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

He is making himself look bigger.

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Bettas are territorial. In the wild they do that to make themselves look bigger to intimidate enemies. Your betta is fine. Nothing is wrong with him, he may be scared of something in your house. Since you kept him for a long time, he recognizes your face and it's most not likely that he's scared of you. It's still possible that he's scared because of how big you are if you've only shown your face to him so far. Maybe he's showing off. I hoped this helped.

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In the wild, when a male betta is confronted by another male, he responds by flaring out the gill covers (operculum) and showing the underlying branchiostegal membrane (that beard thingy!) to his competitor. Flaring makes him appear larger and more fierce to his would-be aggressor than he would otherwise look. Pet male bettas may flare at their food, at each other, at reflection, at certain colors and often enough at people too. Males will flare at females as part of the courting behavior during spawning. Females sometimes will flare too.

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