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BETTA FISH GOING TO THE TOP OF THE TANK!!!
I just got my bettas 3 days ago and they realy never fought. They're both females. One of my bettas is perfectly happy but the other (Marley) hovers at the top of the tank and usually doesn't eat much. Its tail and fins are clenched togetherand whenever the other fish comes near her, she darrts crazily in the opposite direction. What could be wrong with her?
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you do not necessarily need to separate your fish, but you will need to adjust your tank. do you have places for both fish to hide from each other? this is step 1 in raising multiple bettas in one tank. you also need two separate places to feed your bettas because Marley needs her own space to eat otherwise she'll be too afraid of your other fish to go near 'her' food. how big is your tank? with a non-aggressive fish you can have one inch of fish per gallon of water, but with betta you want much more room so that if they do end up not being nice towards each other, they can sit on opposite sides of the tank and growl at each other. if you want to add more fish (perhaps to breed) make sure you buy fish that are as aggressive as your dominant fish. otherwise fish will be killed and eaten, but the only time you really need to separate them is when you go on vacations and things like that.
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Beta Fish are not meant to share a tank. They are more or less happier being alone. The fish that keeps it's fins clenched, Marley, is obviously not enjoying being in the same tank as the other fish. This other fish claimed dominence, and Marley is scared of her, scared to eat, scared to swim too close to her, scared to even look at her the wrong way.
Once you move Marley to her own tank, away from the other fish, you should see much improvement from her. She will eat healthly, and her fins with come out to be much more beautiful. A happy Beta is a pretty Beta. ;)
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Hello,
The fins being pulled into the body is a clear sign of submission and stress. The other Betta is older and dominant. The younger, submissive female will die from stress and lack of food, or finally be too weak to run away anymore and be killed by the dominant one.
Separate them immediately and you should see a healthy happy Betta very soon.
Good Luck!
-- Stay Honest
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i think the betta fish at the top is just lonely. it takes longer for other fish to adjust to the new environment then others. and maybe it will come around. also, it might just like to be alone, and sitting at the top. maybe the fish likes it's privac ha.
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