i just put my male betta and female in the same vase and the didnt fight. they just moved closer to each other. so i just moved the female back to her vase. i am about to put both fish in a 2 gallan tank and see if they would do anything. does that sound lilke a good idea.
2007-02-09 12:35:35 · 12 answers · asked by erico m 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
No, not a good idea. If the male has not blown a bubble nest he is not ready to breed and if the female is not in spawning condition and holding plenty of eegs she isn't ready to breed either. If they aren't ready, he will eventually kill her. Dont; rush it. Take the time to properly condition the fish
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2007-02-09 13:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't put them together. If they mate the male will attempt to defend his nest. In a 2 gallon tank that will be lethal. Also a single female will be picked on constantly. Betta are wife beaters 99% of the time. I'd recommend 50 gallons per male, and 5-10 per female.
PS- Psy_Chick got very lucky. Most males in a 20 gallon tank will kill females kept with them long term. (Assuming you don't get a highly aggressive female.) Females generally fight until they work out a pecking order. Of course you'll on occasion get 2 evenly matched female who won't stop fighting.
2007-02-09 22:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betta are tropical fish. they prefer a 5 gallon area (to themselves, simply by fact extremely some different fish or frogs will harm their fins), an decrease than gravel clear out (simply by fact they do no longer in basic terms like the present of their water), a heater (water would desire to be around seventy 8 levels in any respect situations), a thermometer ( to make valuable the temp. is right, of path), gravel or glass stones (ideally glass stones simply by fact they're smoother), a tank hood with a mild (they prefer 12 hours of the sunshine according to day) silk or genuine plant life (simply by fact those plastic ones that are available all kinds of colours can decrease up their fins), and a small cave (one that would not have any style of tiny ares they'd get their fins caught). they'd desire to be fed betta pellets (3-5 according to day) for 5 days (would be swapped with blood worms sooner or later), 0.5 a shelled pea the 6th day, and not something on the seventh day so as that they'd digest wisely.
2016-09-28 21:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 20 g with 6 bettas in it, 5 females and 1 male (a harem!) they are the most friendliest fish ever. I added the females by twos, two same sized females each time. if one was naughty and aggresive, i would isolate it in a floating breeder tank for a day (strangely enough, id get up in the morning sometimes and another betta would be in with it, and sometimes itd escape and be out with the rest of them) The male i added last- he was young, about the same size as the smallest female. I isolated him for a few days, saw the girls loved him (flaring and whipping the container with their tails) so i felt ok about letting them hang out together.
When I let him out, he chased the girls, but the tank is so big, and theres lots of hiding places, he just wore himself out with his lustful intentions. I must add that i keep the tank just below optimum breeding temperature (about 78 F) The six of them make a wonderful community tank, and they are so personable, i just love em. so dont believe anyone who says theyll just kill each other, thats not always the case...the secret is to have a big enough tank, and only one male, no matter how many females!
2007-02-09 17:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by Psy_Chick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume by your question you want the fish to mate. If so this would be fine. A male and female betta are fine to be in the same tank as long as they do not have the same color pattern or fin appearance. If the male and the female betta are the same color, I would strongly urge you didn't put them in the same tank. Also, if you are looking for the fish to mate, you will want to buy another female betta. This will greatly increase the probablility of the fish mating. Make sure none of your bettas have the same colored bodies and do not put two male bettas in a tank.
2007-02-09 13:33:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Male and female betta's are lovers not fighters... If you're curious in seeing a fight, without actually causing harm to your fish, then tape a pocket mirror to the tank and giggle away. Your male betta will flare his gills out to look larger...his fins will spread to make him seem even bigger than life... and all of this he will do to his own reflection.
Everytime he notices his own reflection he will go 'terminator' against it
(Males are agressive towards males)
2007-02-09 12:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by filipinofearfactor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be carefull. usually the female is placed in a seperated area but in location for the bubble nest to mate. I would not advise putting two bettas Male, female together. Females together general work out o.k,.
2007-02-09 12:43:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ms.Capulet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well.......What you should do is keep them in the tiny tank for about 3 or 4 days and if they make it without fighting then they should be alright in the 2 gallon tank. That is what I did with my fish. Good Luck.
2007-02-09 13:53:54 · answer #8 · answered by Caitlyn C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes it should be okay...just keep an eye on the male that he doesn't start bothering the female.
2007-02-09 16:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? It sounds like you WANT them to fight. I think thats inhumane and sick. But hopefully I read your question wrong....
2007-02-09 12:53:55 · answer #10 · answered by rhi(09)ler 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋