Will clear glass divides in a betta tank stress the betta too much?

i really want a multi betta tank so i am looking to divide a tank into a few sections! im pretty sure that clear glass will stress the fish out too much over a period of time, although the LFSs have all there fsh divided with clear glass. will they get used to it? what do you guys think?Will clear glass divides in a betta tank stress the betta too much?
yes............have you ever tried holding a mirror up to a small betta bowl, and watched his reaction..........that's basically what it's doing......but now it's 24/7





I never understood why pet stores will sell you a ';betta tank'; with a clear divider, but they wont sell you a goldfish if you have a goldfish bowl in your hand......





the result in both cases is slow and painful death.....but why is one okay, and the other isn't...............





my guess is that its because betta's cost a lot more then those little $0.12 goldfish





and they know that every time you kill your betta, you will come back and buy more...so they have a steady supply of customers buying fish.......hmm.......





lol...just my conspiracy theory. Will clear glass divides in a betta tank stress the betta too much?
Yes. If they can see each other, they get very stressed, and will show signs of aggression to each other through the glass. Possibly, they could even injure or kill themselves trying to get to the other fish, smashing into the glass because they don't understand that they can't get through it. I would suggest dark dividers that they can't see through, but no mirrored ones.
You probably could divide the tank, but you would have to buy a section of aquarium background and put it on one side of the divider. This way, you could still divide them, but they won't be able to see each other.





Make sure your tank is at least 10 gallons (long not tall) and is filtered properly.





Hope this helps!


Good luck!
It might for the first few weeks until they realize they can't get to each other.I had a divide in my beta tank and they tried to get at each other then after a few weeks they stopped altogether.If they get too stressed put them in separate tanks.