For some reason, now whenever he sees his tail....he would think its so hummy and take a bite. But its tearing it up!! >.< I always knock on the glass to make him look somewhere else and forget about his yummy tail. I dropped BettaFix this afternoon with a water change...would it help?
2007-03-19 18:08:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I have a female in a seperate bowl next to the male's bowl.
2007-03-19 18:17:20 · update #1
I HAD THE SAME ISSUE! I have a male who is absolutely gorgeous but he keeps eating his own tail. What i did that has solved this, i made sure he could not see any other males or females and put him in a much larger aquarium. Allong with a heater and filter to make extra sure he's happy. Now he is too busy swimming around and fluttering about especially during feding time to eat off his own tail anymore. But just a hint, my betta started doing this when i first introduced him to another betta both in seperate containers. I thought this would be good exercise, but i was told that when i eventually took that other male away, he was still pumped up and thought his own tail was another male and his instincts kicked in and killed it. Now he has allot of clear tail but over time his color has been returning. Hope this helps. Its helped me.
2007-03-20 04:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by -Isis- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Platies and mollies have become up there on the flashy area - something that resembles yet another betta can hearth up territorial betta instincts. Bettas many times are the goals of speedier fish like tetras and barbs, yet for that reason that's extremely useful to locate some thing else to adhere your betta with in the previous she extremely hurts them.
2016-10-02 10:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by heiselman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a tailbiter myself at the moment.
it's a habit they pick up and can be hard to shake, it's initially caused by stress.
put something inbetween his bowl and the females so they can't see each other all the time, and make sure theres things for him to "do" in his bowl, a silk plant or a cave for instance.
my tailbiter is only triggered when something in his tank changes, i think he initially did it because he was in an unfiltered tank and got angsty and bored about it, now he's in a larger filtered tank, and has only reoffended when i moved his oto friend when a second oto died. he now has a spixi snail friend. i'm dredding what he's going to do when i change his substrate from gravel to sand this week. he's going to throw a real hissy fit!
2007-03-19 22:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by catx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try feeding him blood worms make sure you add conditioner to the water , make sure there are no mirrors or things he might find his reflection on and don't keep him next to other betas even with dividers this will upset him is there and shorten his life rocks and things in the tank or bowl....maybe plants to keep him busy feed him at least once a day if it continues and really bothers you , you can probably take him and exchange him or her
2007-03-19 18:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by bluec4grace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will probably stop soon. Something in the bowl to distract him (like plastic plants) will help.
Be sure you have something between the bowls so the two bettas can't see each other, otherwise it constant exposure will cause great amounts of stress.
MM
2007-03-19 18:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is your tank wide enough so that the male can swim freely? Well if it is then, there may be some problem with him, however adding bettafix does help rejuvenate his body.
2007-03-19 20:05:11 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is pretty odd. I'd say to check his body for serious wounds or signs of disease first. You should also give him a salt bath just to help heal his tail. Then add some plants to the aquarium so he would be able to investigate things other than himself. Best wishes to you!
2007-03-19 18:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by ME2010 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd check him for white spots. If he has them its called "ick" and there is medication drops for it, but changing the water is good for now. Keep an eye on it because "ick" can spread quickly and kill the fish.
2007-03-19 18:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by Julie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the beta is stressed out because of his habitat and the female beta u shouldnt put them by eachother that will cause TONS of stress!
2007-03-20 12:17:44 · answer #9 · answered by jarrett t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he probably thinks its another fish and since he sees another female fish he is being territorial.
do u have the female and the male separate to stop them breeding, if so you probably don't have to worry about them breeding because if you have them in a bowl it is too small for breeding
2007-03-19 21:58:22 · answer #10 · answered by ~Chris Is Da Best~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋