Hi! I got this betta imbellis yesterday and I'm wondering what the best next steps are for her! She shares her tank with 8-9 pygmy corys and some cherry shrimp. The stress stripes seem to be pretty much gone this morning, but she's still hiding a lot and only really swims around the darkest parts of the tank. I did put some food in for her but haven't seen her eat 🙁 Is there anything I could be doing to make her more confident? Only thing I can think of is adding leaf litter but my driftwood's been leaking tannins for a year now and I've been trying really hard to keep the water clear so I'm a bit hesitant 🥲 I'll post a photo of the tank in the comments
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This is her tank! I believe it’s 10 US gallons, all parameters and temperature are good etc it’s been established for close to 4 years now, I just really hope it’s the right setup for her since it’s my first time caring for a wild type betta and the information I’ve been able to find on imbellis has been a little limited
Just give her a little while to settle in without making any more changes.
You need a lot more plants. She doesn’t feel safe.
Turn the lights off for a couple of days so she can get comfortable.