2006-11-11 10:52:25 · 15 answers · asked by rb 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have raised bettas for thirty years. I have seen long finned females a few times and can understand how one could believe the long finned female was male. However the long finned female does not have broad fins exactly like a male and is a mutation.
Sometimes males do not attack the female after spawning but I would get her out of there. she's the one with the skinny fins.
2006-11-11 11:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok rb,
WHAT THE H*LL WERE YOU THINKING PUTTING TWO MALE BETTA'S TOGETHER IN THE SAME TANK?!!!!!
Dad will be the one taking care of the babies...mom will be hiding somewhere...take her out and put her in a separate 1g or larger tank. Leave dad in for about three days...the babies should be swimming like a normal fish, not like mosquito larva...then take him out...put in a sponge filter (or corner filter)...get some Hikari First Bites...I found them at PetSmart...and hornwort...also at PetSmart...feed the babies only after they are swimming like normal fish...feed 2 to 3 times a day (don't over feed)...these babies grow pretty slow (mine are 2 weeks old)...I am just now seeing a small tail fin. I think around 3-4 months, they begin to look like bettas, but I am not there yet.
Go to www.bettatalk.com and do research!
2006-11-11 21:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by Suzie Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of your bettas was a female, naturally. Take both fish out of the tank. The male will kill the female (so keep them separated from now on) and they both will eat the babies. Do a lot of research on the internet about the rearing of baby bettas.
You have just started a family, congratulations!
2006-11-11 18:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
One of them must have been a female. I was told I had male fish when I bought them then I ended up with babies too.
2006-11-11 18:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by cmsmith114 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can't really tell (unless you're an expert) if a fish is male or female.My guess is that the store made a mistake.Its a mystery but, that is the most reasonable answer.
2006-11-11 18:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You thought they were both males and you put them in the same tank? Not a good idea.
2006-11-11 18:55:45 · answer #6 · answered by pinkjiz 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well to tell if its a male or female its easy the fish that is more colorful and has long fins is the male the one with shorter fins is the female
2006-11-11 21:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by tyce794 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of them must have been a female. I've had a goldfish get pregnant then the next day it was dead, so separate the two fish.
2006-11-11 18:58:03 · answer #8 · answered by pooh29360 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-11 19:00:51 · answer #9 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Obviously one wasn't male.
2006-11-11 18:54:07 · answer #10 · answered by nikkimccarty 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋