Betta Fish Eating Own Tail

Those beautiful long tail fins come with a downside however.

Betta fish eating own tail. My betta fish has a long magnificent tail but he keeps shredding it to pieces. Betta fish fight will all fish. If you own bettas chances are you ll run into fin problems eventually.

However any type of betta can tail bite. Even their own kind. We love our betta fish for their scrappy personalities and elaborate rainbow hued fins.

Unless you see your betta tail biting you shouldn t diagnose it as such straight away. No if your fish has ragged fins it likely has fin rot. This may or may not be an actual cause of tail biting but your feeding routine for your betta is always important to keep in mind for overall health.

Perhaps try slightly larger feedings or adding more variety to your betta s diet on a regular basis. Bettas are very susceptible to fin rot. The tail was almost 2 inches long and now half of it is all tattered and full of holes.

It has been thought that some bettas will bite their tail if they are hungry. If a betta has babies there is a good chance that they will eat the younglings. It often happens in bettas with tails that are longer.

On occasion ratty and mangled fins are the result of a betta biting his own tail rather than outside causes. A guide to betta fin and body rot. Once tail biters start it is sometimes hard to get them to stop keep an eye on his finnage and if you start to see it ripped shredded or having huge chunks missing from it you ll know why.