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Came home tonight to find my big man has all of a sudden decided to start tail biting. Was his normal self when I fed him this morning. When I went to feed him this evening, my heart sank. He had taken pretty big chunks out of his caudal. Don't know what triggered it. Know that I may never know.
And I think he may have eaten one of the 3 cherry shrimp in his tank too! All I found was a head. Doesn't look like a molt. What a sad night!
So I'm looking for suggestions to help discourage it from recurring. I know I may never be able to completely stop it, but I wanna give it a try. I've read on here that moving some of the decor around can help....but 2 of my 6 plants are crypts. They won't take well to moving around. I've got another betta that I may be able to put on the same stand as him. Do you guys think that will stress him out more or keep him more stimulated (and thus less likely to tail bite)? Or do you think a mirror is a better way to stimulate him? I really hope I can break the tail biting cycle!
And I think he may have eaten one of the 3 cherry shrimp in his tank too! All I found was a head. Doesn't look like a molt. What a sad night!
So I'm looking for suggestions to help discourage it from recurring. I know I may never be able to completely stop it, but I wanna give it a try. I've read on here that moving some of the decor around can help....but 2 of my 6 plants are crypts. They won't take well to moving around. I've got another betta that I may be able to put on the same stand as him. Do you guys think that will stress him out more or keep him more stimulated (and thus less likely to tail bite)? Or do you think a mirror is a better way to stimulate him? I really hope I can break the tail biting cycle!
