How to Make Your Betta Fish Swim Faster

Sometimes, I get impatient with my betta fish and feel like he is swimming too slow. So, you ask, how can you make your betta fish swim faster? I will tell you, there are a few ways. The first way is to agitate him by chasing him around the tank with a plastic spoon. Place the spoon next to the betta, and he will try to swim away. Then, after he goes to another part of the tank, place the spoon in front of him again. He will swim away again. Keep doing this a few times, and you'll agitate your betta and make him want to swim and dart quickly. This is what I call agitating your betta, you're making him feel the pressure so he swims around more.

Of course, eventually your betta will get tired and probably stay in the same place for awhile. Of course, you can always let him rest if you're feeling compassionate, and do this again later. He will respond to your agitations by swimming faster.

Another variation on this technique of course is to take the plastic spoon and hit your betta on his head or somewhere on his body. This will definitely make him swim around faster.

You can also poke your betta with a toothpick. I like poking him right on his eye. You'll find that bettas are extremely sensitive to this and will immediately start swimming faster.

So those are some things you can do to make your betta swim faster.