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Betta fish behavior does change when it sees its own reflection in the mirror. The fish belives the reflection is another male betta and will flare its gill covers, spread its fins, and even attempt to nip at the other fish.
Male bettas are very territorial and fight each other in home aquariums as well as in the wild. In the wild, the bettas live in murky and often densely vegetated ponds and streams that have low visibility. This low visibility allows bettas to not see each other and therfore avoid fighting.
A betta's reflection in the mirror is percieved as an immediate threat and triggers the territorial behavior mentioned above.
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Why does holding a mirror in front of a betta fish change what that fish does?
The betta fish will see the mirror and then will be curious about it, because the mirror reflects the betta fish and they might think that it is another fish, so the fish will act differently.
Does hokding a mirror in front of a fish change what it does?
Not with many fish, although holding a mirror to a betta will cause it to flare its gills as it will think its reflection is competition
How do make your betta fish dance?
You can place a mirror in front of it and it will fight as though it was another betta. However if you keep the mirror in for too long your betta will get stressed out and die, so best not to do that.
Betta fish toward a mirrior?
yes what about the betta fish and mirror?? will it flare or just ignore it?please give details
Will it hurt to put a mirrow in front of a betta fish?
no actualy i have a betta fish and i got him a floating mirror. it makes him exersize his fins. P.S make sure it floats if it doesnt move or float away as he hits it then it will hurt him. hope this helps you a bit... morgan S
How will holding a mirror in front of a fish change its behavior?
Holding a mirror in front of a fish can trigger aggressive displays as the fish may perceive its reflection as an intruder in its territory. This behavior is often observed in territorial fish species.
Do Betta Fish learn how to fight better?
Actually, I used to have a Betta Fish... but then it died. If you put a mirror up to them... then they'll start to puff up... and show their fighting technique. I guess that the more you do this the better they'll get.
Is it wrong to put a mirror up to a simase fighting fish?
A male Betta should flash and square up to a mirror image of itself if it sees one occasionally. If the mirror is presented to the fish too often or permanently, the fish will simply learn to ignore it.
How do you make betta fish strong?
let it flare to a mirror or another betta fish 24/7 for 3 days feed freeze dried blood worms or frozen clean water do a quick fight with your betta with another one 1-3 minutes
What types of fish can live without filters?
feeder goldfish or betta and even they schould have a fiter or else they are living in there toxins. But if they dont chage the water one to two times a week
Where can you find pictures of fish in front of a mirror?
ebay.com
How can you tell if your Betta fish is a male fish or a female fish?
The male Betta splendens is a larger more colourful fish with much larger showier fins than the female. He will also flare up almost immediately when he sees his own image in a mirror. The females do not do this so readily.
