Does anyone know if you can but a female crowntail female in the same tank as a male crowntail with out them fighting? and if so what size tank should you get?
2007-01-13 12:02:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They should be ok if you have a tank large enough for the female to find places to hide. The male may chase her, but they shouldn't fight. They may end up mating/breeding, and you may see the male build a "bubble nest" in which he would then take care of the egss/baby fish.
I would recommend nothing smaller than a 10 gallon tank. You will have more success with multiple females in the same tank with the male.
2007-01-13 14:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dr25 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Get a tank divider. Put the male on one side and the female on the other. Give them a few days to adjust to each other. If the betta is trying to attack through the divider, it's not going to work.
After a few days, put the male betta into the female's side of the tank. By now he should know that her side of the tank is not "his territory", and therefore he will be less territorially aggressive. Keep a close eye on them; by close, i mean: hang out with a fishnet in hand, ready to scoop one of them out (and move them to the other side). Be prepared to watch them closely for a good 30-60 minutes, after which time you can be somewhat less vigilant. However, if there are going to be problems, chances are you'll see them in the first 60 seconds... but still keep an eye on them to be safe.
2007-01-14 19:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by squidpiggy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. The only time ive seen it successfuly done is when the tank was 75 gallons. If neither is ready to breed, one will kill the other.
Breeding takes alot of work, first the bettas need to be conditioned, then after courtship and spawning, the female has to be removed otherwise she will eat the eggs. The male will then care for the eggs and fry. When the fry are free swimming, then the male has to be removed otherwise he will eat the fry. Read this if you want to breed them. http://www.flippersandfins.net/bettabreedingarticle.htm
http://bettatalk.com/spawning_setup.htm
http://bettatalk.com/selecting_stock.htm
http://bettatalk.com/setting_up_pair.htm
http://bettatalk.com/how_bettas_spawn.htm
2007-01-13 22:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by lady_crotalus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can put a male and female together no problems, if you know what you're doing. If they were going to fight, how does anyone propose they breed?
A 10 gallon tank is sufficient. Densely planted, low current, LOTS of floating plants (try riccia and duckweed). Now, don't breed your fish if you can't care for the fry, keep the water a little higher in pH, GH, KH and a little lower in temp and this won't be a problem.
Not all males will accept all females and vice-versa. If I put you in a house with a stranger and said "now, live together for ever..." You see the problem.
GENERALLY males prefer females the same colour as they are. This is good since the female will change her colour to match the male anyway.
When you're adding the new one, put her/him in a betta barracks for the first few days to make sure it goes well.
If you see them flaring face to face this is a problem. If they are flaring and turning their bodies for each other to see, they are mating or at least courting - good.
DO NOT PUT MULTIPLE FEMALES WITH ONE MALE! If anyone one of those fish start mating, the dominant female will kill all other females in her territory. They don't play around when it comes to mates. Keep as many females together as you want, but only ONE male with ONE female.
2007-01-13 22:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
When you add the female change things around in the tank so it is new to the male. Give the female a place to hide also.
2007-01-13 20:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanne S 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No they will fight
2007-01-13 20:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by flipper069 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋