I had a little glass fish bowl I used to put my Betta fish (Sushi) in when I would clean his regular bowl, and it got mistakenly thrown away. I have since only had to clean his bowl twice, and used a glass measuring cup with clean distilled water.
The two times I have put him in this cup, he just sits there and then flops over on his side. Then he starts gulping at the top on the water about 5 times, then sinks back down. Upon transferring him back to his regular cleaned bowl, after a few minutes he is fine and back to his normal bossy self.
So it's my assumption there's some sort of residue or soap or something on this measuring cup that's bothering him? How harmful can this really be? I'm worried, as Sushi is my first Betta so I'm new to the Betta thing. I will not use the measuring cup again and will get him a new container for his changings in the future.
Any input is helpful. Sushi and I thank you in advance.
The two times I have put him in this cup, he just sits there and then flops over on his side. Then he starts gulping at the top on the water about 5 times, then sinks back down. Upon transferring him back to his regular cleaned bowl, after a few minutes he is fine and back to his normal bossy self.
So it's my assumption there's some sort of residue or soap or something on this measuring cup that's bothering him? How harmful can this really be? I'm worried, as Sushi is my first Betta so I'm new to the Betta thing. I will not use the measuring cup again and will get him a new container for his changings in the future.
Any input is helpful. Sushi and I thank you in advance.