nycnlo Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 nice coloring sam yup twinkles got it right and i do the same thing with mine what happens if they see each other all day long they seem to stop flaring altogether by carding them off you can either let them see each other or by using a mirror train them to flare at you eventually removing the mirror altogether and getting them to flare at you once they see you its quite amazing i had a really welll trained halfmoon male who used to let you pat him . would eat from your fingers and flare on demandor when you walked into the room... sadly he died havent had the time to train any others up lately plus i had a delta that i managed to train / excersise till his spread was about 180-190 degres you wouldnt even had known he was a delta looked like a halfmoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 i got lazy with one of mine, he was in his own tank far away from the others and i'd lost my mirror, and when he next caught site of a girl a few weeks later he ripped his top fin on the first flare So there's another reason to keep up the practise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Guess I'll be making cards after school then. I want them to have nice strong fins Thanks nyclo, I only really noticed it when he was in the sun. Does having peat under the sand benifit them in any way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 my male betta doesn't need a mirror to flare although it does get a feistier response. He flares at my finger on the glass and follows it along , the whole time flaring.. and the end of a bic pen works equally well (the click bit part) .. especially a black one! - I got that trick from an obscure site about betta training.. it's a makeshift "angry stick" .. people who fight their bettas (bad them!) get a stick with a black dot on the end and train their betta to flare up on demand.. so I got a black pen and got an instant response from mine.. weird aye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 I've read that site too. I'm not sure about Betta fighting, they don't just put two fish in a jar for the sick pleasure of it. It's part of their (thai Betta breeders) history and the rarely let fish fight to the death. If their fish wins, they get some money. If it loses, they put it in a jar and bring it back to health. The 5 star fighters fetch quite a bit on AquaBid, much more than the fancy ones. I'd be keen to get my hands on some true fighters, not for fighting puropses but they look so cool, nearly wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Guess I'll be making cards after school then. I want them to have nice strong fins Thanks nyclo, I only really noticed it when he was in the sun. Does having peat under the sand benifit them in any way? hey peat adds tannins to the water which subsequently lowers ph and drops the KH (hardness) so it does have some benefits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Lol Bikbok I just tried the pen trick on Coby and it works well, he follows my finger around usually but doesnt flare up, the pen tho, I wonder what it is about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Lol Bikbok I just tried the pen trick on Coby and it works well, he follows my finger around usually but doesnt flare up, the pen tho, I wonder what it is about them. haha cool aye. You'll probably find that after a few pen flares he'll start to do the same to your finger too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 The big red dealers Keyring is working very well, I the amount he can flare up has increased since the day I got him, I guess my lil man is getting stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 haha the pen prob makes him wonder what on Earth is in his face so he flares at it plus guess it resembles a sort of fish shape lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.