Do female bettas fight each other? I know males will fight until the death. I didn't think females did that. Do they?
2006-10-14 09:53:21 · 10 answers · asked by Stephanie 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes, if tank set up doesn't meet the territorial requirements...any betta ( or fish for that matter) are highly territorial especially if breeding is targeted. I was attempting to breed a subspecies of betta (crown tails) and had 3 females in a ten gal half filled, and 2 of the females went crazy - one biting the other over the mouth (had to bump them with a net a few times to seperate them)...
Bettas may be easy to take care of individually, but as a group the difficulty increases. People have been studying betta behavior for decades and no one has yet reached a clear verdict on any behavior...when dealing with fish in general expect anything...fighting especially. ANY fish will fight for territory and food. Unless breeding, it's best to keep males and females apart...though in some cases you can put bettas in with tetras and other passive fish species. Hope this helps, good luck.
2006-10-14 10:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by simplycreative_2115 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no female bettas do not fight you can even put them in aquariums with certain other fish to add color if you have a male betta you can put several females with him and if you are lucky they may even breed but they are egg layers and not as easy as some they are really interesting to watch and very colorful
2006-10-14 13:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by angel afraid and sad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No female betta fish do not fight
2006-10-14 10:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by Savannah B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Females will not fight if in a tank together. If you're trying to breed, it's not always guaranteed that the male will not kill the famale, best to have a divider and see how he accepts her. If you'r just talking about females though, you're good to go.
2006-10-14 09:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by badmonkey10875 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
female betta's do rather well together in the same tank. their is no fighting amongst several females in the same quarters.
2006-10-14 13:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by bartrmsy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can fight each other. They usually wont but some can be aggressive just like the males.
http://www.healthybetta.com/articles/New%20To%20Bettas/keepingfemalestogether.htm
2006-10-14 10:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the betas we get from our pet stores are not as dominate as the ones in the wild, or as colorful. and though they fight sometimes i have put two in one aquarium, Go figure, you should think about two female betas for one male. i doubt youll have any trouble with them i dont know why they do good in groups of three but they do. good luck
2006-10-14 10:09:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
usually they wont fight but sometimes they do
2006-10-18 06:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some might be aggressive but not all of them.
2006-10-15 07:58:30 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-14 14:51:55 · answer #10 · answered by jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋