Hi everyone, I am new to the forums and so far I love it!!! I had a question about my new Betta, Jaws. I just got him last Tuesday for my birthday. I have really loved having him for these last few days, but how can I tell he is happy in his new home? He seems to be fairly active, but doesn't respond when I feed him. This is kinda bumming me out. I feed him Top Fin Betta Bits, which are supposed to be good. Also, how often do you think Betta's are supposed to sleep? Jaws just kinda sits there on top of his roman column I bought for him sometimes for extended periods. He is about an inch from the water's surface when he does this and goes to the surface to get air about every 30 minutes or so. The girl at PetSmart gave me some hints so that he would live for a while, maybe some of you can let me know if these are true:

-Change water every 3 weeks
-No moving water (such as bubbles) b/c it stresses them out
-Add a live plant so that he has some oxygen (I added a pretty bamboo b/c she said these were what they were accustomed to)
-Gravel, but not alot
-Something decorative so it can swim around in it (I have a roman column)
-Fake plant

I really want to be successful with Jaws, I think he is so pretty, but unfortunatley I have not had the best of luck with fish in the past. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks so much!