Male and female betta?

Question

I just bought a male and am thinking of putting in a female as well as I'm told that males are only aggressive against other males. However, the woman at the aquarium store told me that if there is only one female, then they probably won't mate (and I don't want them to). Is this true?

Answer 1

Don't believe what you hear in stores, although technically what you were told is true. If you put a male and female together when they're not prepared to mate, there's a good chance one will kill the other (and females are just as likely to kill males). They need to be conditioned for spawning before they should be put together, and after the eggs are laid, the female has to be removed from the tank.

Males will fish with males OR with females. If you want to keep multiple bettas in a tank, you can keep females together, as long as 1) you have at least 1-2 gallons of water per fish, so they aren't overcrowed, 2) you have at least 3 females although 5 would be better, 3) you introduce them at the same time (or at least the first three, and any following in groups of 2-3) amd 4) you give them plants or other hiding spots. Females are somewhat aggressive, but not as much as males (usually). They will develop a pecking order among themselves, but once this is established, most will only flare or nip if if another female gets out of line. There is an occasional female that can't be kept with others, so you should monitor their interactions for the first week or so.

Answer 2

This is completely untrue.

Male bettas are aggressive to any other betta, female OR male. Males and females should only be put together for spawning purposes, and this is only on a short-term basis; moreover, both fish must be conditioned for it for at least a month before they are put in the same tank.

If you want to get your male betta a tankmate, you're probably better off with a snail, an African Dwarf Frog or maybe some other small schooling fish depending on your tank size.

It is partially true that they won't mate; they will, however, rip each other apart.

Answer 3

Never ever put male/male or female/male together unless you want to mate them, and for that you need to do lots of research first

The only thing you can do is putting at least 3 females together in a 10 gallon tank MINIMUM, not just 2 but 3, because they need to choose their so called peckingorder

And it's actually proven that you CAN put females together


Hope that helps
Good luck


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Answer 4

what ever u do, dn add the females with the males.

breeding is never done in trios or quads.

And never add the males and females together unless for breeding.

And dont try to breed unless you know every thing about it.

Keep them seperate, as you will run into poblems adding the females with the males.

Answer 5

I am not an expert, but i purchased a male and a female, put them in the same tank and they mated. You just have to be careful becuase the bubble eggnest thing is delicate.

Answer 6

well-i've had many bettas...but never more than 1 in the same tank. i would just get a seperate tank for the girl betta but maybe put the tanks next to each other.....IDK?!?!?!

Answer 7

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