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	betta fish question
haRg0wbOi Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004	went to my lfs and got 2 female bettas today. went home and put them each in 1 gallon quantine bowls next to each other. ever since then ive notice the 2 fishes swimming towards each other constantly against the glass. one of them has 2 horizontial lines on both sides and the other has 2 little vertical lines both sides on or close by the gills. they are not flaring at each other, so im assuming they are not males. could this be a case of mating courtship or just 2 females trying to fight. Last edited by haRg0wbOi at 14-Nov-2004 02:45 Last edited by haRg0wbOi at 14-Nov-2004 02:46 Last edited by haRg0wbOi at 14-Nov-2004 02:46 Last edited by haRg0wbOi at 14-Nov-2004 02:48
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
-Chris- Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Nov-2004	Hey haRg0wbOi - the females will still try and swim towards each other - they can be pretty aggressive as well! Have you tried taking the bowls away from each other? That might make them a little more calm.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	A large part of that reaction is due to the new environment. I would follow Chris' advice and then just give them some time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
haRg0wbOi Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004	thx for reply guys. was thinking that there was not going to be a reply. have a another question about the vertical lines on both sides of the fish, what is it, what does it indicate.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Generally, horizontal lines (usually the fish goes pale with dark stripes) indicate fear or nervousness while vertical stripes (dark fish with light bands) can be a sign of readiness to breed or simply good health. Bettas that are happy/healthy/ready to breed (with or without the presence of a male) will often exhibit the vertical banding. ...or, at least, this is what I've heard and seen to be so. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
haRg0wbOi Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 84 Votes: 8 Registered: 28-May-2004	thx kitten, it turns out that the fish with vertical lines is a male. ive notice that its body, including ths fins and all are bigger than the females. ive always suspected of it being a male the momment i brought him home. so the clerk at my lfs was wrong.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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