Femals flaring

[BETTA GOD GRANT ME SERENITY]

Theres alot of flaring going on in my female tank they flar and rise up slowly in the water side by side and try to go for each other .Whats it all about?

 

[wuvmybetta]

That's what they do. How many do you have and what size tank? Are they really getting a go a each other,or are they all talk?

 

[Kiarra]

Some females are just as mean, nasty, territorial, and downright hostile as the boys are. Most, though, just need to settle the pecking order, and then peace will come.

If they do any damage to each other, or if the fighting seems to go on for too long (use your best judgment on this), then you'll have to separate them or risk serious injury. Some females just cannot live with other females.

 

[BETTA GOD GRANT ME SERENITY]

I'v got three together in a 20 galon tank so they got loads and loads of room one of the females has now got some white marks on her back,Do you think they would be bite marks,when they get going on each other there stripes go and they take on a deep purple?

 

[Kiarra]

Three isn't really a good number. If possible, I'd suggest going and getting two more. This helps to spread out the agression, so that no one female gets picked on.

White marks on her back? Tell me, are they recessed? Does it look like scales may have been stripped away? If so, you should probably isolate her until she heals.

 

[BETTA GOD GRANT ME SERENITY]

They just look like white marks,it not white spot or velvet they have only really come over night ,You think two more would do the trick,the tanks next to Frank's tank could that be some thing to do with it as well?

 

[Kiarra]

It could. A male in sight could be encouraging them to prove their worthiness to him as a mating partner.

Any chance you could get a pic of the white marks? Or could it just be coloring?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What is the texture like on the white marks; are they slimy, fluffy or is it just individual scales affected?
If you've got space for them in the tank, i would also suggest you get another 2 females to even out the aggression a bit and i would get a hospital/quarentine tank if you havn't already got one but have the space for one just in case the worst comes to the worst; if you havn't the space. a breeding net may also be good just so you can temporarily separate any one getting picked on too much.

 

[BETTA GOD GRANT ME SERENITY]

I dont have a digital ,Colouring wouldn't happen over night would it?I'll move Frank out of veiw for the next few days and see how things progress.

 

[BETTA GOD GRANT ME SERENITY]

The marks look just like the normal scales just white.

 

[Kiarra]

Females change color for various reasons:

a) They're scared, in which case, they pale up and gain lateral horizontal bars.
B) They're stressed, and then they also pale up and gain lateral horizontal bars.
c) They're calm and in good, clean water. Then they can attain colors just as bright and vibrant as their male counterparts, with no lateral bars.
d) They want to express their dominance over another female. They attain their bright, vibrant natural color, and they gain lateral vertical bars.
e) They want to breed. They attain their bright, vibrant colors, gain their lateral vertical bars, and most times, will show lighter coloring behind their head, underneath the pectoral fins, but above the ventral fins.

Could any of THAT explain your females' coloring?

Edit: Forgot to mention that all of these color changes can happen quasi-instantaneously.

 

[BettaMomma]

I'd get probably 2 more females.
Make sure you take the 3 that are in there out first - then introduce the two new ones into the tank just before you put the 3 back in there. You might even consider rearranging the tank a little while the 3 are out. They might be pretty territorial and get really nasty otherwise.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Yeah i'd also advise it might be a good idea to get some extra plants/ornements/decor in the tank to make some more hiding places in it for the fish to make it less stressful for them .