Tyrannosaurus Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and knows what causes it. I have a small number of fry from the first spawning I did. All except one of them constantly display horizontal stress lines, I am guessing because of some trouble in the way they were raised. I have several bettas, none of which display the same problem, even though all are kept in the same conditions. Anyone have any idea how to avoid this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Some always do to a certain extent but males never do - how old are they? Females only will drop their colour at times of stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Well they are now three months old, I think they are all females, unless there are some very late bloomers. It is possible that the one fish that does not have stress lines is a male. I'm just a little confused as to why they are constantly stressed, water parameters are good, etc, my other bettas lose their color when something stressful occurs, but these ones always, no matter what, seem to be displaying the dark lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Possibly as they mature they will lose them, and only show them at times of stress. I find that once my females have been in a tank with a mature male their colour darkens and they are less likely to show these lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Interesting, well, I guess we will see, thanks for the information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 some of my females do that too,i kept one and bred it with one of my males and she lost her stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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