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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2009, 01:41:22 PM »
Congrats! He is definitely worth it.

Maybe he's not flaring because he's too cool & too handsome for that kind of thing. Lol
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2009, 04:33:55 PM »
He's too sexy for his flare!
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2009, 07:20:14 AM »
I wonder about him a little.  He doesn't respond to the other male next door or to his own reflection, nor does he seem to get any more active when I move around in front of his tank.  With the other two bettas, any time I move near my desk, they get all interested (probably figuring it's food time!).  This guy just ignores me.  He swims around normally but just seems to take no interest in anything outside his tank.

At first I wondered if he might have vision issues, but he shot right over to the weekly bloodworms and gobbled 'em down as soon as they hit the water.  My next thought was that his water might not be warm enough.  His is the first tank I've put one of those little non-adjustable Tetra heaters in and I thought maybe it wasn't working right, but the thermometer reads around 76-78'ish.

I'm not sure whether he's just a very passive betta (if such a thing exists), is still settling in to his new home, or if something is amiss. 
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2009, 09:29:01 AM »
Some bettas take a bit of time to settle into new surroundings.....
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2009, 09:45:34 AM »
Could be that he's ultra mellow. I had one(count him, one) male that was so mellow he was fine with guppies. He lived with guppies and a mystery snail for about 3 years.
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2009, 07:44:11 AM »
Congrats!

I also find that some bettas get a little bored with other bettas after being next to so many in little tiny cups that it can take awhile for them to be excited enough to even flare.

He's very handsome!
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Re: They were right. It's an addiction
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2009, 07:17:31 AM »
Looks like passiveness was just him settling in for a few days.  He now reacts to his own reflection big time.  When I was cleaning Charlie, the other male's, tank I had him in the little temporary tank in front of the new guy and they really got into a major flare-fest.

I still need to think of a good name for the new fella, too.

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