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Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: Betta fish are an aggressive species, the aggression starts young and follows them into adulthood. This aggression has not gone unnoticed by scientists, much research has been focused on the feisty nature of these fish. This video is about what science has come to know about Betta fish aggression. Enjoy! #bettafish #aggression #bettas chapters 0:08 One week old Bettas flaring at each other 0:20 their romance is a violent affair 0:30 grow-out tank 0:57 blue-finned males are the most aggressive 1:12 heavier males 2:06 Bettas in the wild 2:25 Synchronized fights 3:13 while Bettas are fighting their brains maybe cooperating References: 1. The determinants of aggression in male Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens R. E. McGoran, S. K. Papworth, S. J. Portugal bioRxiv 2020.04.16.045179; doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.16.045179 2. M.J.A. Simpson, The Display of the Siamese Fighting Fish, Betta splendens, Animal Behaviour Monographs, Volume 1, Part 1, 1968, Pages i-73, ISSN 0066-1856, doi.org/10.1016/S0066-1856(68)80001-9. 3. Vu, Trieu-Duc et al. “Behavioral and brain- transcriptomic synchronization between the two opponents of a fighting pair of the fish Betta splendens.” PLoS genetics vol. 16,6 e1008831. 17 Jun. 2020, doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1008831