I have two male betta fish in a divided tank, one time i saw that one slid past the divider and both fish were on the same side but they left each other alone. another time the tank moved and it got past again and they fought.
so the questions are:
1. will they kill each other?
2. how long does it last? (i go to classes i want to make sure if they slipped when i wasn't home they would still be alive)
2007-01-30 06:52:38 · 14 answers · asked by Baby J 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
i'm in college and space is limited so i cant have another tank. my tank right now is like 2 gallons so they each have a gallon of space to move around in
2007-01-30 07:06:29 · update #1
ok, my roommate was wondering if the tank would get bloody. you dont have to answer this but i just thought i'd add that in there
2007-01-30 07:34:03 · update #2
Male bettas rarely kill each other; they are territorial, not stupid. In the wild, they frequently encounter each other. They will bluff, show off, do their little dance, maybe take a few shots at each other, and one will retreat. No harm done. Plus, some bettas are more placid than others.
The problem with keeping them together in capivity is if the tank is too small, there is simply no room for them to retreat, so they keep having to flare off and display which is stressful for them.
I would say that your bettas probably okay with each other if one of them happens to escape to the other side. Just make sure that each half of the tank has lots of plants (real or silk) to break their sightlines and give the weaker one somewhere to hide.
You should, of course, look into improving your divider. The chance of you coming home and finding both them torn to shreds is low, but you don't want to cause them stress for no reason.
Edit: I just saw your tank is 2 gallons. That's a little tight. Once your factor in gravel, divider, decor, etc, they have less than 1 gallon each. Maybe you could look into giving one of them away and just having one betta by himself in the 2 gallon? I can guarantee he'll be happier, and he'll be more active and colourful, with more room.
No, you won't come home and find the tank all bloody.
2007-01-30 07:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Two male bettas will fight to some degree, but usually not that much and will pick at each other over the course of days. If they were together before and you saw no real damage, odds are very good they won't fight enough to hurt each other in just a few hours time.
Yes, some are more aggressive than others and at different times they are more aggressive than others. You probably don't have too much to worry about.
So should you keep them apart? Oh yes, certainly. As someone else pointed out the stress alone can kill them. Should you lose sleep over the fact that at some point in the future there is some chance they might be together for a few hours? Nope.
2007-01-30 07:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Betta are tropical fish. they want a 5 gallon area (to themselves, because a tremendous variety of alternative fish or frogs will harm their fins), an below gravel filter out (because they don't love the present of their water), a heater (water might want to be round seventy 8 tiers in any respect circumstances), a thermometer ( to be particular the temp. is sweet, for sure), gravel or glass stones (ideally glass stones because they're smoother), a tank hood with a mild (they choose 12 hours of the mild per day) silk or authentic plants (because those plastic ones that are available in all styles of colorings can decrease up their fins), and a small cave (one which doesn't have any variety of tiny ares they could get their fins stuck). they might want to be fed betta pellets (3-5 per day) for 5 days (might want to be swapped with blood worms quicker or later), 1/2 a shelled pea the sixth day, and not in any respect something on the seventh day in case you want to digest wisely.
2016-10-17 04:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by nedeau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a very large tank (700 litres), and our all-female bettas managed to reproduce - one of the females was not what (s)he seemed!
The result is that we now have three males. The tank is heavily planted, so they can hide from each other. So far they seem pretty peaceful, and they have been mature for several months.
2007-01-30 08:23:47 · answer #4 · answered by ags3y7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They will kill each other. It pretty much lasts until there is no reason to fight anymore (generally because one is dead). My recommendation is to put them in separate tanks and forget about the divider.
2007-01-30 07:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well if they continue to fight they will eventually kill eachother or one will die, try to keep them in sepearte bowls if u dont have enough room put them in a smaller bowl, bettas dont need that much room to move in so thats a better option. u dont want to take a risk because u may end up with 2 dead bettas!
2007-01-30 08:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Daisy! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they will attack and one will die.
The "Flaring up" is a show of dominance (put a piece of tin foil, mirror next to the tank and they'll "Flare up"), they flare up to show who's the biggest and the baddest.
One will die and the other will be injured and soon share the others fate. Why risk?
2007-01-30 07:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by Sinister 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in a large enough area they will fight for domination. one will give in and run away. in a small tank there is no room to run. it doesn't take that long. a lot less than class time.
2007-01-30 07:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
betas are known as "Chinese Fighting Fish"...i had one before i knew and they fought to the death....ive always seperated them since. Or just had 1.
2007-01-30 07:02:44 · answer #9 · answered by Hellbilly 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes it will kill them, not from fight but the stress of having them in the same tank, i say seperate them.
2007-01-30 06:56:20 · answer #10 · answered by Blue Rain 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋