Thanks for the reply Baccus. It is really only a Betta or Dwarf Puffer I'd be looking to get for my tank but if there is a 50% or more chance they may act like the Betta that just died (lazing in one corner and only coming out when he thought I was going to feed him) I may as well chose what I...
Yeah thanks for the replies and Betta Fish got it bang on! I mentioned the time to show I'm quite inexperienced at the mo and can't really interpret behavior as ill or lazy!
The Betta was a crown tail so not much finnage to be honest and I managed the tank in a very pro Betta way (basically...
So I started my first tank in about 30 years and got a male Betta. He died recently but that was preceded over a few months of him changing his behaviour - he certainly knew I was his food source and reacted to me, but if he didn't think he was in line for some grub he would spend his time in...