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KageBunshin
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I would suggest to turn it off at night to simulate day/night cycles. Also this saves electricity and keeps the green A-word from blooming. 
SRC
Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won'
You need to turn the light off. Good time frame is 8-10 on and the rest off. Give them time to rest, everything needs to rest.
He probably flares when the light is on...becasue of the shape of th tank, and when you turn the light on..the angle of the glass makes his reflection show up...so he thinks he is seeing another fish. lol
He probably flares when the light is on...becasue of the shape of th tank, and when you turn the light on..the angle of the glass makes his reflection show up...so he thinks he is seeing another fish. lol
BettaMomma
Fish Aficionado
My Archie flares non- stop when the light in his 2 gallon hex is on.
I had to move Harvey from that same tank for that reason, but I thought he was just hyperactive. Now, Archie is doing it too - Harvey used to flare at all sides of the tank, Archie just does it at the bottom of the back - that's where I have a blue background taped to the tank. Dunno if that's related??
Anyhow - here's Archie in his new home: (I just got him 3 days ago now)
As you can see, he's flaring like crazy.
So, since Archie's in our living room, the lights are on in the living room during the evenings, and there's natural light that comes in thru the patio door, so the ONLY time I have his tank light on is for about 15 minutes in the evening, and ditto in the morning when I feed him so he can see the food.
Otherwise I'm afraid he'd have a heart attack. yikes.
I had to move Harvey from that same tank for that reason, but I thought he was just hyperactive. Now, Archie is doing it too - Harvey used to flare at all sides of the tank, Archie just does it at the bottom of the back - that's where I have a blue background taped to the tank. Dunno if that's related??
Anyhow - here's Archie in his new home: (I just got him 3 days ago now)
So, since Archie's in our living room, the lights are on in the living room during the evenings, and there's natural light that comes in thru the patio door, so the ONLY time I have his tank light on is for about 15 minutes in the evening, and ditto in the morning when I feed him so he can see the food.
Otherwise I'm afraid he'd have a heart attack. yikes.
SRC
Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won'
BettaMomma
Fish Aficionado
Yep, exactly.
And because the sides are positioned the way they are, these guys think they're completely surrounded by several fishes. It must be horrifyingly scary.
Here's my other fish, Harvey (the one I removed from the hex tank and transferred to an rectangular tank)..
In this photo, he's flaring at himself in his rectangular tank, which, by the way - turns into a 4-sided box of mirrors when his light is turned on and it's darker in the living room... You can see what he sees:
He gets along much better in this tank cuz it's only when the lighting is just right in the room when we turn his tank light on that he can see himself. He goes nuts when he can, tho.
And because the sides are positioned the way they are, these guys think they're completely surrounded by several fishes. It must be horrifyingly scary.
Here's my other fish, Harvey (the one I removed from the hex tank and transferred to an rectangular tank)..
In this photo, he's flaring at himself in his rectangular tank, which, by the way - turns into a 4-sided box of mirrors when his light is turned on and it's darker in the living room... You can see what he sees:
He gets along much better in this tank cuz it's only when the lighting is just right in the room when we turn his tank light on that he can see himself. He goes nuts when he can, tho.
RandomWiktor
Rabid Betta Activist
I keep it on a night/day cycle. Dickey sometimes swims around and flares at nothing, but for the most part he is OK. If there is a reflection problem, maybe keep it on less but keep the room light on so he's not sitting around in the dark.
BettaMomma
Fish Aficionado
Yep - I agree.
At my house, we basically spend all our time in the same room with all our animals. The lights are on every night from 6 pm til around 11 pm, and for an hour or so in the morning. The rest of the time the patio door is open and the natural light comes in.
At my house, we basically spend all our time in the same room with all our animals. The lights are on every night from 6 pm til around 11 pm, and for an hour or so in the morning. The rest of the time the patio door is open and the natural light comes in.
BettaMomma
Fish Aficionado
do you have pics to share with us? 
RandomWiktor
Rabid Betta Activist
Psssst betta momma I love Harvey; he looks IDENTICAL to my oldest (and favorite) betta Dickey Barett ^^
veen
Fish Crazy
he's bootiful! he looks like my b.b. who is in a salt bath right now -- his fins were damagedSRC said:
BettaMomma
Fish Aficionado
Thanks! Harvey is adorable.
He LOVES to flare, and he LOVES to show off. He is kind of over in a corner of our living room on a little table and he swims back and forth and back and forth waiting for someone to come make faces at him, then the show starts
Even though all my boys are walmart or other pet store rescues, and their fins are in bad shape, AND harvey has sunken eyes, I love them all dearly. One day I will have totally healthy fish.
They're all happy boys - just workin on the scraggly fin part is hard.
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