Betta Fish Not Flaring
It is a way of making themselves look bigger to defend their territory.
Betta fish not flaring. I have a betta fish that doesn t flare. If you have a male and a few female bettas together in the same tank you may notice them flaring at one another. Why do betta fish flare.
When two male bettas see one another they flare up. Bettas are sometimes known as siamese fighting fish this name is not just a creative work of language. And her gills are flaring a little so it appears like she is breathing heavily.
I have another betta in a three gallon tank with a filter and sometimes i push their tanks together because i ve heard that flaring is actually healthy to bettas. I got a lot of live plants temp at 27 28 degrees c waterchange twice a week no filter and feed flake food with freeze dried mosquito larva mixed in. Sometimes betta fish flare for no apparent reason at all simply to take a stretch.
Betta not well not eating sitting at bottom of tank flaring gills. Once the new boss is elected peace returns and everybody becomes good again. That s usually not a cause for concern.
Discussion starter 1 sep 15 2010. It is a name that really suits these particular fish. This balance is distorted when there is an introduction of new sets of betta fish the gin and fin flaring begins and fights to ensue.
Flaring can essentially be described as a defense mechanism. He is in a five gallon tank with a heater and filter. In the spare 2 tanks theres another 2 betta fish.