I keep them separated until after he blows bubbles then place her with him, he chases her and then starts biting her she has a sore right now! He has killed 2 other females what am I doing wrong? Please help.
2007-08-07 00:41:42 · 6 answers · asked by Nancy L 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have never had my bettas in with other fish or together. Only when I did put the other female in did he kill her, so I watched him this time. Thanks for all the input.
2007-08-07 10:46:53 · update #1
What you are doing wrong is putting other bettas into the same tank as your male.
If you are trying to breed your bettas, you need to first condition both the male and female for being in the same water as each other. You don't just put them together and wait. You can read about how to do this, and more about breeding bettas, here:
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/kick_beta-breeding.html
Once you have conditioned your bettas successfully, they will not fight when placed in the same tank. If they are displaying aggression to one another, they are not ready to breed.
If you are not trying to breed them, then they shouldn't ever be in the same water at all. Under no circumstances should another betta ever be in a male betta's tank, whether the betta is male or female. Too many people are under the false impression that male bettas only attack other males; they are territorial regardless of gender, and such a set-up will never work on a long-term basis.
2007-08-07 03:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's part of their nature and if he's blowing bubble then he's building a nest and wants her to mate with him. Beware, if she does lay eggs take her out afterwards and leave the male with the eggs only, in the betta world the male tends to them until they hatch.
2007-08-07 00:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by jess91485 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always heard that blowing bubbles at the top of the water meant he wanted a mate. Maybe you could try putting several females with him ???
2007-08-07 00:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that your female is not yet ready to mate
In order to breed them, you need to condition them for at least 2 weeks, she will then show red stripes on the sites and have a white gravid spot, which are the eggs
Here is a link you might want to read through
http://www.oneworldinternetcafe.com/betta/breeding_betta_fish.html
hope that helps
good luck
EB
2007-08-07 10:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beta's cannot be together. You need to find more info you are trying to mate them. The bubbles thing is not quite accurate.
2007-08-07 00:45:28 · answer #5 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it means he wants some guy friends!! how would u like it if u were stuck in a tank with a hundred girly females? and no guy friends?
2007-08-07 19:56:40 · answer #6 · answered by ♫Music♫ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋