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Why does my Betta fish do this2007-11-24 23:43:55

I have a male betta fish and i have had him for two years now. I just saw him do something i have never seen him do before ( or i just never noticed it.) Immediately after i fed him, he opend his gills around his face/head (whatever) and it looked like a "crown" i guess you could call it that went all the way around his face. What does this mean? I was watching him eat through the side of the tank, was he maybe intimidated by me watching him or something?? I dont know.. maybe you do

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You triggered his territorial response. Some more aggressive bettas do this all the time. I wouldn't worry. I generally reccomend giving a betta a 1/2 hour of mirror 1-2 times a week. It keeps them more active, and they seem to enjoy it. (My males get a 1/2 hour of smack talk time twice a week. Generally it's followed by an afternoon of bubble nest building.)

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i hav a male betta too and it thinks that it is getting territorial . nothing bad :)

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Bettas do this all the time. They stretch thier tail and fins out and puff up thier gills. They do it when they see another fish and sometimes do it when the see a finger. But some of mine do it for no reason, or no reason that I can think of.

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you have a cool beta. one of my sister's beta hid in the shell, it got trapped & died. and we bought her a new beta, and it doesn't do anything so cool as your betta..

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Betta fish are fighting fish so maybe he got intimidated by you being right there..

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He most certainly is defending his territory and feeding grounds. They're cool fish that's for sure. I had one that lived eight years. He didn't do much of that behavior, so you've got a feisty little devil!

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That's just a male display. It is like a peacock opening up his tail feathers. Hold a mirror up to the bowl and he will do it again.