He Flared For The First Time!

[jasminekiddell]

I dont have a ping pong ball so i used a little plastic circlular object i popped it in, and i think its the gill bit pushed out ( is this flaring? ) anyone he wouldnt go near it and just flared really bad!
lol, why do they flare and is it a bad thing?

 

[kizno1]

yh that is him flaring ive had mine over 6 months and hes never flared hes so peacefull
they flare to make them look bigger to scare off other males and to show of to females
its not a good or bad thing really they just do it

 

[jasminekiddell]

ahh right.
I need something he'll play with lol, cant seem to find anything!

 

[kizno1]

mine loves his coconut cave you could try to make on of them for him

 

[jasminekiddell]

How do i make one?
Cut a cocunut in half, i dont have one lol!
He has a plant pot cut in half tho.

 

[kizno1]

thats just as good then
you cut the coconunt in half take the middle white stuff out and then cut a small peace of the front off

 

[CTlovesKS]

They flare to make thing (Predators) look small then themself. The gills are called the beard... and this makes the betta looks big by flaring out this beard and making their fins bigger.

Its nothing bad for you or the fish. In fact its very good for the fish. This is their playtime in a way. Helps them exercise, stops fins claming and shows some aggression.

 

[Forestpisces]

You need to sand your coconut completely smooth too, i made four for my tanks and the boy's love them.

Train him, it's very good interaction time and will prevent him getting bored make sure he has things to explore, rearrange his tank every now and again so he can investigate it bettas are very smart i've found.

 

[CTlovesKS]

Yes when I got Bubbles I didnt get told they tail bite and got bored so i didnt bother changing his tank round and now he has either bitten his tail through boredom or caught his tail in filter... But Im not taking another chance of this and so Im changing his tank round next Tuesday when I do a water change

 

[jasminekiddell]

Its been a week today since i got him, i think a new set-up every week will be good, in the meantime im going to play with him 20mins a day find out what he likes, but i really need to go on a shopping spree for him!
Dont know what sort of 'play toys' to get him, any ideas?