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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	2 Male Betta's will fight till death. Only keep 1 Male Betta per tank. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	If your going to do more than one betta in a tank, do all females. There will be some fighting, to establish a hierarchy. However, if there is excessive fighting, some of the girls may need to be removed. Also, the dwarf gouramis will do a good job with fry control. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	i dont mind breeding i just dont need 150 guppys. if only 2 or 3 make it seeing as i have great tank coverage that is perfect. otherwise thanks for betta info.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	if you are talking about female bettas: at first they will fight, but will calm down after a while. if you have a male in the tank you will either have A) the male will tertorize the female B) the females may be fin nipers and do alot of harm to the male. it can be done,but it is very risky. update: also to have fry controll: dont get both sex.(never understood why people want both sex if they dont want them to breed) if you dont want babies, then go all male. Last edited by bettachris at 12-Jun-2005 18:15
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	i didnt realize females fought. i also need some u kno fry control. and i heard that female bettas are very good at it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i ha have 2 males topgether...but thats because 1 is almost blind the other male gave up trying to spar with him but the blind one is now in a sponge holder, its 6in long, 3in wide and 3in tall, i also have a female in there, i think shes egg bound only time will tell, but i have more problems with the females than the males
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	so overall im gonna add some livebearers, dwarf gouramis and maybe 1m 3f. does that sound good?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	hate to say it, but i did at one point had two males in the same 20 gallon. of coarse never say it can't be done. i did this by have the tank full of females, and they were both short tail males. also to add to the second post: males don't always fight to the death.(newbish misconspetion) it is many times the owners fault for not help healing the fish after they have been faught.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	wow thats pretty amazing. i dont but what if a person had a 55 or 100 gallon tank. are they that territorial??? thats amazing
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	is it possible to keep more than 1 male in a fish tank. (20 gallons tall hexagon) well planted
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	good advice thank u. any other ideas for fish to keep in there???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	In a 20 gal tall, id do something like this: -6 guppies (2m/4f) -1 dwarf gourami -6 cories -or- -Guppy trio (1m/2fm) -3 female bettas -6 cories Gouramis and bettas occupy the same territorie and may fight over it when there isnt enough space. So i dont reccommend mixing them in this size tank. You might have a little wiggle room with these lists, but im not sure I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	i dunno if i wanna go with any corys but maybe and thanx for the advice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
sms2290 Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 31 Votes: 2 Registered: 10-Jun-2005	i do like the idea of 3 female bettas. i am also gonna keep a male seperate in a fish bowl. is there any other labrynth fish that i could put im my 20 gallon
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	sounds full, but depending on the females a dwarf gourami or two may be ok.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
akb Small Fry Posts: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-May-2004	Be aware that in a tank of that size, there may be aggression between the betta and the gourami, and gouramis will likely fight amongst themselves as well.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have a betta living with a two male dwarf gouramis and they seem fine, once and a while the two gouramis will have a fight, but nothing much.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
akb Small Fry Posts: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-May-2004	Still, with 'personality fish' like gouramis and bettas, it's much better to be safe than sorry- sorry meaning inflicting undue stress due to territoriality problems. I'm not saying it's utterly, definitively impossible to keep more than one labrynth fish in a tank, but there's always a good chance that it won't work. Without back up housing arrangements just in case, I wouldn't do it. And especially since this is a hex- a hex has a much smaller footprint than a high or a long- and you need to take special care in stocking it. Last edited by akb at 22-Jun-2005 01:22
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17


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