2006-12-18 08:55:07 · 11 answers · asked by Christ Follower 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Two male betta cannot be kept together, and you cannot keep a male with females for very long or he will badger them incessantly.
But they are together during the actual mating process, then you need to separate them again.
2006-12-18 09:02:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bettas are very aggressive fish. In the wild, they have space to get away from each other and the ability to CHOOSE a mate.
You can NOT keep males and females together unless you have an extremely large tank. The 110 mentioned by another answerer is a good example. I have even heard of someone keeping 2 males in a 55. Apparently, they had enough space to establish separate territories and there were plenty of decos between them to break up the view.
You can't even breed them unless and until both the male and the female show interest in each other WHILE SEPARATED, unless you want to watch a fight and have some very ripped up fish on your hands. They really have to be ready to breed, and WITH EACH OTHER, before you can safely put them together.
Breeding bettas is a tricky thing.
Now, as to keeping females . . . this CAN be done, but it is tricky.
It is called a Sorority, and for very good reason.
Think about picking 5 women at random and housing them in one room, and expecting them to get along, and you have a good picture of how tricky it can be to get a Sorority going successfully.
Trust me, I have done it. It was a matter of trial and error.
2006-12-18 09:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to the other people you can put another fish in with your betta a tropical fish of corse. in a tank and they should be fine IF the other fish is not fancy tailed. I have a betta in a 30 g with 8 shrimp 2 african dwarf frogs 1 mollie snails 1 albino cory and what i think is called a silver dollar.i have another 30 gal with 2 male bettas and about 8 females and i breed them and sell them
2016-05-23 05:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by Stella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a common misconception. Some people think that just because they are called 'fighting fish' it means they will kill everything in a tank with them. This not true, they are very known to live peacefully with other fish. Onto the breeding, just put the female in a jar for a few minutes in the tank to let the male get used to her, then take her aqay for a while, and do some water changes this will stimulate the male into wanting to breed. Then, just bring the female lose in the water and they should start the process.
2006-12-18 12:32:02 · answer #4 · answered by Flames Fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male Betta's are territorial and will fight with other male Betta's and other fish that have big pretty fins if they don't have their own space. We had a male and female Betta together (with other fish) in a 110 gal. tank for a long time with no problems, but no babies!!
2006-12-18 09:06:59 · answer #5 · answered by JenN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male fish can't be together as for females as long as they out number the male 3 to 1 and have some where to hide they should be fine
2006-12-18 08:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A male Betta can't be placed with another male Betta. Females can co-exist with the same or opposite sex.
2006-12-18 08:58:56 · answer #7 · answered by Krazee about my pets! 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You just put the male and female in the same tank at the time.
2006-12-18 08:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by girl 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
This is what I wrote to answer someone else's question.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkbtLAF4_Zdt23OzmI8jtpnsy6IX?qid=20061218104532AAg7Iys&show=7#profile-info-25f43f8303357b121c60e3e28bba6d20aa
2006-12-18 12:39:57 · answer #9 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny at first, but the males wont eat females, just other males!
2006-12-18 09:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by shheeyya mann 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋