is it POSSIBLE?

Question

can betta fish get along with other betta fish?

Answer 1

everything's possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol...
sure why not?...............zzzzzzzzzzz....

Answer 2

That answer depends on the gender of the Betta. Only one male can be kept in an aquarium, as males will fight with one another (hence their common name, Siamese Fighting Fish). Females are a bit more tolerant of each other. As many can be kept together as there is adequate room for in the aquarium.

Betta lovers will often use a 'Betta condo' to allow them to keep multiple males in a single aquarium. The condo is simply a small container that is vented to allow water circulation through it. It hangs inside the aquarium, effectively keeping any fish inside it separated from the rest of the tank.

A certain degree of controversy surrounds the use of Betta condos. Single condos kept in seperate locations within the tank are acceptable. However, when several are kept side by side it can induce males to flare at one another.

Some owners, including myself, feel that the stress caused by this practice can negatively affect the health of the fish.

HOW TO DETERMINE GENDER:
Male Bettas are the more colorful of the sexes, and have the long flowing fins everyone identifies with Bettas. Females have short fins, and are their colors are more drab, although some are quite colorful.

Answer 3

That answer depends on the sex of the Betta. Only one male can be kept in an aquarium, as males will fight with one another (hence their common name, Siamese Fighting Fish). Females are a bit more tolerant of each other. As many can be kept together as there is adequate room for in the aquarium.

HOW TO DETERMINE GENDER:
Male Bettas are the more colorful of the sexes, and have the long flowing fins everyone identifies with Bettas. Females have short fins, and are their colors are more drab, although some are quite colorful.

The fish that you see for sale in most shops are all males.

Answer 4

The females can get a long in sorority tanks, but generally that only works with females from the same spawning that grew up together. A few people have even managed a couple of males with females in large tank. Just keep in mind these folks started with an entire spawn and weeded out the more aggressive females, and kept only a couple of least aggressive males. In general most people say no more than 1 female per 5 gallons. (I say 1 per 10.) It really depends on the temperament of the fish in question. With random females you need to be prepared to house a female in isolate if she doesn't work out with the rest.

I have 3 females in my 30 gallon tank who get along with minimal to no fighting. Every so often 2 will posture (puff out their fins and stare), and very rarely chase each away from their spot in the tank. Also I find having a big male lyre-tailed molly, or male dwarf gourami helps keep the peace. As these fish have big colorful fins, and are big enough that the bettas tend to view them as the tank alphas. Despite both fish's more mellow temperament.

Answer 5

Only ONE betta per bowl! They're called "fighting fish" for a reason. They are highly territorial animals and will react violently if two are placed in the same container. You can see the preliminary phase of their fighting, the threat display, if you put a mirror up against the bowl. Notice the raised gill covers, which makes the betta look bigger. The gills would flash and the fins would tremble as it would tried to warn the other off.
You can keep betta fish with other fish, just not another betta!
If you want to breed, then:
Breeding Betta Fish
First you need a female and male beta fish and you shouldn't keep the female betta with the male
Second start to feed them both with good quality betta fish food. After some time, you will start to notice that:
1. the male betta fish will start to build a bubble nest - some tend to do this anyway.
2. the female betta fish will start to look decidedly plumper and with some paler colored varieties, you can even see the eggs inside her belly.
When 1. and 2. are present, you need to set aside at least an hour to supervise the breeding activities.
What to expect?
1. expect the female betta fish to get a bit battered and bruised - which is why you need to be vigilant and fish her out if she doesn't like his aggression and doesn't approve of his 'amorous' advances. Give her a few days to recover and try again.
2. if they are ready for each other, you will notice what's commonly called 'the embrace' where the male betta fish wraps his body around the female and appears to be 'hugging the eggs out of her' - as she spawns, he releases his sperm to fertilize them. Then he will start his daddy duty and care for the young. As soon as he has released her and is busy scooping up eggs with his mouth and popping them into his bubble nest, scoop the female betta out of the tank - that's it for her really.
3. in the next 2 days, the male betta will be tending to the brood and scooping whatever eggs fall out of the bubble nest and returning them to the surface again.
Baby Betta fish:
After about 2 days, you will notice little small fry emerging in the bubble nest. They need to stay in that nest for 36 hours as their gills aren't fully developed yet. Daddy betta fish will continue his job of scooping up young that start to sink to the bottom and bringing them to the surface. 2 days after they hatch or when you see the fry start to swim independently (usually about 2 days after hatching) - REMOVE the male betta fish or he may just decide to devour the whole brood...

And now it's your turn to take care of the baby betta fish

Answer 6

Betta fish are known to fight and kill other fish, including their own kind. However, in some very rare cases, there have been bettas that have lived together in the same bowl. I personally recommend against putting them in the same bowl.

Answer 7

I never tried it. If you try it, you might have some dead fish. But if you are willing to take that risk, provide plenty of hiding places for all the fish, and make it a large tank so they can get away from each other. Exception would probably be a mating pair, but I don't know how long they would continue to get along.

Answer 8

No. Their identity is so tied up with being superior, that there is too much jealosy and one-upmanship. They mostly like to hang out with the "worse" fish, whom they dominate and put down shamelessly, but as the relationships are consensual, I don't really think there's anything wrong with it.:P
(sorry, lol--absolutely no idea what a "betta" fish is--clearly)

Answer 9

only if you have one male betta fish and one female betta fish

Answer 10

Beta's are chinese fighting fish. Males and females generally get along, but males will always fight other males and they will always eat the babies if left in the tank. You can however, buy split tanks with dviders and then it's hilarious cuz they try to fight through the glass.

Answer 11

Yes. A lot of people have sorority tanks, which are tanks with all female bettas.