Crowntail Ok?

[bboorreedd11]

ytd i bought a brilliant red coloured crowntail beta...it was flaring beautifully at the store but when i brought it home and put it in a betta box with a divider with my blue plakat, it did not flare, only once or twice...some ppl told me that it was probable due to stress, so i let it rest for a whole day without disturbing it and today, it still did not flare. whenever it sees the blue plakat chargin towards it, it would swim away...when alone, it spreads its tails out nicely but would not flare...im afraid something is wrong with it...water parameters are all good...and dont ask me how good is good because im very sure it is good from my research from the net.anw it has no visible signs or being sick and it is eating well, feeding it blood worms..it has even blown a "bubble nest" and from my research, bubble nest means they are healthy.so why wont it flare? i know too much flaring isnt good for it but i read that you should let betta flare occasionally.

they each have their own 3 gall tank with a heater

 

[dpcamp]

ytd i bought a brilliant red coloured crowntail beta...it was flaring beautifully at the store but when i brought it home and put it in a betta box with a divider with my blue plakat, it did not flare, only once or twice...some ppl told me that it was probable due to stress, so i let it rest for a whole day without disturbing it and today, it still did not flare. whenever it sees the blue plakat chargin towards it, it would swim away...when alone, it spreads its tails out nicely but would not flare...im afraid something is wrong with it...water parameters are all good...and dont ask me how good is good because im very sure it is good from my research from the net.anw it has no visible signs or being sick and it is eating well, feeding it blood worms..it has even blown a "bubble nest" and from my research, bubble nest means they are healthy.so why wont it flare? i know too much flaring isnt good for it but i read that you should let betta flare occasionally.

they each have their own 3 gall tank with a heater

Bettas only flare when they are trying to intimidate other male bettas or when they are getting their territory invaded, or just to get your attention. It really depends on the personality of the fish. I've have my betta for 6 month and he's never flared. I had one before that would flare at anything that came too close to him. My opinion is that if he was doing it at the store, and now he's not doing it, it could possibly be because he is not yet comfortable with his surroundings, or has not set up his territory. It usually takes 2 weeks for that to happen. But honestly, a betta not flaring, isn't a bad thing IMHO.

 

[Hawkins]

or because there are no other fish around


try putting a mirror against the tank for a few mins, he might flare at his reflection