2006-08-22 09:02:42 · 22 answers · asked by jeweledxkisses 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Only when they are due to mate. Otherwise, they will fight until one dies.
2006-08-22 09:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by hopethathelps 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Generally it's just not possible. Breeders often have mixed tanks with a male or 2, and a number of females. These betta were raised together, and the males in question are literally 1 or 2 in 50. The odds of a random set of bettas to getting along is pretty slim.
Females can be kept together, but they are pretty aggressive and will generally fight for a week or so. After about a week they will work out a pecking order, and live together in relative peace. Generally unless they were raise together you should limit females to about 1 per 5-10 gallons.
2006-08-22 21:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the females can live together. You can have as many females in one tank as it will safely hold.
A male will kill a female if she is not ready to spawn. Even if they do spawn, he will drive her away or kill her when she has no more eggs to give up to him.
In the wilds of Southeast Asia, the females come and go through the males territories and if they are in condition, they will mate with the males and then move on. In an aquarium, there is nowhere for the females to escape to, so they are harrassed to death.
Male bettas (pronounced bet-tah, not bay-tah) only fight with other male bettas. They are solitary slow moving fish that are usually picked on by other fish in community tanks. Usually the fast moving tetras and barbs cause the most damage, but gouramis will attack them also. It is a myth that male bettas are vicious and kill all other fish.
2006-08-22 16:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's best not to put a male betta and a female betta together because there is always a risk that the male will kill the female, especially in small quarters. If you want to breed bettas, put them together and remove the female immediately after the mating is completed. Also remove male after the fry hatches.
2006-08-22 17:56:57 · answer #4 · answered by Brian C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only for the purposes of mating, which they do in the spring, and then only for a short time before both male and female must be removed and put into separate aquariums so they do not attack each other nor the babies.
Even though one is male and one is female, you still have two betas and they will still be territorial towards one another.
If you are interested in having more than one fish and would like one of them to be a beta fish, most non-aggressive breeds of fish can live in the same aquarium with a beta. Just be sure not to overcrowd. The person in the fish section of your local pet store will be able to direct you to breeds that you can combine, if you'd like to do that.
2006-08-22 16:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by southyrn_belle_4ever 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I raised and bred betta for years and always kept groups of females together just fine with a single male. Males need to be separate when they start to notice each other.
I had several different strains and the same rules applied. I lived in Japan with standard strains of betta and when I had fancy double fin breeding stock in the USA the same rules applied. One male and his harem. :) Minifloat tanks for the extra males.
2006-08-22 20:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by Cobangrrl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only when its breeding time, and even then you have to keep a close eye on them. They are very solitary fish. Though you can keep them with Neons and other community fish without a problem, except I wouldn't recommend tiger barbs even if you keep them well stocked as they will always get bored at some point and chase something non-barb just for fun.
2006-08-22 16:13:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the other day, my husband and I were chatting with a sales representative in a fish and reptile shop and he said that he had not only females in his tank, but males. He said the trick was having a big enough tank to allow everyone to be able to go to their separate corners and not feel threatened. We haven't been brave enough to try it, but I share that with you.
2006-08-22 19:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I tried it once, and the male just bullied the female around and made her hide on the bottom of the aquarium all the time. So, no, I sure wouldn't recommend it, for the females sake.
2006-08-22 17:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Carpet Shark Luver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Onl if the female accepts the male that she is put in with; otherwise she will kill him. Sometimes she can go through many males and other times she works well with the first or second-you never know which way it will go until you try.
2006-08-22 16:48:44 · answer #10 · answered by gInber 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i was told that no way that more than 1 betta can live together (for godsake their name can also be the japanese fighting fish)
2006-08-22 16:08:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋