..how long will this go on for?
2006-07-02 18:12:53 · 16 answers · asked by catkazee 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Separate the two. Some female are also aggressive and territorial. This behavior may be indefinite.
Try testing your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate and pH. Sometimes fish will get unusually aggressive if they're not comfortable in their water conditions.
If you want to keep them together, you need a bigger tank with more shelter. Try a 30-gallon planted tank.
Good luck!
2006-07-02 18:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never had any probems keeping two female siamese fighting fish (betta splendens I think... I assume you mean that type of betta- there are others) together, a bit of territorial fighting is common but not the "to the death" stuff you get with the males.
A few plants will discourage fighting, this is escepcially necessary if you want to keep a male and a female in the same tank- a bare tank will mean a lot of harassment for the female. Perhaps you could use this trick for your females
2006-07-02 18:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jason M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forever. Females can be housed together but there needs to be at least 5 and in nothing smaller then a 10 gallon. Female bettas are still fighting fish so they will always want to fight but with at least 5 in a tank they will spread out their anger. When you get them though they should all be bought together and be sisters, they are less likely to fight.
2006-07-03 03:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not supposed to put bettas together. Eventually they'll kill each other. The only time a male and female betta can be together is when they mate. Otherwise even they will attack each other.
2006-07-02 18:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by Crys H. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas do that, even female ones, specially if one is bigger than the other, it may go on until one kills the other or at least until the other one finds a good place to hide or the agresive one gets bored.
2006-07-02 18:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by aoc10010001100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes bettas are the fish you dont put together, they are aggresive and you if you want to have some fun with them hold a mirror up to the tank and they will try to attack it, lmao great fun
2006-07-02 18:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by SUNSHINE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until only one is left, I would say 3 days and one will be gone.
2006-07-02 18:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bettas are otherwise known as "Chinese fighting fish".
You should separate them, put one in a small jar or something, they are fine in small areas.
2006-07-02 18:17:39 · answer #8 · answered by banjo_mccain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunitly until one wins for the terrority in the tank,,,
2006-07-02 18:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS WILL GO ON UNTIL THE WEAKER ONE DIES. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME SEX THERE IS STILL AN ALPHA~ THEY WILL KILL THE OTHER ONE. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
2006-07-02 18:17:11 · answer #10 · answered by debhead830 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋