2007-06-23 18:16:50 · 13 answers · asked by ajdin_bilajac 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Not unless you're actually trying to breed them and they're both ready to breed. If either one isn't ready, it will be most likely killed by the other one.
Even if you do try and breed them, the female needs to be taken out of the tank once the eggs are laid, and the male gets taken out once the fry are able to swim.
2007-06-23 18:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not going to say anything rude or anything,but you can really only have bettas[male and female] together is for if you have them together for only around 45 minutes or less,to breed.then take them out immediately,unless you want them to live together which i think is easier mostly because if you just put a bunch of big leafed plants in there,which dont all float to the top,maybe a little sideways[oxygen plants work great] she should be able to hide if he gets too agressive.[also remember that when a female has lines going across, that means she is stressed out.but the most important one is[yes there is only 2] if they go up and down,she is ready to breed.]it also depends on the size of the fish tank.you must have at least a 1 gallon fish tank for 2 bettas.they will do GREAT in a 10 gallon. i have i girl in a 1 and a half gallon tank.shes doing great.do not forget how to figure out a girl from a boy.a girl has a little white spot on the bottom of her the size of a piece of regular sized sugar[what i like to call a grain of sugar].if you accidentally put 2 boys together,watch out.hope i helped!
2007-06-25 22:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Shay H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has over 15 male betta's and over two years now. We tried the female thing...and well all the females ended up dead and one male dead. There is no real answer! Some combinations work and others don't. But if you really like your male...I wouldn't try it. Maybe the male and female have to be young when placed together? Or as the one person said, the female had to be removed while the male took care of the fry in the egg form. Unless you are serous about breeding, I felt the loss wasn't worth it...neither did my daughter...she keeps to her males now.
2007-06-24 09:34:37 · answer #3 · answered by shortcake 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The standard answer is no. The male will kill the female. However, my sister had a male and female that did live together in a 3 gal. tank and they had a lot of babies. Then the male became aggresive to protect the babies and the female had to be removed.
2007-06-24 01:20:52 · answer #4 · answered by skyler 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if anything, i would put 2 females in a tank with a male. i hear the chances are better compared to 1 female +1 male.
2007-06-24 06:14:03 · answer #5 · answered by chipp84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, but here is a suggestion for breeding them, when you notice the male making a bubble nest get one one of those plastic breeder boxes, hang it on the edge of the tank and place the female in it, when ever she is ready to breed she will jump into the aquarium but as soon as she is done laying eggs take her out
2007-06-24 03:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by fl_lopez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are talking about betta fish, males MUST be singled out in their own bowl. Unless you have two females, there is no way to have more than one betta in the same tank/bowl as they will fight to the death. Unless you are a horrible person who likes to see such behaviour, the answer to your question would be no.
2007-06-27 22:35:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Females can live together in a large tank but males should not be kept with any other betta, regardless of gender.
2007-06-24 03:37:07 · answer #8 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! You can put a few females together in a bowl, but males need to be in a bowl alone. The males like to eat the other fish.
2007-06-24 01:21:53 · answer #9 · answered by Lacey 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
only if you have a well planted 55 gallon or so tank with four or five females to one male.
2007-06-24 01:24:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋