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wolverinexx2013 - 5 years ago

betas that are bored are like spoiled kids... get another beta or two they will eithr get along and be fine or they will chase one around so no time for boredom

rani thanigaivel - 6 years ago

Why???

rani thanigaivel - 6 years ago

My Berta also doing like this

Clorox Bleachs - 6 years ago

Hes broken

Lawrence Rodrigues - 6 years ago

I think their are parasite on his fins that he want to remove

lps mini Studios films - 6 years ago

I had the same problem with my Betta Fish I put 2 guppies in his tank and he chased them and stopped biting his tail. I guess he was to preoccupied with chasing them that he forgot about his tail.

Hey Leon!! - 6 years ago

Thats one way of solving it xD hahahahah!

Eren Salinas - 7 years ago

that betta is stressed .... better heal him immediately he is actually attempting his self to die

thizzy - 6 years ago

Eren Salinas think it's to late for that bud

EndiePearl Roleplay - 7 years ago

If your betta is biting his tail it means he's stressed

Amanda Selby - 7 years ago

Everywhere I've looked has different reasons for why a betta might bites its own tail. Some places says it's unknown, but apparently it's common.

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Anne-Sophie Dammann - 7 years ago

I need help! I got my better fish couple weeks ago and he has been doing fine. I put water conditioner, filter, heater, plants and he lives with very small tetras (five) and a sucker fish. He has been doing fine but I found from one day to another his tail was ripped and had this almost cloud looking thing around it. I don't know why this is happening because his tank is clean and he gets along fine with the fish and eats well. I saw him his fins getting stuck in the filet and it got worse so i tightens a pantyhose over it so his tail wouldn't get worse. Please help because I am worried for my poor little baby and don't know if he is ripping it off himself, or if it was the filter or fin rot. Sorry for the long text but I don't want him to suffer and need to know!

Mark Brown - 6 years ago

Yes, my tetras nipped my betta's tail. Grrrrr

A. Cama - 6 years ago

The cloud looking thing is possibly ich. Please research on it. Also, tetras are known to be fin nippers. And a ripped fin is open to bacteria and parasites.

D r . S p u d - 7 years ago

I have a halfmoon betta with huge fins. I've heard fin biting can be because of stress, but my betta shows no signs of stress. He's always energetic, exited, and does a little greeting when I go over to the tank. He nips his fins a but to be more quick and agile. Is this normal?

Mark Brown - 6 years ago

Mine greets me too. He will be hanging out on one of his leaves, not really doing anything and when I come over, he comes to the glass, faces me and wiggles his fins. It is so cute.

Slang Flat Earther - 7 years ago

the betta fish is hungry, just give him a lot of food

Zachary - 5 years ago

Betta fish are always hungry and will bave an appetite depsite being full. This is a sign of aggression, not hunger.

Eren Salinas - 7 years ago

can you spot any stripes on your betta if you have then its stressed... those are called stress strips

Kyaw Thu - 7 years ago

i guess its natural cuz they can move faster with short tail like king bettas

Lily Tran - 7 years ago

man my betta has the same issue, did you ever solve it? every time i see it healing beautifully, he just chomps it back down! so frustrating

The Enderguy - 7 years ago

ITS HUNGRY!
FEED IT!

Tanaya Chanda - 7 years ago

i bought my betta fish couple of months ago and from that time, i can see some black things lying inside of the tank, on the decorations and even on the plants. same happening with my brother's betts fish tank. both mine and his betta fish are fine. but i really want to know what is that thing? pls help. TIA

kasss xo - 5 years ago

lmao that’s poop. idk about black tho it should be more like dark brown

D r . S p u d - 7 years ago

A black thing? oh that's just a clump of turds. Nothing to worry about.

Angela Geli - 8 years ago

Also a bit late, but here is my suggestion:
As some people before me have already mentioned, he could be stressed out. Not necessarily because he is bored, but because his tank is too scarcely planted. Bettas like dark, heavily planted tanks which resemble their natural habitat.
Tank size might have been a tad bit too small for him too.

AnnPeek - 8 years ago

I think they do this when they are stressed, or the water conditions aren't quite right.

Bobzeda - 8 years ago

I think some betta are just crazy. I have four. They all have the same tank size and similar decor. Only ONE constantly bites his tail. He also has the prettiest tail.

Smart Cookie - 6 years ago

I know right. It's ridiculous. When I got him, he was a feathery tail, now it's all covered in shreds. I was thinking it could have been the filter since I never caught him tail biting, so I added more water to decrease the pressure of the water flow and covered parts of the filter tube.

Hayden Does Things - 6 years ago

Bobzeda same

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BettaFishHelper - 9 years ago

Hey so this is a couple years late but this looks like he is bored. I've been trying to extend my research on tail biting (thankfully have never dealt with it personally) and I realize that a lot of times fish are not given a lot of mental stimulation or even physical stimulation (as in new additions to the tank, something to chase, etc). I would imagine by now you no longer have your betta but thank you for sharing this video!

Also what size was your tank and did you have a heater?

Something Fishy Juno - 6 years ago

BettaFishHelper hows ypur reading on tail biting going? My arowana os doing the same. Please help.

Katherine Elizabeth - 9 years ago

hes like "u little shit come back here"

FlowingDepths - 10 years ago

Sometimes varying the tank by adding hides (terracotta pots, the small ones, work great), floating objects that are safe (plastic balls, for example), colored marbles, etc. help.

hOng koNG ch33se dUmPLinG - 10 years ago

dont b frustrated coz its hereditary. during the mating season. no matter the unstable enviroment or the water quality or the food. they turn emotional & fussy easily. try to give him a female or ye, slap the table slighty to distract him whenever he try to do it. this behavior may change.

TwistedNerds - 10 years ago

I have the same fish! black head blue body but the tail does not have that color spot change

sedona arizona - 10 years ago

Try adding some live tank plants and make sure that the lighting in his space is set up so he doesn't see his reflection in the glass. I have betta and cichlids, both get hyper aggressive when for ex. the tank light is on but the room is dark.

Keri Kent - 10 years ago

This is what my Betta was doing, but soon I'm moving him to a three gallon tank. And the same as my other fish. I hope it's going to work cuz I like Really really like my halfmoon and my veil-tale alot. The tank they are in now is a one gallon. :D!

TheHaloChief117 - 11 years ago

maybe he likes the way his tail tastes

109367 - 11 years ago

My friend had one like that and every time he went to bite she hit the table his tank was on really hard and scared the crap out of him. It's like training/correcting any other animal, he associates biting his tail with something unpleasant and he eventually stopped. Whether that's the best way to stop it or not I'm really not sure lol

Reboot French - 11 years ago

Just realized today that my Betta is a tail biter. I've been told that Stress Coat can help. I'm also going to move mine to a bigger tank and get him a tank mate.

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connie rodriguez - 11 years ago

I know this is an old video..but my betta is missing partvof his tail..i hace him in a ten gallon tank by himself..but right now i placed him in a smaller bowl to see if he is doing it to himself..it was fine three days ago..ive had him for 3 months only..im going to post a video and please tell me if you think he is doing it or they just fell off

meub - 12 years ago

My was veil tail too but it is red

awhatzable - 12 years ago

someone tell me why betta do this ? mines did this aswell and it almost completely grew back and recently found out he did it agn -.-

JO Smith - 12 years ago

thats such a shame, he's such a beautiful betta

homer simpson - 12 years ago

The reason many bettas nip their own fins is because sometimes they feel like their tail are to heavy and rather go lightweight by taking some fin of' although it can be dangerous leading to fin rott in my case.

coolfreak2000 - 12 years ago

the fin nipping is a common trait in the halfmoon betta but thats a veiltale so i have no idea why lol

Luimeril - 12 years ago

@BigolePappy2 no one knows. i guess it's like a human biting their nails when nervous. x:

Luimeril - 13 years ago

tail biting is common in bettas anymore. to stop it, is pretty easy sometimes. he's either stressed by something, or bored. best way i found to figure it out, is to give him more plants to hide in and re-arrange his tank decor often. if he still does it, he's stressed by something, usually the filter current. it's NO reason to get rid of a betta, though.

withramya - 13 years ago

Mine is a tail-biter too turns out! The tail starts to grow and then he bites it off. I have never seen him do that actually. He is alone in a 15 gallon tank (maybe I should get him some tank mates). He is a veil-tail and it is so uncommon for VT to be tail biters.! (frustrating)

Roland - 13 years ago

my betta's tail would start to grow back then 'CHOMP* - back to square 1 again. i've given up worrying about it now. used to treat his tail with bettafix/tri-sulfa etc and tried just about everything to stop it but i've given up now. if that dumb fish wants to ruin his tail then fuck it - whatever.

Travis Na - 13 years ago

oh ok I think mine is doing the same thing i have a video check it out,but i posted it like 1 week ago now every time i wake up in the morning his tail gets worse then sometimes it gets better.

Travis Na - 13 years ago

I think mine bites his tail too i though it was fin rot

Acecombatgamer - 14 years ago

STUPID FISH

MiniMochaLop - 14 years ago

I thought my betta Blu had fin rot but I just caught him chasing his tail today...yeah I tried to distract him but I know he's done this before....He sort of resembles your betta.

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