SuperGuppyGirl Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Omg, one of the betta ocellatas and the big yellow Gardeneri male, started a show down with each other. The betta just tried to eat the killi! It opened its mouth like a bass and boom. I waited a few moments and then when he wasn't releasing the killi, put my hand on the tank and poked him in the side. He spat out the killi, (who is swimming in jerky movements and stressed) before lazily swimming off. Could not believe how big the ocellatasouth got, insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 ahahahah best show of 'who's the boss"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinWozniak Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 That sounds like it would be quite the event to witness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hahahaha...dang! There is a video going around where this guy in Texas is fishing on a lake and comes across a big mouth bass swollowing a similarly sized big mouth bass...he picks them up out of the water, and put them back in the lake and the both swim away! Guess it happens in nature too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 *sigh* hubby just fished the yellow killi out of tank. I guess having his head in the other guys mouth was too much for him. I had left him in the tank and turned out the lights rather than stress him out more by netting him. Hate to lose him but damn was better than watching the news this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairdeal Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I saw a video on utube a few years back that showed a 6" gulper cat swallowing a 12" peacock bass. Now that was something to see. Those gulpers are truly a sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 B. Ocellata are mouthbrooders so that's why he can expand his mouth so much. They can get nasty with any male of any species that looks similiar. I was keeping some b.simorum(bigger than occelata) together with a white giant male plakat betta. Caught the simorum and plakat giving each other the death stare so someone was removed. I'm sure your occelata was like "dude, what's up with the funny colour??? and now I will attempt to eat you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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