Answer (1 of 6): It's not likely sleeping, it's probably got ammonia poisoning and is sick. In such a small tank, it would only take a few days for the ammonia levels to reach the critical stage even with a seeded aquarium. FISH don't crawl under things and sleep, they get sick and do strange thi
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