AboutChris Robbins Expertise I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet
store employee and manager in the family pet store
business. The main part of our business was
Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases,
parasites and fish identification, feeding your
fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up
your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and
"what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my
fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Expert: Chris Robbins Date: 4/4/2008 Subject: behavior
Question I just got a crown beta a couple of weeks ago. The first week it seemed to act normal, like my other betas, but for the past week it has seemed to stay at the bottom of it's bowl, curled up on the rocks. ocassionaly at night it will swim wildly around the top of the bowl. It does not eat when i put food in it's bowl, like my other betas. Is this normal for a crown beta? I do not know because all my other betas are not crown's. This is my first crown beta.
Answer Hi Angie;
Crowntail Bettas are really no different than other bettas. Their name refers to their tail style. It has spiked ends on it like the top of a crown. It sounds like your little fella has swim bladder failure. Here is a link to information about it;
