My betta dosent like bigger tanks?

[Bettabubble3]

So i had my Betta Blaze for awhile now. Hes over a year old. Hes a double-tail and bites his tail ALOT. So the other day we had to move somethings around so i moved him from his 5 gallon tank to a 1 gallon critter keeper. And he now makes bubblenests is more friendly exc. He loves the cave too. When i had him in a separated tank he was overly stressed and wouldn't stop flaring FOREVER so i moved him into the 5 gallon and now into the 1 gallon which it seems is his favorite. So im going to keep him in there. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

[nel3]

i had a similar problem. my VT liked his .5g as there wasnt much room to swim in. put him in a tall 1g and also a 2.5g with some plants but more swimming space. neither worked. i put him in a 5g divided and put alot of plants and many places to hide in the plants and he's doing well conidering he has a DTHM for a neighbor. i suggest you give him many more spaces to hide and explore. it may be he likes the place to explore but not all betta tolerate companions in divided tanks. a picture background can also cause too much reflection and the betta will keep flaring at himself.

[Sena Hansler]

Lol I have had one betta who sulked the entire time he was in a bigger tank. He got moved to a 3 gallon because he wasn't really doing anything... then he was happy, exploring, and so forth o_O I don't know. Must be the betta different personalities, wants and needs haha!

[AngelicScars]

I had a betta that didn't like his 5g so I went down to a 2 gallon and he was much happier. He was the only one that was ever like that.

[Sena Hansler]

I had a female who acted all suffering diva style when she was moved from the 20 to a 5... I tried her in a 10 but nooooo little picky girl!!! <3

[Luimeril]

my Plakat girl, Lulu..... she spent her whole life with me in a one gallon. when my CT female passed away, i decided to put Lulu in her 2 gallon tank. but, Lulu stressed out SO bad. stripped up, hid in her cave for a week. finally moved her back to her one gallon, and she was fine. o.0

more recently, i put her in my 1.5 gallon tank, and she did the SAME thing. what the world, Lulu? not even .5 gallons? xD

[Sena Hansler]

hahah wow xD

[freeflow246]

Jalen was really inactive the first two weeks he was moved from his 1 gal to his 2.5. But there was no more tail biting. :D

[westkanye]

I put my old betta in a 10 gal, and he hated it so much I put him back in his 2.5. he definitely hated the bigger tank, even with many more places to hide.

[ManInBlack2010]

my guy rebel hated being in the 5g tank, he was lethargic and depressed all the time, in his 3.5g he's much happier and zooming around all over the place...