How Long Do Betta Stress Stripes Last
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How long do betta stress stripes last. 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. If a betta is stressed for long amounts of time it will exhaust itself until. Hi i m concerned about my betta fish.
In a low long term stress environment your betta will be constantly trying to adapt. This will weaken his immune system and health which slowly begin to deteriorate. If they are vertical then those are breeding bars and a good sign.
Those are vertical stripes not horizontal and they do mean stress. Vertical ones are stress horizontal are breeding. Low or long term stress is stress that is minimal however occurs constantly.
I ve had him for two months now. Horizontal stripes are stress bars. Betta stress stripes are your betta s reaction to sudden changes or unfavorable aquarium conditions.
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. At this stage of spawning stress bars aren t uncommon. 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.
Your fish may start to lose its bright colors and light and or dark vertical stripes may develop on the sides of its body.