Male Betta Not Flaring
I had him for about 4 years he only ever mastered.
Male betta not flaring. While it is not advised to keep male bettas together females. Ideally your betta should not flare for more than 20 minutes in total per week. Hey i ve had my betta male for a whole week now in a 10 l approx 2 5 gallon tank for a whole week now and he s my first fish so maybe i m overreacting.
Stress weakens the fish s immune system allowing the bacteria that live in your tank water to attack your fish and make him sick or even kill him. Well flaring is not so common with the female bettas. When bettas flare the differences between the sexes become more apparent.
You probably must have observed that your male betta flares his gills. In this article we are going to talk about all things betta flaring. Why is my betta fish flaring at me.
Females may also assume a head down posture when flaring a posture that males do not exhibit. You will walk away with a much better understanding of this behavior. You will learn ways to help your fish deal with this behavior.
Flaring in male betta fish is almost always a sign of territorial aggression and is designed to intimidate another fish into backing down before things get physical. I ve also had bettas that don t seem to know how to flare. While it is not altogether common for bettas to flare up at their owners this is something that can happen occasionally.
Bettas the same as people have different temperments. So flaring is not something that should happen very frequently. 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.