Why Is My Betta Fish Glass Surfing

If anything a fish doing this.

Why is my betta fish glass surfing. A common problem many betta owners and fish owners for that matter have is glass surfing. He s stopped doing it. I ve had him for several months.

I did not know this behaviour meant that he was bored stressed i thought it was normal. My betta is in a 5 gallon heated and filtered tank. Ph is in between 6 5 7.

It helped him when i got tall plants and lined them up against the back of the glass to block his glass surfing path. He has glass surfed pretty much everyday. His water parameters are fine i ve dimmed his light i ve covered the back wall to avoid reflections.

So my balashark has been glass surfing for all i can remember. No tank mates until today. I thought he was just chasing his reflection.

It s called glass surfing. I had him with my betta fish for a while maybe being bullied. If you want to know why betta glass surfing occurs and what you can do to prevent it then keep reading.

When you see your fish constantly pacing the glass it s often a sign that something is wrong. If you are new to betta fish keeping please check out our caresheet and wiki. 1 can someone explain this behaviour to me.