bettas...?

Question

how do betta fish mate. dont they fight? i just got one of those 1 gallon aquariums that hang on the wall. can i put 2 bettas in there? 2 fancy gold fish? or 2 fancy guppies?

Answer 1

ilmsf and glory are completely and totally wrong.

You cannot keep 2 bettas together, no matter what gender they are. And that bowl is too small anyhow for more than one of anything.

If you put 2 or more guppies in there then you will have 5000 in two weeks. That would be bad. That thing is WAY too small

No goldfish can go in there. Goldfish get very big and they are very messy poop machines. They need at least 15 gallons with proper filtration.

You can put one betta or one guppy in there. And you must make sure to change at least 1/2 the water twice a week because there is no filtration.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Bettas will fight if you put a male and female together that you haven't conditioned for spawning. Conditioning involves keeping them separated, but within sight of each other, feeding highly nutritious food, and gradually introducing the female into the male's container using a barrier (tank divider, jar, or hurricane lamp chimney) so they can't come into contact. You need to keep them separated until the male begins building a bubble nest, and the female shows development of an ovipositor (egg spot) and breeding coloration, indicating that she's developing eggs. If you put them together without both being ready to spawn, one may kill or seriously injury the other (and females may kill males, just as a male could kill a female). The female should be removed from the tank as soon as the eggs are laid, and the male as soon as the fry become free-swimming.

Breeding also requires a tank of at least 5 gallons, but a 10 gallon is preferable. You can't keep two bettas together ever - males and females both fight, although the females won't usually be as aggressive as the males. The females can be kept in groups, but even then they will pick on each other - to reduce the aggression shown toward any single fish, you should keep at least 3, and 5 would be better, as long as each fish has about 2 gallons each.
The type of container you bought isn't suitable for any of the fish you mention. Goldfish would grow way too large (commons growt to about 9-18 inches, fancy types grow to around 5-10, and these produce too mush waste to be handled without having a filter. A betta is the only one that doesn't require a filter, but they DO need to have a heater to thrive.

The bowls that hang on the wall are best suited for use as a planter only.

Answer 3

You shouldn't try to breed bettas in a 1 gallon container, 5 gallons is perfect.
No goldfish. If heated, 1 male betta, 1 dwarf gourami, 1 killifish, 2 fancy guppies (room temp okay for guppies). If unheated, 1 pair paradise fish. Ghost shrimp or other similar shrimp also okay.

It depends on the species of betta, but you're probably meaning Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish. Water temp should be 80-82 degrees. The male builds a bubblenest. A good bubblenest is a good sign he's ready to breed. To encourage him, place a female near him in a gallon jar (use water from the males tank) until she's ready to spawn, abdomen swollen to about the size of a marble. Place female in with the male (make sure there are a couple small flower pots or other "caves" in tank). She will swim up to him and he will nudge/bump/hit (sometimes pretty hard) in the abdomen to loosen up the eggs and help prepare her for breeding. She will probably hide in a cave throughout the process, but when ready she will shimmy near him and he will wrap his body around hers until she drops several eggs and he fertilizes them. This will occur right under the nest. He will let go and pick up the eggs in his mouth, blowing each one into the nest. She will be stunned for a few seconds, then head for a cave again. This process will continue until she's out of eggs. She must then be removed or the male will kill her. He will generally guard the eggs or fry until after they are free swimming, but should then be removed.

Answer 4

Betta fish mate when you see the male betta start to blow bubble nests on the surface of the water, which usually means he is ready to mate. Then you introduce the female and they do their little thing, and put each egg into its bubble. I don't recommend doing this unless you have the time and will put the effort into taking care of 100+ fry, which you need to separate from the parents. BTW remove the female after they mated.

The rule of thumb for aquariums is 1 gallon of water per 1 inch of fish. Don't even think about putting goldfish in 1 gallon aquariums because they can grow to a foot, and keeping them in a 1 gallon will stunt their growth.

Answer 5

When the male is ready he makes a bubble nest, you can add a female at that point, but don't leave her in there too long. The male can and will attack, it's their nature.
The rule with fish is one inch of fish per gallon of water. So I would say, 1 betta, 2 small gold fish, or 3 to 4 guppies. Or another option 4 to 6 neon tetras. Check with your local pet store for more options.

Answer 6

It is only the males who fight, so if you want to breed your fish, you will be fine getting a female and keeping the two in the same tank. Females do not fight with each other at all, so you could even get more than one. But if you chose to do this, just keep in mind that all parental responsibilities fall to the male (he makes a 'nest' of bubbles, fertilizes the eggs, puts them in the nest and continually 'fans' them with oxygenated water, until they hatch,) so if you've got two pregnant females laying eggs at the same time, he's going to be literally run off his fins!
At a certain age, any male littermates will need to be separated from each other, daughters will have to be separated from the father (lest they in-breed,) so this can be an addictive, time-consuming and sometimes expensive hobby!
Alternately, fighting fish are usually quite docile, so I see no problem in you keeping some smaller fish with your male betta. Mine gets along well with my guppies, but I've never kept him with goldfish...Can't see how it would be a problem, tho!
The best of luck!

Answer 7

If a female betta is ready to mate, then the male won't fight with her, but as soon as he's done with her, he'll pick on her. I wouldn't suggest putting two fish in a one gallon tank. It's too small. One male betta is enough. And it looks good in a tank that size.

Answer 8

no gold fish or guppies only 1male betta and1female can be mixed to breed other wise fighting will occur and after the mate and the female lays her eggs she will need to be separated leaving the male with the eggs and after they hatch the male must be separated to apart from the female and the eggs untill the fish get bigger(aprox.1 year)

Answer 9

get 1 or 2 guppies. make sure that they are the same gender. i would say get the males. they are the ones that have the more colorful, vibrant colors.

Answer 10

mating betas is VERY complicated, I have tried it. DO NOT put a male beta with any other betas. I have watched male betas kill female betas I would go with some other fish.