How To Stop My Betta From Biting His Fins?

My betta is a twin tail halfmoon with tail fins almost twice the length of his body. They're very pretty, but he sometimes has a hard time swimming so he bites the ends of his fins off ;-; he doesn't seem to be in pain after he does it but I'm just worried and I want to know if there's any way to stop him :^(

 

Hello!

Unfortunately, there is no way to stop him from biting if has wants to bite them off (due to the size of his tail, and not stress from water quality in general).

However, the best thing you can do is to make sure his water is pristine to ensure he doesn't get an infection from biting. Maybe provide him some of those betta hammocks for him to take a break if he needs one

Hope this helps and best of luck!

 

okay thank you so much! :^) ill keep his water as clean as I can and ill look into getting him something like that! he has tons of plants to rest on currently but I want the best for him :^)

 

It's usually stress related, make sure he has enough room and clean water

 

It's usually stress related, make sure he has enough room and clean water

well hes in a 10 gallon and there's a filter and I recently did a water change so room and clean water wouldn't be issues I don't think :^/ he just has fins that are too long and drag him down I guess

 

What are your tank's water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)?
Does he seem to struggle against the current of the filter? If yes what kind of filter is it?

 

What are your tank's water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate)?
Does he seem to struggle against the current of the filter? If yes what kind of filter is it?

unfortunately I don't have a test kit at the moment and I don't know when ill be able to get one :^/ but he doesn't struggle against the filter at all

 

unfortunately I don't have a test kit at the moment and I don't know when ill be able to get one :^/ but he doesn't struggle against the filter at all

Did you do anything to cycle the tank?

 

Did you do anything to cycle the tank?

I only really added water conditioner and left the tank running for two days before putting him in :^/ (I'm kind of inexperienced, sorry. this is my first time trying to properly care for a fish)

 

I only really added water conditioner and left the tank running for two days before putting him in :^/ (I'm kind of inexperienced, sorry. this is my first time trying to properly care for a fish)

It's okay we all started from somewhere. It sounds like your fish may be biting his fins due to the tank not being cycled. I would highly recommend getting the API freshwater liquid water test, you can find it cheaper on amazon if it's too expensive in the stores. You should be able to click these words: Nitrogen Cycle which will help you learn how to cycle a tank. You are now doing a fish-in cycle so I would suggest getting a bacteria supplement such as stabilty and water conditioner like prime to make it easier on your fish.

 

It's okay we all started from somewhere. It sounds like your fish may be biting his fins due to the tank not being cycled. I would highly recommend getting the API freshwater liquid water test, you can find it cheaper on amazon if it's too expensive in the stores. You should be able to click these words: Nitrogen Cycle which will help you learn how to cycle a tank. You are now doing a fish-in cycle so I would suggest getting a bacteria supplement such as stabilty and water conditioner like prime to make it easier on your fish.

okay thank you so much!! :^) ill try to get the money to buy a tester and some supplement! even if he is just biting his fins due to their length you can never be too safe! thanks again for the help!!

 

okay thank you so much!! :^) ill try to get the money to buy a tester and some supplement! even if he is just biting his fins due to their length you can never be too safe! thanks again for the help!!

Your welcome, and feel free to ask any questions when you have them. I hope everything goes well with your betta.

 

Another thing you might want to invest in for your Betta is a heater. They're tropical and like temps around 76-78°F. They also love plants, so adding some places for him to hide and swim through might help his stress levels. Just be sure not to overcrowd with decor. He'll be living the good life once you get the hang of it! Good luck!

 

Another thing you might want to invest in for your Betta is a heater. They're tropical and like temps around 76-78°F. They also love plants, so adding some places for him to hide and swim through might help his stress levels. Just be sure not to overcrowd with decor. He'll be living the good life once you get the hang of it! Good luck!

he has a heater and plenty of plants for him to hide in but still plenty of swimming space :^)

 

If you think ur betta is getting tired of dragging his fin, then it would be better if you provide lots of resting places for your betta,

 

he has a heater and plenty of plants for him to hide in but still plenty of swimming space :^)

Then you're doing better than you think hopefully he feels better soon!

 

If you think ur betta is getting tired of dragging his fin, then it would be better if you provide lots of resting places for your betta,

I'm buying some leaf that suctions to the glass soon and I think that will be an okay resting spot

 

I'm buying some leaf that suctions to the glass soon and I think that will be an okay resting spot

yahh that would be perfect