Luna Is Shredding His Tail!

[griddlebone]

Every time I go to feed Luna,he gets all bendy( it is LOL to see him do this)then he sees his tail and attacks it. Every time, he has a shredded tail now, and i can't get him to stop =/

 

[kizno1]

what are you water states?
how bigs your tank?
dose it have filter and heater?

 

[griddlebone]

what are you water states?
how bigs your tank?
dose it have filter and heater?

yup, tanks cycled with a filter, I do biweekly 30% water changes and its a 5 gallon. water stats have 0 ammonia/ nitrite and 10-20 nitrate. It needs no heater, my room is never less then 87 degrees... I have no a/c and i live in south florida, and my room used to be a patio that they decided to put aluminum walls on. lol tanks water temp is 83 degrees atm.

 

[loraxchick]

anyone finding their boy attacking himself i recommend attaching a PERMANENT mirror to the tank. they will flare al LOT at themsleves for a while but will calm down eventually. helps them get rid of some of their natural agression (as some bettas are more agressive than others)...he might see his tail and think it's another fish and try to attack it. a mirror will give him a "target" other than himself.
i had a tail biter and it helped 100%!!!
best of luck

 

[pippoodle]

i agree with loraxchick works wonders on boys that shred themselves