This actually happened a few days ago and it just now occurred to me to post about it.
One of my bettas, Captain Peacock, is in a small, 2.65 gallon tank and I had a little blue mystery snail in there to handle any algae that might come along.
So, on this certain day, I went to visit the Captain and he came to the front to greet me as usual. After a moment, he turned slightly and flared big time. "What's the matter with you," I asked him. He turned back to me, no longer flaring. He then turned again and swam forward a bit, making me notice the snail. The betta was flaring again. He then looked back at me and stopped flaring. I bent to take a closer look at the snail - it was hanging out on the side of the tank, obviously not dead or anything. When I looked back at the Captain, he abandoned all subtlety and turned to the snail, flared and poked its shell with his nose.
I got the point. I took the snail out and moved it to another tank. Both betta and snail are doing fine.
One of my bettas, Captain Peacock, is in a small, 2.65 gallon tank and I had a little blue mystery snail in there to handle any algae that might come along.
So, on this certain day, I went to visit the Captain and he came to the front to greet me as usual. After a moment, he turned slightly and flared big time. "What's the matter with you," I asked him. He turned back to me, no longer flaring. He then turned again and swam forward a bit, making me notice the snail. The betta was flaring again. He then looked back at me and stopped flaring. I bent to take a closer look at the snail - it was hanging out on the side of the tank, obviously not dead or anything. When I looked back at the Captain, he abandoned all subtlety and turned to the snail, flared and poked its shell with his nose.
I got the point. I took the snail out and moved it to another tank. Both betta and snail are doing fine.
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