FalkorTheBetta
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I got a new betta, Artax, about a month ago. When I first got him, he had swim bladder disorder which I have since fixed but now he has gotten a different problem. After he was cured, he was a normal little fishy just gaining weight back. He was super calm and docile. I had a shrimp in with him as well as a snail. He would never go after either of them and whenever I saw the snail, he always had his antenna things so I know he wasn't being nipped at.
I spent two days over at a friends and during those two days I fasted both of my fish. I came back to Artax's tail half eaten away as well as the snail's antenna were gone and Artax was chasing his shrimp. It has been two days since then and his tail has gotten so much worse and he has gotten increasingly aggressive (I moved his shrimp out of the tank the first day I came back and found him being chased).
Today I was wondering if he could see his reflection which was stressing him out so I switched my betta's tanks. Artax went from a planted Fluval Spec V to a fully planted imagitarium 6.8 gallon which has a matte black background. He hates it for some reason. I moved him into there about 3-4 hours ago and he has been flaring ever since then. I have the lights off currently and he's still been doing it. When the lights are on, he typically flares at the filter intake grates on the left side, while, when the lights are off he seems to target the entire back wall. How can I fix this? I am just afraid that hes gonna hurt himself or die from exhaustion.
My other betta has proven to be more aggressive than Artax and has never had a problem with the wall so I can not think of what could be wrong.
I spent two days over at a friends and during those two days I fasted both of my fish. I came back to Artax's tail half eaten away as well as the snail's antenna were gone and Artax was chasing his shrimp. It has been two days since then and his tail has gotten so much worse and he has gotten increasingly aggressive (I moved his shrimp out of the tank the first day I came back and found him being chased).
Today I was wondering if he could see his reflection which was stressing him out so I switched my betta's tanks. Artax went from a planted Fluval Spec V to a fully planted imagitarium 6.8 gallon which has a matte black background. He hates it for some reason. I moved him into there about 3-4 hours ago and he has been flaring ever since then. I have the lights off currently and he's still been doing it. When the lights are on, he typically flares at the filter intake grates on the left side, while, when the lights are off he seems to target the entire back wall. How can I fix this? I am just afraid that hes gonna hurt himself or die from exhaustion.
My other betta has proven to be more aggressive than Artax and has never had a problem with the wall so I can not think of what could be wrong.
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