine, Haku busy building bubble nests again! As you can see here
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Been busy this morning...at least i know he's happy again!

by **Irish_Lass** on Sun May 02, 2010 1:00 pm

Awww look at him! Smile

I'm glad he's happier now. x

by **silverrabbit** on Sun May 02, 2010 9:23 pm

Cute nest

by **Nataliey** on Mon May 03, 2010 2:51 pm

Well filters have been changed back to the original filters bettas much happier now not being blasted from one side to the other anymore!

by **silverrabbit** on Mon May 03, 2010 8:22 pm

Good to hear Very Happy

watch the water stats though if the refills are totally new with no cycled filter media

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