whenever someone walks by my female betta tank, she starts acting odd. she swims real fast to the front of the tank and acts like she is panicing-swimming back and forth fast. and opens her mouth really big. is she sick or something?
2006-07-28 06:04:47 · 19 answers · asked by .::country gurl in a 4X4::. 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
darling she's probably hungry or just happy to see you.
2006-07-28 06:08:34 · answer #1 · answered by mylittlemela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-10 17:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
betta's can be very territorial, especially males, but females can be as well. She is probably trying to let the person know "hey, dont come any closer" Its just her self-protection, and her being cautious.
How big of a tank is she in? How long has it been running? Do you have filters hooked up to it? Have you cycled the tank? To be safe, test the water params to make sure they are in a safe range. If you dont have a test kit, you can go to petsmart, and bring in a small water sample, and they will test it for free. It could be that the ammonia/nitrites are too high, but its always better to be safe then have a sick and dying fish. 95% of illness in fish is due to bad water quality.
Good luck
2006-07-28 06:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she's on the defense or that she's being protective, she doesn't sound sick. As long as you take proper care of her water and don't over feed her, or under feed her, or keep ookie food leftovers built up, she should be fine. Females also may live in a community tank provided there are not any other bettas.
Are you sure she's a female? or might it be a male displaying this aggressiveness? Does the fish blow bubble nests (I believe this to be male behavior)?
2006-07-28 06:34:55 · answer #4 · answered by CruelNails 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a male and female Betta, the female does that every time I take the lid off of the tank...ever heard of Pavlov? He rang a bell, and then fed his dog...after a while, he could ring the bell, and with or with out food, the dog would start to drool...I can't think of the exact name for the experiment. It is basically conditioning behavior.
2006-07-28 07:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Suzie Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Betta it is normal behavior, Betta are predators she was just being aggressive. Stick a small minnow in the tank it wont be there tomorrow.....Swimming
2006-07-28 08:33:06 · answer #6 · answered by jaded_guy2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas are strange little fish, mine does the same thing. It's normal I guess. What I do is drop a pellet of food in there with it and it's good
2006-07-28 08:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by ♡StarGirl♡ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, shes only acting scared. Both male and female bettas make there fins big, puff out there gills, and open there mouths wide to make themselves look bigger. Its a scare tactic to ward of enemies.
2006-07-28 07:12:25 · answer #8 · answered by DiRtAlLtHeWaY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called begging. You betta recognizes that people feed her. She's trying to get you to feed her. All my bettas, and mollies do this. Mainly as it works. I tend to decide to feed them now, rather at their normal time. Don't be fooled bettas always act hungry if they are healthy, and will happily eat themselves to death. See bettatalk link for pictures of betta bellies to see if you are over or under feeding.)
2006-07-28 09:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my fish starts getting all hyper to. But my fish doesn't open its mouth like that. Maybe you should clean the tank.
2006-07-28 06:28:08 · answer #10 · answered by Bloop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal. My male betta, Blackbeard, does the same thing when he doesn't expect me to. The betta just got spooked is all.
2006-07-28 06:09:08 · answer #11 · answered by NCConfederate13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋