Does he thinks im another male? He is doing this lately. Does it hurt him?
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Posted by ShowerReasonable5860
9 Comments
ragnahildr on
Could be seeing his own reflection. If it’s towards you it’s less that he thinks you’re a male betta and more that he’s territorial, but it could also be excitement. Bettas can usually recognize their owners and also usually associate them with food.
But it could also reasonably be stress. Does he have plenty of places to hide? Is he under a bright light? How long is the light on? Are water parameters where they should be?
Occasional flaring is healthy, helps blood flow to the gills. Constant flaring can be exhausting for them and may make them more likely to develop an illness.
seimuru on
He’s just mad. He’s flaring, which they do when theyre angry or threatened, and bettas are prone to being angry for like no reason. If he’s doing it A LOT then he might be stressed by something, and you might need to check your water quality just in case.
He’s basically telling you HEYYYY THIS IS MY TANK! BACK OFF!
RagingBloodWolf on
Just an FYI, that hiding plastic thing. I have seen many beta get stuck and injured in them. He is seeing his own reflection.
mangosawce9k on
Flexing like a gigachad peacock!
SimonDoez on
You have some nerve to exist in the same room as him 😤💅
Mammoth_Account_1422 on
I run a very bright light in my tank, and found my betta boy was seeing his reflection everywhere. At least I think that was part of his stress levels leading to frayed fins and maybe the start of fin rot. There were a few things I read could be stressing him, so I went on a mission. I increased the temp for a few days to 81.5, I’ve moved plants to break up the sides of the tank, put lights outside of the tank that reduce reflection, try to run aquarium light only during daylight, and added Indian almond leaves for tannins. Also have given him a variety of plants: crypts, dwarf Sagittaria, floating anacharis, java moss, super red ludwigia, java fern, and some red root floaters. Removed my hornwort that seemed maybe too rough for his fins. Plenty of hidey spots (floating basket like yours, tunnel attached to a side, cave below the gravel), behind sponge filter, around large leafed plants, in the anacharis… Some combination of this seems to have helped. Much more exploratory, rests all around the tank, and haven’t seen him do this behavior since. Fins and colors looking much healthier.
Strict-Seesaw-8954 on
Solid flare. He’s very scary.
BulkyBoss1318 on
Flaring! He’s trying to show you he’s big and bad >:(!
They do it when territorial or mad!
NoQuartersGiven on
He hates his parents and will kill the first chance he gets. Lock up your guns and knives.
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Could be seeing his own reflection. If it’s towards you it’s less that he thinks you’re a male betta and more that he’s territorial, but it could also be excitement. Bettas can usually recognize their owners and also usually associate them with food.
But it could also reasonably be stress. Does he have plenty of places to hide? Is he under a bright light? How long is the light on? Are water parameters where they should be?
Occasional flaring is healthy, helps blood flow to the gills. Constant flaring can be exhausting for them and may make them more likely to develop an illness.
He’s just mad. He’s flaring, which they do when theyre angry or threatened, and bettas are prone to being angry for like no reason. If he’s doing it A LOT then he might be stressed by something, and you might need to check your water quality just in case.
He’s basically telling you HEYYYY THIS IS MY TANK! BACK OFF!
Just an FYI, that hiding plastic thing. I have seen many beta get stuck and injured in them. He is seeing his own reflection.
Flexing like a gigachad peacock!
You have some nerve to exist in the same room as him 😤💅
I run a very bright light in my tank, and found my betta boy was seeing his reflection everywhere. At least I think that was part of his stress levels leading to frayed fins and maybe the start of fin rot. There were a few things I read could be stressing him, so I went on a mission. I increased the temp for a few days to 81.5, I’ve moved plants to break up the sides of the tank, put lights outside of the tank that reduce reflection, try to run aquarium light only during daylight, and added Indian almond leaves for tannins. Also have given him a variety of plants: crypts, dwarf Sagittaria, floating anacharis, java moss, super red ludwigia, java fern, and some red root floaters. Removed my hornwort that seemed maybe too rough for his fins. Plenty of hidey spots (floating basket like yours, tunnel attached to a side, cave below the gravel), behind sponge filter, around large leafed plants, in the anacharis… Some combination of this seems to have helped. Much more exploratory, rests all around the tank, and haven’t seen him do this behavior since. Fins and colors looking much healthier.
Solid flare. He’s very scary.
Flaring! He’s trying to show you he’s big and bad >:(!
They do it when territorial or mad!
He hates his parents and will kill the first chance he gets. Lock up your guns and knives.