2006-09-17 20:32:45 · 7 answers · asked by Natalie G 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The siamese fighter tends to swim up to the largerer gourami and flares its gills, he never touches them, but should I be worried about this behaviour, they have been ina tank together for two days will it eventually settle down?
2006-09-17 21:04:20 · update #1
In theory, yes, assuming the tank has enough room for them to swim, yet plenty of hiding spots if necessary.
However, since the gourami and the betta are similar fish, most male bettas will see the gourami as a threat, and thus try to extinguish that threat. Just keep an eye on the behaviors of both kinds of fish, and if you see any bullying between the species, remove the betta and either take him/her back to the store you got him from or start a new tank for him (please don't keep him in a bowl unless you get a heater and have time to do 50% water changes every 3-4 days).
EDIT: My male betta flares at my much larger silver dollars in my community tank, but as far as I know, he's never actually attacked them. Flaring to larger fish is normal - he's just trying to seem bigger than he is so that the larger fish doesn't beat up on him. So flaring isn't such a problem, as long as he doesn't try to attack the other fish. However, if you notice torn fins or other damage, it's time to separate them.
2006-09-17 20:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get some clumps of plans..and some structures across the tank. I once kept 7 male betas in one 55 gallon tank -and they were fine for 2 years tilll I gave them up. Betas aren't aggressive because they want to be.They are just territorial.Once each has its own little space, they will keep to themselves. I would be more worrid about your gouramis pecking him
2006-09-18 03:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The behavior of the Betta will not change, but it doesn't mean that it is a problem. Betta's are community fish like gouramis, they just cannot live with each other in small tanks.
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2006-09-18 02:49:00 · answer #3 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fighter is a female, no. But if it is a male, there is a chance
2006-09-17 20:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by Lint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 points
2006-09-17 20:36:19 · answer #5 · answered by Pauline 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
get more plants so that they have more hiding places. Otherwise, you can build a partition to separate them.
2006-09-17 20:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2006-09-17 22:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by hisahito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋