i just added a female betta with my male (with a divider so theyre seperated) and its been almost an hour and my male wont stop swimming around real fast like hes crazy......whats up?
2006-07-14 11:53:51 · 16 answers · asked by Jlizrochk 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
he also puffs out his front gills like hes in fighting mode or somethin
2006-07-14 12:07:36 · update #1
and how long should i wait before putting them together? or should i even do that...
2006-07-14 12:08:41 · update #2
i think shes pregnant! but i dont know if i should put them together or not...wat would happen if i didnt let him make a nest or squeeze the eggs out of her??
2006-07-14 12:13:42 · update #3
go to www.bettatalk.com
He's is just excited that there is a female or he is wanting her to not be around. Has he made a bubble nest? if there are bubbles, then he wants to mate. otherwise, he's probably just establishing territoy.
bettatalk with help with this.
2006-07-14 11:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll calm down in time. He has been king of the tank for a while. The other fish is intruding into his tank!!! Bettas are territorial by sight, but they will get use to seeing each other over time. You should have something in the tank so both fish can hide from each other. Be aware if he isn't trying to build a bubblenest at this point he'll most likely try and kill her rather than mate with her. Some bettas are just plain psycho. (Mostly crowntails for some reason.)
If he keeps this up for more than 3-4 hours. You should remove him into a jar fill with his tank water for a week. Then put him in a zip lock bag with some of his jar's water. Seal it with a fair bit air, and float it back in his tank. Then release him. This should make him forget it's his tank.
Note that unless this is a big tank you'll need to keep them separate. Mating is pretty rough on both fish. The male betta generally won't put up with her any where near the nest. Then there are the 50-100 babies mating will produce.
2006-07-14 13:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he wants to mate with your female. I wouldn't recommend putting them together unless you know how to breed them. I've owned several betta fish, (I love them) both male and female. My suggestion is to put them in separate bowls next to each other. Beware, if one dies, I've noticed that the remaining gets lonely. Good luck!
2006-07-14 11:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by BRITCOURT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, this is an AMAZGING site for breeding bettas. I found it when i first started to breed them. It talks you through all of the steps that you need to know about breeding them. Good luck!
http://www.flippersandfins.net/bettabreedingarticle.htm
2006-07-14 13:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by Midian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you attempt your water? once you're saying lady contained in the puppy save, you mean an human being operating in retail? Do you imagine this human being operating in a retail save even graduated severe college? What makes you imagine she knows something about fish?
2016-11-06 09:29:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male bettas are psycho. He doesnt realize the two fish are separated.
2006-07-14 11:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by sweetnessmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably doesn't realize the divider is there and so he is p!ssed off like any beta is when another is added.
2006-07-14 11:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by Sharlala 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can put male and female bettas together, they will be fine, it is only the male bettas that will fight one another
if the male and females fought, bettas would be extinct
2006-07-14 11:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by Kryztal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah he just wants to kill her. I dont thin he knows shes female till he smells her or whatever. I probley would just get two seprate tanks betas are nuts
2006-07-14 11:57:01 · answer #9 · answered by BOOTS! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hes horny, what did you expect? but bettas are real territorial too. i'd keep them seperated unless you plan on breeding.
2006-07-14 11:58:36 · answer #10 · answered by joephs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋