Who's Betta/s Will Leap Out Of The Water For Food?

[keithp]

I just found out my female will launch her entire body out of the water to grab food! I was holding a bloodworm over the tank and a tiny part was dangling down an inch or two over the water. My betta leaped out of the water and grabbed the food!!!!
Luckily my tank is one with a cover!

Even so, I havent heard of a betta launching it's entire body out and being so accurate grabbing food. I might make a video of it.

 

[Hawkins]

yeah mine does this and it scares the hell out of me
if a pellet gets stuck on the inside of feedy hole she jumps 3 or 4 times until she gets it, or gives up

make sure you keep tank covered all the time

 

[ibbledibble]

yep several of my girls will do this, but my boys don't tend to

 

[Netty]

Our girls are the worse ones for jumping too. Even if the food is floating on the suface they launch themselves out of the water.

 

[ibbledibble]

yup mine do even when food is floating

seen them launch themselves onto the lids of floating breeding traps, and then flip back off of it again too

 

[Netty]

The dogs think there is someone knocking at the door but it's the girls thudding against the lid of the tank They are all mad

 

[Phoenixbaby]

ibble watch urself for balto, hes had my fingers a few time lol!!

 

[Night61]

rayne does this, but only for blood worms, not for pellets. she scared the crap out of me the first time she did this.