His name is Finley. He’s a koi He has a buddy nitrate snail named Gary a little hideout. An anubius behind the octopus that’s real. A betta buddy rock in the middle with real plants. The one in front of his hideout is fake but the plant I had that was real was decomposing and making my room smell horrible and once I did a tank change the pet lady said to do a fake one and he loves it. He loves to lay on the big leaves. Anything else I can add to make him feel home? Also what can I do about the nitrate trying to leave the tank??? He is an escape artist. I have a lid but it won’t fit with the filter and light I’ve got. Lately I’ve also noticed he likes to hang up top near where the plant I sticking out. I’m worried about bloat or oxygen in the tank. Anything I can do to help that? I thought the filter would be fine because this is a 5.5 gallon w/ a 10 gallon filter so there’s plenty of water movement but I’m nervous. I’ve had him for 2 weeks. We love him. 💙
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Finley is cute! Betta have something called a labyrinth organ, which they use to get oxygen. They do this by gulping air at the surface. So him hanging out up top is normal, they like to have a little bed near the water surface they can rest and easily get air. So you dont need to worry about that, but i would try to get a mesh covering or something along those lines to prevent him from jumping out. You could cut out the area needed for the lamp and filter to fit.
Also, is your tank treated/cycled? Another thing to check is the sharpness of your decor in the tank, his tail isnt too long, but they have sensitive fins.