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Do Plakats Fin Bite?

3K views 9 replies 7 participants last post by  zmeflyby 
#1 ·
I am considering getting a plakat for my next betta (which will be a ways off yet, just watching/planning/considering). I love bettas and their personalities but the stress of constant fin biting and watching for infection etc is just frustrating. I find plakats very beautiful and have seen many on aquabid and ebay that I would love to get. Do they fin bite as other betta's do? I got Napoleon to stop biting, but Charlemagne bites and it's never ending with him. So if plakats have less of an issue with that, that is what my next betta will be. :)
 
#5 ·
Most fin biting is stress-induced: Tanks too open, too bright, too big. Some OHM or those with exaggerated caudal length probably do bite when they figure out shorter fins make them more maneuverable. But why don't they bite while in the one-gallon or less, bare, bright tank with the breeder and/or transhipper? I've always wondered. :dunno:

And, yes, Plakat and females will bite their fins if they can reach them.
 
#9 ·
I *knock on wood* have never had a plakat bite his (or her) own fins. I've had instances of fin rot in plakats but not biting. Though they can and will if they can reach as others have mentioned. Also like others have mentioned they do seem less likely to.
 
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