Betta Fish Stress Stripes

Don t know how anyone could possibly think your lovely boy has them.

Betta fish stress stripes. Immediate stress signs are gasping for air at the top this isnt good usually related to poor wa. This is called a stress stripe and it only appears after repeated severe stress. A huge warning sign is one or more horizontal stripes going down the middle of your fish.

For a little over a month i had him in a 10 gallon community tank but then i moved him to his own private 5 gallon tank. Come join the discussion about breeds health behavior tanks care classifieds and more. I noticed some pale stripes horizontal on him once but i assumed it was the lighting because he was in a bright spot of his light.

I wouldnt look for stripes as the indicator for stress not all betas get them in males depending on the color they can really hard to distinguish. If you are seeing a stress stripe not to be confused with vertical thick breeding stripes there is something very wrong with your betta s home. In darker fish the stripes don t show unless there is stress which darkens them even more.

It is generally agreed that stress stripes run horizontally while breeding stripes run vertically so make sure to check which ways the lines are running. Now that you know some of the most common causes of stress in betta fish and what the symptoms are you re going to want to know how to treat them effectively as well. Your fish may start to lose its bright colors and light and or dark vertical stripes may develop on the sides of its body.

Stress stripes are either horizontal or vertical blackish bars as illustrated below. The stripe ismade up of special cells that the fish darkens when under stress. These cells are still somewhat dark even when there is no stress.

Remember it s important that you figure out the cause of the stress asap and address it straight away. A forum community dedicated to betta fish owners and enthusiasts. So i have a betta corazon that i just got about a week ago and he has been eating fine and has been very energetic however just today i noticed he had fairly prominent horizontal stress striping on his body and his chin seems to be whiter than usual.