Do They Sleep?

[Kairi]

Cloud scared the daylights out of me this evening. I went upstairs to feed him, and he's just chilling by his plants.... not moving. I bend down to look at him and he shot up to the top.... Do they sleep? It looked like he could have been taking a nap, and woke up to my big head asking him if he was alive or not.

 

[afireinside]

Yes, all fish sleep, though they're half awake though. That's what I've heard.

 

[SPLiSH]

Yes, bettas sleep but since they must keep coming up for air they take little mini-naps throughout the day rather than one long snooze at night. That's my theory anyway.

 

[Styx]

Mine sleep at night mostly. But I think it’s like a dolphin, in the fact only part of their brain sleeps because the other part needs to remain awake and tell them they need air. They'll start going to bed in a couple hours. They'll hit the hay around midnight if I give them their dinner earlier. But if I don't, they'll wait until 2, then go to sleep with or without dinner.

Is it sad I know them that well?

 

[SPLiSH]

No it's not sad Styx, it's organised. Mine have their little siestas throughout the day because I'm usually up late so they sleep while they can.

 

[liz2]

Mine seem to doze on top of their plants...not to far to go up to find air. Could we get them little oxygen tanks and masks then they could have a proper sleep.

 

[Durbkat]

I believe mine sleep because I have to wrap thier tanks up at night because of how cold it gets and when I unwrap it they are sitting on the bottom then they look at me and shoot up to the top thinking I'm going to feed them.