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	females bettas in a 10 gallon
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	Question is how many female betta can i keep in a 10 gallon aquarium with an aquaclear mini as filtration?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Two, possibly three. It depends on the personality of each betta, whether they will tolerate sharing space with the others or not. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	well theres a lfs that has alot of them together already in the same tank. I didn't notice any aggression there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Bettashimp Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 23 Votes: 4 Registered: 09-Aug-2004	Ifthey have grown up together, then there probably will not have too many problems. I've herad of breaders who have raised males and femals together and have them together in a large 55g w/ no problems. Though i'm sure the tank wasn't heavely stocked... but i wouldn't try it. but yeah it should work if there in the same tank now.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	And some of the betta babes are as colorful as the boys. They can be really beautiful.
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BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i read in some artical that for every 1 male five females are needed. i dont know how true but im sure 6 bettas in a filtered 10usg would work
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	in a 10, having mixed sexes is pushing it. you could have 5-7 in a 10 IF they get along. it will be a personality thing. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	It really depends on the individual fish. I kept two females in a 5g with no problems. I also had a heavily planted 10g with three females. When I added a fourth things went bad very fast. Two lfs I visit have female betta tanks. Looking closely at the fish I've noticed a number of them have torn or ripped fins [link=Here]http://www.petfish.net/female_bettas.htm" style="COLOR: #FF9933[/link] is an article about keeping females together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Contact a breeder, if the girls have been raised together, you should have better luck than collecting individuals. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
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