blaxicanlatino

Ive noticed lately that my bettas tail has holes in it and frayed ends. Could the newly introduced shrimps be biting his tail?

Lucy

My guess would be the betta thinks it's a snack.

blaxicanlatino

The betta doesnt bother them. Once I even watched as the betta swam across the amazon sword and the shrimp jumped on him 0_0

mrsmuffin

I think Lucy meant that your betta thinks his tail is a snack!

Lucy

I read that wrong, I thought the shrimp had a hole in it's tail, sorry.
Is there anything in the tank it could snag it's tail on?

blaxicanlatino

the gravel is rough and rocky, That could highly be it... but he never had this problem of all the 7 months hes been in there until the shrimps were introduced

Rainsong

I had this same thing happen to a betta I used to have. He developed a pinhole in one of his fins- a year later he had developed a few more. But they never tore, or really grew... it was kind of odd. He didn't have anything he could have torn his fins on, either. I was told it was a defiency, but I can't recall if they said it was iodine, calcium, or something else.

The betta lived a long, healthy, active life- they never bothered him, just me.

King_Snuggles

i have a betta and ghost shrimp the shrimp have swiped at his tail before and he does get the little holes in his tail every once in a while weather i have shrimp in with him or not. i don't think its the shrimp. i think he ether gets it snagged on something or bites it him self.