One veryy calm betta, one active one?

[KhloeM]

hi everyone! so as some of you may know, i was going to my lfs last night to look for another betta fish! i found one that i just fell in love with i named him Apollo. he's a really calm halfmoon betta (compared to Zeus, my crazy red vieltail who's in my icon picture thingy) so i was wondering, what would cause Apollo to be very "calm" and not really swim much? it could be that i just got him last night and he's still adjusting, but he is usually always at the top of the tank. the water parameters are fine, and the temperature is about 78-79°. do you think he just needs time to adjust? if i go up to the tank (or just walk by) he'll kind of "jump" and swim down in the water to look at me, so he's not like up there no matter what. but i'm just comparing him to Zeus, who is ALWAYS swimming around like a nut, lol! do you think i should do anything differently? or is he just shy/not as active as Zeus? thanks!!



'Tanks' very much! ~Zeus (betta), Apollo (betta), Loki (gold dust lyretail molly), five nameless dust mollies, and two nameless nerite snails

[KhloeM]

hello? lol is anyone here??

[fishy14]

I have a yellow veil tail Betta named Gus he is very calm too beats me why though


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[QuakingAspen]

I'll bet you that they probably just have different personalities. Some will be so calm they never flare and live well with many other fish and some will be violently aggressive and attack most other fish.

[KhloeM]

this is Apollo and this is Zeus

[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by fishy14

I have a yellow veil tail Betta named Gus he is very calm too beats me why though


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thanks! does Gus ever just stay at the top just resting for like a long while?

[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by QuakingAspen

I'll bet you that they probably just have different personalities. Some will be so calm they never flare and live well with many other fish and some will be violently aggressive and attack most other fish.

thanks! yea, not sure why he's so docile. perhaps it is just his shy personality. Zeus can be a bit spastic at times though, as i was trying to net Apollo out of his betta cup yesterday and into the tank, he would not let me do it at all. then he literally jumped out of the cup. and luckily he landed in the water!

[ImACoolguy]

Here's my Betta. He is pretty chill with my shrimp and ADF. Each Betta has a different personality. Some are crazies and kill everything and others I've seen work in community tanks (rarely). Mine will sometimes hang out at the top and one time I found him "sleeping" on one of his fake plants. I love watching him fool around.


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[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

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Here's my Betta. He is pretty chill with my shrimp and ADF. Each Betta has a different personality. Some are crazies and kill everything and others I've seen work in community tanks (rarely). Mine will sometimes hang out at the top and one time I found him "sleeping" on one of his fake plants. I love watching him fool around.


Caleb

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wow, how handsome!! thanks for the info. yea, i think maybe Apollo just likes to hang out up top. he doesn't swim weird or anything, he's just not as active as Zeus. but Zeus is very active no matter what just because he's a spazz (a cute spazz though) and i even taught him to flare every time someone comes up to the tank. it's the cutest thing ever! (he only does it for a second, and then he'll just swim around and look at you, but he just has the neatest personality) thanks!!

[fishy14]

This is king he is very active and yes Gus does rest a lot


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[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by fishy14

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This is king he is very active and yes Gus does rest a lot


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I like his fins! Very cool greenish tint to them.


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[fishy14]

Thank you


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[ImACoolguy]

Well looks more like a female. Sorry it's 7am I'm not awake yet lol sorry for calling her a him :P


Caleb

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[fishy14]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

Well looks more like a female. Sorry it's 7am I'm not awake yet lol sorry for calling her a him :P


Caleb

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Do u mean mine is a female


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[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by fishy14

Do u mean mine is a female


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I'm certainly no Betta expert but yours does have some shorter fins which is common among females while males have the big long fins. Just a guess


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[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by fishy14

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This is king he is very active and yes Gus does rest a lot


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he's gorgeous! and not all males have long fins

[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by KhloeM

he's gorgeous! and not all males have long fins

Yes I know. Trying to see if I can find out more info now :P maybe it's just me going crazy.


Caleb

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[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

Yes I know. Trying to see if I can find out more info now :P maybe it's just me going crazy.


Caleb

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hahaha! looks kind of like a plakat to me, but we'd have to ask fishy14 on that one

[fishy14]

I got it at petco and it said male king Betta but idrk


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[KhloeM]

Originally Posted by fishy14

I got it at petco and it said male king Betta but idrk


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oh my gosh you're totally right, i couldn't tell the size of him from the picture! such a nice color of King male, he's really handsome