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Yes, bettas should go to the surface for air. They are air breathers. They have an organ, the lybrinth, that is very lung like. They breath in air from the surface. Their gills do not work like other fish. If they can not get to the surface for air, they die. Of corse yes their gills are different from other fish so that is why a Betta fish has to be going up to the surface to get air or else they die.

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16y ago

yes it is fine yes

Of course. Some bettas just like to laze around.

If you'd like your betta to be more active, show him a mirror once a day for no more than 5 minutes, any longer than that and you may stress your fish.

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I have two (in different tanks) and they do all the time, but they also swim all over.

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