i bought a female beta at wal-mart and it looks like a female. she's almost white and has short fins and not very big. i've had her for over two years now. i bought a nice tank and was wanting to add another female. i just want to make sure that i have a female. are there any other ways to tell other than less color and short fins?
2006-12-15 20:13:16 · 10 answers · asked by sneauxflake88 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It sounds like a female. That said sexing bettas is more of an art. The best way I've found is looking for the egg spot, or ovipositor. See link for details.
PS- Note that females fight. A new betta may result in some nasty fighting. Generally you need at least 10 gallons and 3 betta. Personally I go with 1 female per 5 gallons. I'd advise a nice swordtail, platy, or cory cat instead.
2006-12-16 04:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a female, you should be safe, however, if you're going to add more you're going to need at least 2 more. you cna't have 2 famles together 3 or more is better. if you have a 10gallon tank try getting 3 or 4 more. 4 or 5 bettas would be okay in a 10 gallon as long as there's a good filter and heater.
good luck!
2006-12-16 11:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female bettas are typically much less vibrantly colored and have very short fins in comparison to males.
It sounds to me like you have a female and you should be ok adding more females to the tank.
2006-12-16 10:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your correct but you should not by a female buy a male she will not live very long without a female anyway the other way to tell its a girl is by looking at the bottom of the betta if it has a big pouch its a female if not male
2006-12-19 20:46:20 · answer #4 · answered by robert g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally male bettas cost more than female bettas.Male bettas have more colour.Female bettas do have short fins that are small.Female bettas usually have black spots on their heads.
2006-12-16 08:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than shortness of fins and less color, I'm not sure.
2006-12-16 04:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by kaputt_18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
small body and short fins are the main indications....you probably do have a female
2006-12-16 04:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that sounds like a femail betta, or take a picture of her when you go to buy another and show it to someone at a petstore(people working in the fishsection at wallmart don't count)
2006-12-16 08:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by skigrrrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
females are dull in color and thinner males are really bright and wider them fish you cannot put two together or they will kill each other
2006-12-16 11:09:42 · answer #9 · answered by jody n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the privates
2006-12-16 04:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋