He flares at everything. Spoon? Pen? Finger? Phone? Chocolate? Chips? Me anywhere near the tank? Plushies? Measuring tape? Tea mug? Yep, all of it. There's also like 3 bubble nests in the tank. The one in the back is very tall and compact and is his favourite project. The 2 at the front are generally hidden under the floaters. All of this said, he is our first angry angry betta and first to build nests for no reason.
He is very focused on us. Can't say I missed this tbh 😅 I think i prefer the more normal/natural fish behaviours seen in our alien Nandor and the wild bettas. But appearance wise, he is everything I wanted (minus his somewhat arapaima-like head lol). I LOVE solid color bettas like this. Reds especially! And funny enough, he looks exactly like our first ever betta Bibi. Except poor Bibi was a clumsy longfin from a shitty source terrified of his own shadow. 😞 But anyway, with Dante it feels like we've come a full circle and figured out what we want in our bettas and what to stay away from! 🙂
https://v.redd.it/k37atdkw583g1
Posted by CalmLaugh5253
3 Comments
He’s a handsome fella. Where did you get him? The ones at the local stores are overbred junk.
Omg he looks like he’s made of soft velvet!
Gorgeous. I’ve come to the same conclusions, I’ve spent high on my bettas from dedicated breeders/farms. I can’t go back to all of the consistent issues I was dealing with with big box store bettas.