i just got a new female betta fish she's a baby and real small i have a 5 gallon with 2 adult females why is she hiding from the bigger fish? is their anything i can do to make her feal more comfortable?
2007-08-30 07:29:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
hi my 2 older females have been chaising each other but mostly its the red one nipin at the other one but they have been leaving the small one alone is it because i just moved them city's and they need to adjust to the change?
2007-09-01 03:47:38 · update #1
There's really not much you can do to help. The fish will hide for the first few days because she is getting settled into her new home. Make sure you have plenty of plants for her to hide in. Don't be concerned about her not eating the first few days this is normal.
You might want to remove her and put her in something else. The adult females will more than likely pick on her or could even kill her. Females fight like the males but they do it to establish a pecking order. Since the baby is smaller it makes her a easy target.
2007-08-30 07:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by LuvinLife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to seperate them right away
The bigger one will bully her to no end and it may result in death
Never put only 2 females together
keep either 1 in a 5 gallon tank, or at least 3 in a 10 gallon tank
With only 2, one will always dominate the other
But with 3 they will choose a so called peckingorder and they will be fine with each other if there are enough live plants for them to hide
Hope that helps
good luck
EB
2007-08-30 14:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you had a 10 gallon tank with 5 there would be less trouble because of the increased room and the aggression would be spread out among more bettas.Temporarily you could get what's called a net breeder and put her in that for a few day then try reintroducing her,make sure she has some hiding places to get away for the more aggressive bettas.
2007-08-30 14:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jackp1ne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you keep her in a smaller container until she gets a bit bigger? We had an adorable small baby who also was freaked out and I kept her in a one gallon container and then added her to the 10 gallon in a week -- as long as the water is clean, it will be fine.
2007-08-30 14:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by boncarles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its better to hide from the bigger fish the bigger fish might want to attack the new fish
2007-08-31 23:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most new fish would be hiding from everyone and every-fish. I would just be patient. She would get comptable and should be fine soon!
2007-08-30 14:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋