i want to get my beta a roommate?

Question

see i have a female beta should i get a male or female beta for her

Answer 1

You shouldn't keep males and females together unless properly conditioned for spawning. If either one wants to mate and the other doesn't, the less willing partner is likely to be killed or injured. And once eggs are laid, they would need to be separated.

You can keep females together, but even these will pick at each other for a few days to establish an order of dominance in the tank. To keep one female from being picked on all the time, it would be better to keep three together than just two, as long as you have enough room for each fish to have 1-2 gallons of personal space, and 5 would be even better. Have plenty of plants they can use for cover to hide if any fish starts getting picked on too much.

If you don't have the room for that many fish, consider getting a roommate of a different species. A platy or guppy could be kept with most single females, but just watch the behavior for a few days - some females can be very aggressive, and can't be kept with any other fish, but this depends on the individual.

Answer 2

You should not get a male betta in there with her, males are aggressive to both females and males and they will most definitely fight. Some people have said the set-up has worked for them but in reality it will never work for the long-term. Males and females should not be placed together unless spawning, and even then must be conditioned carefully before doing so.

As for females, to keep females together you need groups of at least 5, so that they can establish a pecking order; if not, they can never live peacefully. It is virtually impossible to establish a pecking order with two or three bettas; there is no diffusion of aggression and the dominant female will keep picking on the other two. For 5 female bettas, however, you'd need about 10 gallons.

You also didn't say how big your tank is. If it is at least 5 gallons, you can get your betta an African Dwarf Frog or an apple snail to keep her company. If it is at least 10 gallons, you can get all kinds of things: a school of cory catfish, some tetras, white mountain cloud minnows - anything that doesn't resemble a betta is fine.

If your tank is any smaller than 5 gallons, I don't recommend getting tankmates.

Answer 3

If it is in a bowl, there isn't room for any fish anyway. If it is in a 5 gallon tank with a filter and heater, then you have options. In a 5 gallon, you could have Neon Tetras, but that is about it. If you add a male Betta, it will kill the female, and a pair of female Bettas will fight until one dies (if you had a 10 gallon tank, you could have 3 or more females, but when keeping female Bettas, the dominant always kills the weaker one if kept in pairs).

Nosoop4u

Directed towards Evelynmarch: Stop recommending that people put Danios in a 5 gallon tank. They are very active fish that will injure themselves on the sides of the tank. Also, because they require plenty of swimming room, they need at least a 10 gallon tank, but 20 gallons is preferable.

Answer 4

If you have a 2 or more gallon tank by all means get another female beta. It is the males with the aggression problem and this is only with other males. You can get another male betta but if you do you will have to put up with all your babies getting eaten unless you really want tot cultivate the fry and this does mean a bit of extra work. If your two betas do not get along simply purchase a tank diveder This increases your betas natural flaring and is great to watch.

My final word is;
For alot less hassle and worry purchase another female betta for a roomie.

Answer 5

You cannot put males and females in together. If you are sure that your fish is a female then you can put other females in as long as there is plenty of room and places to hide. I'd suggest having atleast three though, otherwise one will pick on the other. Try to get females that were housed with other females so you know they aren't aggressive.

Answer 6

not a male otherwise you'll end up with so many Betta's no wont know what to with them if you have at least a 10 gallon tank then you could get another female and you should have the one female in a 5 gallon

Answer 7

a female would work best. male and female could possibly kill each other or make love :P. unless you want that. Depends some females have to live alone. depends on how aggressive one is to the other

Answer 8

You can get her tankmates, but only if you have at LEAST a 5 gallon tank, they get along with any tropical fish, like FEMALE guppys (the males fins are to fancy), platies, balloon mollies, zebra danios, neon tetras, cory cats (they are bottom feeder)

If you want another female, you have to have at least a 10 gallon tank, good planted with live plants


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 9

Not really,Because they will fight in the tank!it will probably spill,but if they like each toher the male beta will blow bubbles around the tank.

Answer 10

If you get anothr beta, or any other fish put them in a different tank, betas are fighting fish they will kill each other!