Flaring

[MissRockyHorror]

One of my to boys is a showoff and flares all the time, but my other boy never flares, he just doesn't seem to care or be all that impressed by other males.
Does anyone else have a betta who is like that? He's just kinda laid back. He is always curious about everything though :) just doesn't want to flare

[PiscisAmor]

Aliquis wont flare. Not even at other males

[Kiwimommy]

One of my boys, Fishy, has no desire to flare..EVER. He has a few times, and it looks like he has a deformity of some sort, but he's really docile.
On the flip side, I have a boy who spends most of his time flaring at everything and showing off.

[elijahfeathers]

Dandy Chap isn't too prone to flaring. When he does, it's half-hearted. He's puffed his gills halfway at other males. However he does the whole shibang for my female, Jade. xD Flares up, puffs his gills, and wiggles around at her like mad. lol

[rswfire]

Originally Posted by MissRockyHorror

One of my to boys is a showoff and flares all the time, but my other boy never flares, he just doesn't seem to care or be all that impressed by other males.
Does anyone else have a betta who is like that? He's just kinda laid back. He is always curious about everything though :) just doesn't want to flare

My blue HM is like that -- hasn't flared once since I got him. I just got a red CT and put their tanks next to each other and the red one flared up a storm, but the blue one just looked at him like, "What do you want?" And my blue one is really curious too -- constantly sticking his little nose into every nook and cranny in the tank and the gravel. Very strange, that one, lol...

[scolfer1103]

what does it mean when the males flare up? Im new to owning a betta an have no idea

[MissRockyHorror]

they lift their gill flaps and their "beard" comes out, also they fan out their tail lie ALL the way, it's their wy of showing off or looking bigger and scarier to a potential oppenent I guess :)

[scolfer1103]

ohh thankyou for explaing that! Mine does it all the time but i also have four kids that keep coming up to the tank to talk to him. :)