Post by Emerson on Jul 6, 2003 16:58:21 GMT -5
Hmmm.....well, I don't know quite what to make of this. When I first set up Horatio's tank, I bought some of those little live plant "pods" from WallyMart, and one of them in particular has grown pretty large. It is an Aponogeton.
Well, Horatio has started nipping at the tops of the leaves (which now reach the water line), and has bitten one leaf almost totally in half. I keep finding little pieces of plant floating on the surface, and keep fishing them out with the net.
Is it normal for a Betta to do this? This morning my husband told me that he saw Horatio jump out of the water, grab a chunk of the plant in his mouth (which he tore off), and swim to the front of the tank with the chunk in his mouth as if to say, "See what I did?"
Is it harmful for him to do this? I don't care as much about the plant, as I am concerned why he would do this. Here is a picture of the plant from another web site; ours have thinner leaves, and are not as full yet:
Well, Horatio has started nipping at the tops of the leaves (which now reach the water line), and has bitten one leaf almost totally in half. I keep finding little pieces of plant floating on the surface, and keep fishing them out with the net.
Is it normal for a Betta to do this? This morning my husband told me that he saw Horatio jump out of the water, grab a chunk of the plant in his mouth (which he tore off), and swim to the front of the tank with the chunk in his mouth as if to say, "See what I did?"
Is it harmful for him to do this? I don't care as much about the plant, as I am concerned why he would do this. Here is a picture of the plant from another web site; ours have thinner leaves, and are not as full yet:
