Siamese Fighting Fish is he supposed to bite the tail of the female?

Answer 1

No he is not supposed to but they also aren't supposed to be together either, unless you are breeding them. And if you are breeding them then I would hope you did a bunch of research and you should know the answer to that.

Answer 2

Siamese Fighting Fish (also known as bettas) are very territorial. Yes, it is possible for a male to not only bite the tail of a female, but if you leave them together for too long, he will kill her. If you wish to breed them, they will need a divider with holes so that he may become accustomed to her scent. This can take a very long time and even then it may not prove successful. After a successful mating, the female lays the eggs and is promptly chased away. The male fertilizes the eggs and guards them until they hatch. When the eggs hatch, the male will eat the young if he is present. This is a difficult species of fish to breed, I would recommend guppies if you are trying to breed fish.

You can put the betta in a larger tank with fish that move much faster than him or her, so that he can never get close enough to hurt them.

Answer 3

There's a reason that they're called Siamese FIGHTING fish. They fight. Any two in the same area, male or female will begin to fight the other, they just don't get along. So this behavior is perfectly normal, but you really shouldn't keep them in the same area unless you want dead/injured fish on your hands.

Answer 4

On rare occasions you can keep a mellow male with females all the time but THAT'S VERY RARE! I keep all of my female bettas together in a 29gal tank and all of my males in there own 1gal. tanks. When it comes to breeding YES they tare up the females. If it get to excessive I separate them and try again after the female has healed. If nipping is to bad it's Usually because there not quite ready to spawn. If your female got tore up you should put some Methylene Blue in her bowl/tank. It will help to keep her from getting a fungal infection while she heals. you can find it at drfostersmith.com And just so you know You can keep other fish with your bettas they are only aggressive with there own kind. and I speak from lots of experience. In my females tank I also keep Guppies, Plecos, Angel fish and I even have to baby green spottered puffers who aren't quite ready to go into brackish water just yet.

Answer 5

I'd be mildly surprised if he didn't. Then again I've seen females beat of the males, and even a pair that pretty much ignored each other. If you are mating them you need to pull her out, do a bunch of reading, prep, and only then mate them. Other wise you'll likely end up with both fish dead.

If you aren't trying to mate them. You just need to realize that your male is highly territorial. The best result is he'll beat her up a bit, mate, produce 100s of eggs, then he'll attempt to defend his nest and likely kill her. Bettas of all sexes are highly aggressive toward other betta. Females may in large tank establish a packing order.

Answer 6

Fighter fish are supposed to be alone. The will duel to the death. A Deathmatch is accurate! They need to be seperated. & Never Ever Put any other fish in with them.

Answer 7

Yes that is why you call them fighting fish...You dont ever put them in with another fish even one of there own kind or the will kill it. I know I have had several in my life...I even have one right now in a tank all his own.

Answer 8

Just read the name of fish - fighting fish - that should give you a hint

Answer 9

Chances are your female is actually another male. Siamese/Chinese fighting fish are also known as Beta/Bettas. And in North American they generally only sell males.

Answer 10

well i dont think that he should be biting her tial to hurt her maybe some sort of mating thing but im not sure how do u know its female ? a male comes in vibrant colors like blue purple and red females are very boring colors like gray or grayish red mostly gray or brown very light colors is a female