i havea five gallon tank with a divider throught the middle.. the divider goes all the way to thetop of the water and a little higher.. one of the betta jumps to the other side and wants to fight.. its happened twice.. i lowered the water level do u think that would help?.
2007-02-12 16:10:19 · 10 answers · asked by Richie 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
as said above lowering the water level will help, and a cover would be an even wiser decision.
I also recommend putting plants by the divider, so they can't see each ohter all the time and can hide if they want. this will help stop the urge of needing to get to the other.
in the wild they fight to defend their territories, they aren't' vicious killers. they only fight when they absolutely have to, usually one will just swim away. but in tanks they can't, and this is why they can't be kept together in undivided tanks unless it's a huge tank. so if you give them somewhere to hide they may not feel the need to fight so much.
good luck.
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jcrnr79 is quite right, the lid would be the best choice, as I have said too. and he is also right about them being able to to see eachother all he time, some bettas are perfectly fine with having another right next to it. my four are in tanks that fit together to make a thing, each has 2 or 3 gallons, I don't remember exactly how much (soon they're all being moved to a 15 gallon with dividers) and they never ever flare at eachother. however, some never get used to eachother and if you have had them for a while and they still constantly flare they should be given hiding spots because flaring and showing constantly can cause betta heart attacks and exhaustion.
2007-02-12 16:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, as people have said before, you have a few options. The best would be to make some sort of cover for the tank.
Lowering the water level may help some, but the Betta may be able to jump it still. They can jump quite high. Plus, if you have a filter of some kind on the tank, lowering the water may cause problems with that.
And in response to the answer about them not needing much water or swimming space, that may be true, they can survive in a container, but they will be much happier, healthier, and active if you can give them more room.
The other option of buying another fish tank may help, but the Betta may still try to jump. I'm sure you'll find many people that have owned a single Betta, and come home to find that it jumped out of the tank. Even if you get another tank, I would recommend getting covers for both.
It doesn't hurt to have two Bettas where they can see each other. I have two in a 15 gallon tank with a clear divider. Yes, sometimes they flare at each other, but it doesn't stress them out. Both of them are happy and active (though the plants need trimmed so they can swim a bit more). One of them flares at me just about every time I walk into the room, unless I feed them. It's something they do naturally, so let them do it. They'll accept each other eventually.
2007-02-12 17:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by jcrnr79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dividers wont help seperate bettas.Bettas are naturally good jumpers.In thier native lands they usually jump or do a skipping movement to go from one area of rice paddie to another.Another thing,if the divider is clear,you are stressing your betta out!They are constantly being aggravated by the prescence of one another and constantly wanting t fight that of course one betta is going to try to jump out of the tank.Mainly because it will want to shoo and scare off the other betta present. You,simply,need to tanks,two tanks with a cover!
2007-02-12 16:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by ♠ Oscillate Wildly ♠ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I just got a betta today and from what I have been reading, I would get 2 seperate tanks. Because when 2 males are together, grant it you have the divider in it, one of them is obviously the dominant fighter and does not like that other one looking at him!He is finding the way to get to the other side! good Luck!
2007-02-12 16:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by K McD 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you keep them in the same tank with a divider and cover the top of the jumpers side the jumper will end up killing himself by banging up against the divider trying to get to the other one! It would just be best to get two different tanks!
2007-02-12 16:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by jrose 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It would help if you lowered the water level.His chances of making it to the other side will be less and they don't need that much water or swimming space. It would be wise to cover at least the jumper"s side. When one male sees another,he will do anything to kill the other.
2007-02-12 16:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by DAGIM 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
once bettas learn to jump its hard to stop them. they can't jump arge distances -- if you lowered it 2 inches you should be ok. you can get plastic craft canvas from walmart or a craft store and cut it in any shape you want it and stitch it to the top of the divider with some thread or something and that should help too.
2007-02-12 16:28:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. this is a death sentence to the female. the only time a male tolerates a woman is throughout breeding or perhaps then- you will desire to take the female out as quickly as they're finished or she would be waiting to be killed.
2016-09-29 01:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what would help best would be to put one in another container most of the time and back here in divided tank as an occasional short vacation
2007-02-12 16:14:11 · answer #9 · answered by EZMZ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sushi!!!
Use the jumper for an initiation and get a female.
2007-02-12 16:20:01 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋