I know that female bettas get some kind of stripes when they are ready to breed. But are those stripes vertical or horizontal??
i think that they get horizontal stripes and my friend thinks that they get vertical. We have a bet going?? Please Help!!
2007-02-13 09:07:34 · 5 answers · asked by Trisha S 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
your friend wins.
2007-02-13 09:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get both, but the horizontal are an indicator of stress (trying to be less colorful, blend into the background) or normal in less colorful specimens: http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/betta_splendens2_x.jpg while vertical are an indication of being ready to spawn: http://www.flippersandfins.net/Images/BettaFAQMGFemale.jpg
2007-02-13 12:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your friend wins the bet the go vertical
2007-02-13 09:23:16 · answer #3 · answered by ohsnapitscharity 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
everyone else already answered the question but just extra:
verticle stripes (also) mean agression
horizontal stripes mean stress
2007-02-13 12:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by rhi(09)ler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.bettatalk.com ><>:)
2007-02-13 09:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by PaPa Norm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋