The nature of the Betta is calm, protective, and residential. They become aggressive only to protect their own territory. This is the reason Bettas must be kept separate from other fish. Bettas will react quite aggressively if any fish enter their territory; they will flare their gills and spread their fins to scare the other Betta off (except the female of course). Bettas are kept in limited spaces, so the exercise courses are essential to any serious breeder.

Reasons Why We Exercise Our Bettas

There Are Three Courses of Exercise

Chasing the Smaller

Transfer your fish that you have been keeping in the isolation pot (or earthenware jar) into a square glass tank with about 1-liter of water in it. Leave the fish alone for 3 days. On the fourth day, transfer the fish into a 25-liter glass tank and put 5-7 small female Bettas in the tank along with some weeds for the females to hide in. On the first day, the male might not be so active in chasing the females. But, by the second day you should see the male chasing the females more actively. Allow the male to chase the females for no more than a half an hour a day. Do this anywhere from 5-10 days, your fish will slowly develop itself into a very good fighter. By the third day, you should observe the male chasing the females more fiercely. Your fish is now ready to fight.

Sexual Enticement

The purpose of this exercise is to provoke the mating instinct and to create the protective and aggressive habits of the fish. In the course of this exercise you will witness your fishes most beautiful display and color. Put a sexually mature female (full of eggs, stomach slightly yellow in color) in the same size tank as the training tank. Then put the male in the tank also. In Thai we call this "Parn Pla" (I don’t know the exact translation.) The male will swim all around the tank and spread his fins displaying to the female, showing off his power and beauty. This time he will not attack the female (actually he wants to mate). This exercise should not last longer than ten minutes, be careful they do not mate for real. This exercise also benefits the female. Some females are scared of the male or have had a bad experience. This exercise will make the female slowly become more comfortable and willing to mate with the male. Also the female will continue to rapidly grow eggs, so you should watch them very closely. This is the best time to take photos of your fish; it will be showing off its colors and shape most beautifully.

Water Swirling

The purpose of this exercise is to increase the hardiness and endurance of your fish. Find a round bowl 6-10 inches in radius with a height of at least one-foot. Fill it with clean water and put your fish in the bowl. Start to slowly swirl the water and your fish will start to swim against the current. This exercise should not be done any longer than 5 minutes, and should be stopped immediately if your fish loses the energy to swim against the current (the fish will turn around and swim with the current.) Make sure not to over train the fish. The bad effect of this exercise can be that your fish will think he is not strong and has no power, if the exercise is overdone. Today, some fish trainers in Thailand no longer use this exercise for this very reason. The other reason is that the fish can become slower instead of faster.

These are the three main type of trainings courses that Betta lover should practice every morning to keep your fish healthy, beautiful, colorful and last of all, is to develop the good Betta species.

These are the three main courses of exercise that the Betta lover should practice every morning in order to keep your fish healthy, beautiful, colorful, and most important of all to develop good Betta genes.

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