betta fish help ,it a ate a guppie even though she is a female and not sopposed to be mean?

Question

i have a male and a female betta i put 5 guppies in the tank why did she eat one ,shes not starved i feed her 2-3 times a day oh yah why are her gills red (inflamed)if she blue?

thanx!

Answer 1

Bettas are carnivores (meat eaters) in the wild. They eat larvae and small bugs in the water. Did you actually see the betta kill your fish or just see her picking at the dead body.

Most fish will pick at another fish's body. Some out of curiosity, some for the protein it offers. Bettas are normally very good fish in a community tank as long as there are not any fin nippers in with them that will attack their long flowing fins.

As for the gill inflammation, it sounds like maybe the ammonia level might be too high. You should be doing 25-30% water changes every week to keep the water and the fish healthy and happy.

Answer 2

my guess is size of the tank. bettas need room for their territory, so even a few small fish in with a betta should be in nothing less than a 10gallon. I'm not sure if you mean the male and female betta are together with the guppies or if just the female is with the guppies, but male and female bettas should not be kept together. how do you know it was the female if they are all together? male bettas often mistake fancy guppies for other male bettas and attack. so unless the male is not in with the female and the guppies my guess was it was actually the male. if it's just the female with the guppies, my guess would either be space or that the female mistook the guppies for a male betta, I've never heard of this happening but i don't see why it couldn't. if you insist on keeping a female betta and 5 guppies together make sure the conditions are right. 10 gallons at least, preferably a 15gallon. put in a bunch of plants and hiding spots.

as for her gills... have they always been that way? it could just be her coloration, gills are often red. if they stick out and look irritated, she may have been born that way. however, if they have not always been that way, separate her and treat her with an antibiotic from the petstore that treats inflamed gills.

Answer 3

If you have the male and female Betta's it's in the same tank, and their getting ready to spawn the female is going to see any other fish in the tank as competition and try to drive them out. I think you'll find if you look around your tank that she didn't eat the guppy she just killed it.

As for the red gills this is probably just her flaring at the other fish, IE puffing out her gills trying to scare them.

Your best bet to get everyone to live together happily is to remove the male, and set him up in his own little tank.

Good luck.
E.

Answer 4

All bettas are aggresive, although females are seen more to be peacful, it is only true if you have a big enough tank to hold her in as well as other fish. Remember that the ratio to fish to gallons of water is, 1 gallon for every inch of fish. If your tanks is too small, that may be one of the reasons why. Or, it may be that the female is jealous of the guppy's tail.

Answer 5

you dont ought to purchase yet another tank only pass to walmart or petsmart and purchase a gold fish bowl and she or he could be chuffed that way she will eat and don't hassle approximately gettin attacked! If a girl that wasn’t ripe, or waiting for spawning, could have entered a adult males tank, it’s a threat that she could’ve been attacked, as non-ripe women are no longer tolerated in the area of the nest. by employing no longer fleeing, a girl shows her readiness to spawn. specific, some situations while you're no longer careful whilst attempting too breed bettas, the male will attack the female and he can injure the female, the girls are plenty smaller than the adult males. A Male and a girl: interior the wild, women save far flung from adult males, different than for the time of mating. whilst cohabiting in tanks, adult males ought to kill women, and are frequently saved aside till (a) they're juvenile siblings, (b) they're breeding, (c) there's a partition, or (d) the tank is sufficiently huge for the female to flee attack. frequently, till now breeding, breeders use this variety of field to permit lady show devoid of risking harm by employing the male. 2 or extra women: Bettas are no longer training fish, yet in a super tank with many hiding areas, lady bettas can cohabit. whilst 2 women share a tank, one many times bullies the different, whether, 4 or extra women will set up a hierarchy allowing non violent co-life, whether, women residing in community ought to be monitored for aggressive women.

Answer 6

I have seen where a female Beta has been aggressive in a community tank.I recommend that you keep all your fish pretty much the same size. It nature at it's best as the larger fish can and will be dominate in a community tank.

Answer 7

Bettas need space, make sure you have a good sized tank before adding anything else. They are territorial, most however seem to be fine in community tanks. if yours isn't take him out and put him in his own tank.

Answer 8

the point is not that they are mean or not the point are the guppies are to small for the bettas?and maybe thats why the female ate the guppy

Answer 9

i think the gill thing is because its mad any fish could attack another are you sure it wasnt the male

Answer 10

Bettas are solitary fish, male or female, they don't do well together in the enclosed area. also, guppies are small enough to be their meals....