I put my face close to the tank and my betta fish just flared its gills at me and i was just wondering if it is frightened or just angry.
2006-12-05 11:29:34 · 14 answers · asked by crimsonstrings_05 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
He is probably not flaring them at you, but rather his refelection. Bettas are extremely territorial, that's why you can't house more than one male together. When he flares his gills, it makes him appear larger to his "adversary", or in your case, his reflection.
2006-12-05 11:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jess is all. 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Flaring Means
2016-12-18 08:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas sometimes are agressive they like to fight with other fish. Your betta is very healthy because he flares unlike mine but yea. He isn't frightened its a normal thing thats but bettas do sometimes.
2006-12-05 11:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Stupid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL!!!! My betta does the SAME thing. Its soooooo funny. He's just doing to you what he would do to another male, threatening you and asserting himself. Nothing wrong except that his ego is getting a little high. Hope this helps!!!!
2006-12-05 11:53:48 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Petlover♥ 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bettas flare when they are excited. He sees you, and equates you with a change of pace and FOOD! Bettas are little piggies and love food, so they flare when they see you because they are excited to get fed.
2006-12-05 11:42:25 · answer #5 · answered by Kamikaze 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
its just trying to defend itself. it does that also wen u put mirrors or ur finger next to it. u shouldnt do that often though. thats wat my cousin told me. he said that if ur gonna buy multiple bettas u should have a piece of paper between each of them so that they dont always flare out all the time
2006-12-05 11:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to keep two of them in a tank with a glass divider between them. It's really neat, or you can put a small mirror in the tank and watch him go nuts.
2006-12-05 11:36:58 · answer #7 · answered by normy in garden city 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
he's trying to make his appearance seem larger to you to scare you away. he's probably both frightened and angry
2006-12-05 14:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's angry. He'll do it to other fish also who bother him. It's his way of saying "Beware"
2006-12-05 11:33:03 · answer #9 · answered by Diablo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He was trying to intimidate you because he thinks you are trying to invade his territory.
2006-12-05 11:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by SED757 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋