How long do i have to do betta flare routine, a second , a minute , a hour , a day?

[Nuttawet]

How long do i have to do betta flare routine, a second , a minute , a hour , a day?

 

[JuiceBox52]

Do you mean training a betta to flare on command using a mirror?

Generally it’s not recommended to do it for more than a few seconds at a time, if at all.

The betta flares at its reflection thinking it is another male betta, it gets territorial and stressed, which is not healthy long term

 

[Innesfan]

I assume you are asking because you plan to breed? That is the only reason to do it and not all breeders recommend it, though many do. Those who do suggest mirror practice 5 - 10 minutes a day. But you'll get a lot of different opinions about this. If you are not breeding mirror practice is not recommended

 

[Colin_T]

no more than twice a week.
no more than 5 minutes at a time.

 

[GaryE]

I'm a little concerned by your choice of words. "How do I have to"? You don't. There's no need. A lot of people do this but it is not a necessity.

It's odd that you are in ground zero for modified Betta splendens, and you can't get this information. Is regularly getting a Betta splendens to flare its fins a fighting training technique for gamblers?

Edit - I'm not suggesting this is what you are doing, but I'm wondering the need to do it originates with that unfortunate 'sport'.

 

[Nuttawet]

No gamblers and no plan to breed just to make them get less stress and good health for them to exercise like in nature.

 

[Colin_T]

In nature male Betta splendens will have a territory that he defends against other males. If another male swims into his territory, he will flare at it and try to get it to leave the area. If the intruder is a smaller fish it will probably leave straight away and that is it. However, if the intruder is a big male and equal to the one that lives there, they will flare for a bit to try and intimidate the other fish and scare them away. If that doesn't work they will fight to the death or until one fish tries to get away. The fights are usually over in a few minutes but can go on for up to one hour. The longer the fight the more damage that occurs to both fish physically and from a chemical build up (lactic acid) in their muscles, and also in stress chemicals. This weakens the fish and shortens their lives. If they only flare and fight occasionally, they get plenty of time to recover, but if they fight regularly, they die early.

 

[GaryE]

When I had natural Betta splendens they didn't flare at the mirror. I tried it to see with both my wild male and his offspring.

They also coexisted well, although that was a temporary peace until the idea of spawning hit them. I suspect a lot of the long finned domestic bettas developed not as ornamentals but as ornamental fighters, and a lot of line breeding was aimed at making them more aggressive. The gambling scene is very much alive not only in southeast Asia, but here as a cruel, underground vice. I was in a North American store once when plakats were being unpacked, and while I don't speak Cantonese, the men there weren't excited about the colours of the fish they'd received.

Using a mirror to awaken those instincts and get the Betta to show his fins is an old trick, and some believe it's good exercise. Maybe it is, as the overgrown, unnatural fins of a fancy betta can hold fungus and bacteria in their folds, and maybe an airing out (watering out?) helps. Mostly it's for us to see the fins though.

It's ironic that the number one pretty pet fish in the hobby owes its linebred fancy fins to it being fought to the death by gamblers who wanted a good show.

 

[Innesfan]

If you have long-finned bettas, frequent flaring will often cause pin holes in the fins. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

 

[Nuttawet]

Why in betta shop they let all betta flare at each other for days , for example male flare with female and female flare with female and male flare with male?
How long do i have to let male betta flare with female betta and female and female and male and male?

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

You do not have to make your betta flare. Bettas get very tired after flaring for a long time, it's like humans running a marathon. If the betta is tired all the time, they can get sick and die.

If you want to make your betta flare, that's fine, YOU pick how long you want to make him flare for, we can't tell you what to do

 

[Lcc86]

Why in betta shop they let all betta flare at each other for days , for example male flare with female and female flare with female and male flare with male?
How long do i have to let male betta flare with female betta and female and female and male and male?

You don't have to let them flare at all. Most shops keep bettas in a way that suits the shop layout rather than how the bettas would live naturally. They don't "need" to flare at each other. Just concentrate on keeping them happy, fed, clean water etc.

 

[Colin_T]

Why in betta shop they let all betta flare at each other for days , for example male flare with female and female flare with female and male flare with male?
How long do i have to let male betta flare with female betta and female and female and male and male?

They have male Bettas next to each other so they flare their fins and show off. This makes them look more attractive to customers. A Betta with its fins flared out looks better than a fish sitting on the bottom with its fins closed. It's simply to sell the fish.

 

[Nuttawet]

How long do i have to do betta flare routine with mirror?

 

[connorlindeman]

How long do i have to do betta flare routine with mirror?

Is this not the same question that has been answered already?