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Is it normal for a fish to lay on the bottom of the tank and swim up to the top then back down?
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∙ 12y ago
if its a betta fish they will do that sometimes. if it is tired it will sleep at the bottom (just to make sure its sleeping and not dead, tap the glass gently to see if it moves a bit) but it will go back up to breathe since they do breathe air if its another fish maybe its sick or it might want to make some bubbles with its mouth.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoSome fish sleep at the bottom of the tank for instance I have a Baka shark that sleeps at the bottom and also a green spotted puffer that does the same. Some fish such as tetras or guppies of any kind don't sleep at all. I have a dinosar bichir and he will sleep at the bottom of the tank but his body will drift towards the top as he sleeps. My peacock eel ataches himself to the rocks and his body floats from the bottom as he sleep. So it really depends on the fish they all sleep differently
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no its dead.........
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Flush them down the potty.
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