Becca
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Sam kindly bestowed upon me a group of Betta Patoti - what appears to be 3 males and 1 female. They are being temporarily held in my 29 gallon while I work on the whiskey barrel pond that will be their eventual home.
Tonight I was watching them and noticed what I first took for aggression. I crept closer to the tank and noticed that one of the males was flashing his colored bands brightly at the female, both of them flaring gills. The two of them are pursuing each other around the tank now, with occasional interest from the other males. I've seen the male swim vertically next to the female a few times (head up, tail down), which is certainly an interesting behavior to watch.
At present they seem to be trying to curl up in the corner together. They've been with me less than a week - is this spawning behavior or wishful thinking?
Tonight I was watching them and noticed what I first took for aggression. I crept closer to the tank and noticed that one of the males was flashing his colored bands brightly at the female, both of them flaring gills. The two of them are pursuing each other around the tank now, with occasional interest from the other males. I've seen the male swim vertically next to the female a few times (head up, tail down), which is certainly an interesting behavior to watch.
At present they seem to be trying to curl up in the corner together. They've been with me less than a week - is this spawning behavior or wishful thinking?