Hi evelester,

Sometimes when we change something in our betta's environments they love it and get really curious about it. Other times it takes them some time to get used to it. If he has no other symptoms, (like open sores, scratching against things, etc) I really wouldn't worry about him. However, the comment about a little ammonia kind of worries me. How long has your tank been set up? A cycled, matured tank should never have any ammonia. (Meaning ammonia should always test at 0 ppm after the initial cycling). It is possible that he is feeling the effects of the ammonia depending on how high it was. In short, his behavior doesn't bother me, but the ammonia does.