From a tough guy to a soft guy..

I think it is already too late to post this since my tough guy has already recover from this symptom. Two days back, my new HMPK which I said was tough and buff, turned into a soft guy. When I removed the paper sheet that prevents them from flaring 24/7, this fella didn't flare at his neighbor. Plus, his face turned pale and horizontal stripes started to appear on his face. Is this a transformation? No. Based on professionals that I asked, they said that maybe he's stressed out and horizontal lines are signs of terror. But luckily, after I did a water change just now, he started flaring again. And of course, I felt relieved. :)

But before starting to feel comfortable with my fishes, my brand new halfmoon MG blue-pink gave me the same sign of his. The looks of terror in his eyes. The color wash in his body. The non-flaring fins of his. It makes you annoyed, yet scared if anything happens. But hopefully, he'll survive like my other fella, Marine. In the other hand, the signs are yet dangerous because when a fish gets stressed out, their slime coat a.k.a 'Disease armor' gets washed out. Hence, they easily get sick and more exposed to infections and parasites. yikes!!! m(O_o)m..

Big pic: You can see that he's not flaring even though he sees another male betta.
Small pic: horizontal lines appear on his body.