dumb question of the day

[Artist with a betta]

Originally Posted by RoMay

This is why I use glass gems with my betta Kaoru despite disliking how they look. She loves to burrow and root around. It is not the eating part I am concerned about it's the tearing the fins. I don't see a reason to stop this behavior really, because face it the betta is keeping itself amused. But I am certian since you have a male you'd have to keep an eye out for any torn fins. If he starts tearing fins that's really when you should worry.

IMO at least.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...ps983199e6.jpg
I know I posed this pic on this site before, but bettas will be bettas and some of them are just weird.

That's what I'm woried with he is always nipping, and haveing blow outs he likes to roll around in his gravel which is not making things better.

[RoMay]

Kaoru's only tore a fin on a plant. Gems are not sharp, and natural like stones gravel that looks polished is also very smooth unlike colored gravel.

Ever think your bettas bored that is why he is nipping?

[Artist with a betta]

He always seems like he entertains himself just fine. I come home from classes and notice he has a bit of fin missing. He is defiantly my problem child.

[Tikibirds]

I would just use larger rocks that he can't move

[ChoclateBetta]

If his fin is damaged. Look how close the tear is too the body.

[Artist with a betta]

Most of the time it's the edge of his fins, but some times it's right in the middle then he goes to fighting his reflection in the tank and it turns into a blow out.

[ChoclateBetta]

Bettas can hurt there fins by flaring too much.

[Artist with a betta]

I know and he certainly love to flare. Which is were most of the damage comes from.