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hi

i have two girls in my liver bearer tank

one is very active and sometimes seems stressed loses colour and chases other fish.

the other one hangs back a lot in the plants an dseems to chase imaginary things on the sand? you know it looks the same as when a cat chases shadows?

i just wondered does anyone else have a shadow chasing betta? and should i worry about blue - she goes brown and stripey and chases everyone. i have read conflicting information about female behaviour. i do have the room to keep her alone if necessary?

i think the shadow chasing peaches is ok - in a world of her own?!?!

thnaks

GFG

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I believe you might just be witnessing the differences in the personalities of your female Bettas..... I have quite a few females, and I can tell you the character traits range from the girls who stay hidden most of the time - to the ones you constantly see swimming about - to the ones who only come out for short periods of time..... When I was recently re-arranging my tanks inhabitants, (made my 20 gal into an all female Betta environment) I was shocked when I discovered just how many female Bettas I had! Good grief! There were females in there that I'd forgotten I even had because I never see them!!!! Even after I thought I had transferred all I had into the 20 gal --- another female showed up in the community tank the next day!!!!!
Since moving the girls, I have truly enjoyed the beauty of the all female Betta tank! Not only do I see more of them more often --- the various colors of the girls make a splendid display!!!! Even the VERY timid have been making more appearances.... Adding their wonderful colors to the tank...




[span class="edited"][Edited by dreamweaver8891 2004-09-03 19:44][/span]

To thine own self be true...

Vertical stripes or horizontal?

Vertical stripes would mean ready to breed, which would also account for her chasing the other fish

If it's horizontal stripes I would think about moving her into a seperate container, she may get aggressive.

As to your shadow chasing Betta gal, I'd leave her be ^_^

I have one that will chase your finger or a shadow of your finger, its really quite a spectical

She may also just be getting used to the larger amount of space and unusual occurances (i.e. shadows) that happen in a larger tank