Tynk
January 8th 06, 04:17 PM
Hey folks.
I was wondering....
Is it somebody that posts here that is the person behind Nippyfish.net,
or were they from another group?
I can't stand it that this person has good general info on their site,
and then goes and blows it by adding crap about how a flare buddy for a
male Betta is actually bad and harms them.
It makes me mad because of the lack of good sites regarding factual
information on these fish.
She had a good going, until it got stinky.
I've got 28 yrs with specialzing in these fish. I'm not just some
person who had a few males and figures they were fine having flare
buddies.
Of course when having Bettas next to each other (their tanks) we need
to use a little common sense. Something so many people lack these days
when it comes to keeping Bettas.
1st. They all have individual personalites!!!!!!!!!
That is a cardinal rule.
Now take that little gem, and add it the flare buddy situation.
Say you have 3 males in 1g's all in a row next to each other.
For this will go with tank 1-2- and 3 (left to right).
Betta 1 is overly aggressive and will not stop flaring at Betta
2...Betta 2 and 3 flare for a while and then go on about their
business. 20 minutes later they're back at it for a few mintues and
then back to resting.
Betta 1 is still going nuts. Instead of just dismissing him as being
overly aggressive, you swithch them around before making an opinion.
Now you it set up..1-3-2...got it. Ya switched around the tanks so that
Betta 1 has a different fish to flare to. If his behavior is the same,
and constantly flaring aggressivly, then you can make the opinion that
he's overly aggressive and shouldn't have a flare buddy.
Sometimes these males are better off with a mirror for flaring.
Sometimes you'll find out that that particular Betta did NOT like his
next door neighbor, but like a different male just fine and goes on to
do the normal flare for a few, go on about your business, flare at
feeding time, etc.
That's what you're looking for. Males that will flare for exercise for
a matter of minutes and then rest or hunt for food, or even just hang
out on a plant.
People tend to forget what these fish are pre-programmed to do.
To a male Betta, it's all about show. It's all about look how big and
bad I am.
When you remove that from a male Betta's life, you are removing a very
important part.
It is up to the keeper to reccognize what personality type your Betta
is, what his likes and dislikes are.
This is not rocket science folks, it's pertty much just common sense.
If your male is stressed (scared) or overly aggressive (flares 24/7
either at a flare buddy or reflection) then you need to switch things
around for him.
Figure out what his individual needs are. Is it that he needs to be
alone, or that he needs a different buddy. It could be that he just
hates that one guy and nothing more than that.
To claim that having a flare buddy is harmful is complete bullcrappy!
Use your head people.
If you remove the one thing, besides breeding, that these fish are
hardwired for, without putting them together of course, then you are
keeping a major part of their life away from them.
Clip a wild bird's wings so they can no longer fly and see how happy
they are.
Keep a Dolphin from jumping into the air, and see how happy they are.
If you keep a male Betta from being able to show off to another male,
you are doing the same thing.
*note*
When it comes to show fish, this doesn't apply.
The breeder wants every male to show off aggressively when the paper
card is pulled from between their jars for flaring at a Betta show.
Males that are used to seeing other males can become used to them and
not flare so violently. This is why having flare buddies for show fish
doesn't apply.
Ok, getting off my soapbox, but I'm still ticked! = /
I was wondering....
Is it somebody that posts here that is the person behind Nippyfish.net,
or were they from another group?
I can't stand it that this person has good general info on their site,
and then goes and blows it by adding crap about how a flare buddy for a
male Betta is actually bad and harms them.
It makes me mad because of the lack of good sites regarding factual
information on these fish.
She had a good going, until it got stinky.
I've got 28 yrs with specialzing in these fish. I'm not just some
person who had a few males and figures they were fine having flare
buddies.
Of course when having Bettas next to each other (their tanks) we need
to use a little common sense. Something so many people lack these days
when it comes to keeping Bettas.
1st. They all have individual personalites!!!!!!!!!
That is a cardinal rule.
Now take that little gem, and add it the flare buddy situation.
Say you have 3 males in 1g's all in a row next to each other.
For this will go with tank 1-2- and 3 (left to right).
Betta 1 is overly aggressive and will not stop flaring at Betta
2...Betta 2 and 3 flare for a while and then go on about their
business. 20 minutes later they're back at it for a few mintues and
then back to resting.
Betta 1 is still going nuts. Instead of just dismissing him as being
overly aggressive, you swithch them around before making an opinion.
Now you it set up..1-3-2...got it. Ya switched around the tanks so that
Betta 1 has a different fish to flare to. If his behavior is the same,
and constantly flaring aggressivly, then you can make the opinion that
he's overly aggressive and shouldn't have a flare buddy.
Sometimes these males are better off with a mirror for flaring.
Sometimes you'll find out that that particular Betta did NOT like his
next door neighbor, but like a different male just fine and goes on to
do the normal flare for a few, go on about your business, flare at
feeding time, etc.
That's what you're looking for. Males that will flare for exercise for
a matter of minutes and then rest or hunt for food, or even just hang
out on a plant.
People tend to forget what these fish are pre-programmed to do.
To a male Betta, it's all about show. It's all about look how big and
bad I am.
When you remove that from a male Betta's life, you are removing a very
important part.
It is up to the keeper to reccognize what personality type your Betta
is, what his likes and dislikes are.
This is not rocket science folks, it's pertty much just common sense.
If your male is stressed (scared) or overly aggressive (flares 24/7
either at a flare buddy or reflection) then you need to switch things
around for him.
Figure out what his individual needs are. Is it that he needs to be
alone, or that he needs a different buddy. It could be that he just
hates that one guy and nothing more than that.
To claim that having a flare buddy is harmful is complete bullcrappy!
Use your head people.
If you remove the one thing, besides breeding, that these fish are
hardwired for, without putting them together of course, then you are
keeping a major part of their life away from them.
Clip a wild bird's wings so they can no longer fly and see how happy
they are.
Keep a Dolphin from jumping into the air, and see how happy they are.
If you keep a male Betta from being able to show off to another male,
you are doing the same thing.
*note*
When it comes to show fish, this doesn't apply.
The breeder wants every male to show off aggressively when the paper
card is pulled from between their jars for flaring at a Betta show.
Males that are used to seeing other males can become used to them and
not flare so violently. This is why having flare buddies for show fish
doesn't apply.
Ok, getting off my soapbox, but I'm still ticked! = /