betta not flaring

[tacofrano]

Well i have a purple betta and he dose not flare. the other betta goes crazy yet he just looks at the betta following it between the glass. do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? He seems happy blowing super bubble nests and such
thanks

 

[pseud]

I don't think it's good or bad, it just is. Some flare lots, others rarely flare.

 

[tacofrano]

strange lmao

 

[feralcelt2]

may jsut be his personality!!!! he could just be used to it, i dont know if bettas get desensitized to seeing others or not.

i have a cellophane double tail male, Jack and he was in the pet shop in close proximity to other fish and i have never seen him flare, but the female next to him (in their own bowls) flares all the time at him, he just doesnt seem to care!

 

[red-devil0602]

my razle is the same hes really chilled out and yet chilli flares at anything and everything

 

[tacofrano]

do you think the fish that dosent flare whould get along in a community tank?

 

[red-devil0602]

i tried razzle in a comm tank and he hated it so don't know

 

[tacofrano]

hrm i wanted to try him with a guppy

 

[red-devil0602]

guppys are fin nippers

 

[Booboo puppy]

George flares at me when I walk up to his tank (until he realizes it's dinner time, then he gets busy eating). Barracuda never flares, not even for a mirror. I think he's one tough cooky and knows he doesn't have to prove his manliness by flaring.

 

[tacofrano]

can he be put in with a goldfish?

 

[Seahorse]

A betta and a goldfish have different needs. Goldfish prefer colder water, betta's prefer warmer. A goldfish creates an amazing amount of waste as well. Plus goldfish do have flowy tails so you never know...

Anyway, I'd personally never do it!

 

[tacofrano]

ahh ok thanks