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Fishprofiles.com quote: "Gender: Males have vivid colours and (usually) much larger fins. Females may also show an ovipositor, which may be useful for sexing short finned or wild bettas."

1) What exactly is an "ovipositor"? With no other Betta's and no expierence with Betta's, how do I tell if I have a male or female?

2) With other fish you "float" the bag in your tank for a period of time to adjust the water tempature so as not to shock the fish....how do you "float" those little cups in a 2.5g tank?

3) In my 2.5g tank, I have a micro whisper filter, 1 plastic plant, and a very small ornament to hold down the air stone. Do I need a heater?

4) Would it be advisable to put 2 or 3 neon tetra's in here to brighten up the tank a little bit?

1. male or female? if their normal local store bought, the males tales are long and flowing, the females will look like the tail was trimmed or basicly alot shorter.. or basicly like this

male - http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/monkeyboy000/u-07-29-05.jpg

female - http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/monkeyboy000/DSC01780.jpg


2. very carefully, all the ones i had to float, had just enough water to stay even in the cup. and if that wont work. get a zip lock bag or something similar and pour him and his water in there and float him

3. as far as the heater, during summer no, winter, it all depends on where the temp gets down to in your place. if it gets cooler then their recommend water temps, then yes, add a small heater.

4. IMO, i say leave him in there himself, they love the space, as far as tank mates for color or brigtening up the tank. if you find one with the right colors, it wont need it. look at my profile, i have many and their colors are awesome. and all of my males are in about 8g each all by themselfs and they love it.



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1) the ovipositor is the females egg tube, it appears as a white dot inder the belly, females usualy have smaller fins, and the cups (atleast at walmart) are labled, petsmart or petco usualy dont get in females (i never see em)

2) the cup should fit to float, but if u take the thermometer, and test the tank water with the cup water and its the same them just dump the betta in (unless its blue water, then net betta out) or u can leave the betta outside the tank till it reaches room temp

3) it depends on your house temp

4) no, neons r schooling fish, and are active swimmers, maybe a just get a realy bright betta, i have a 20 gallon planted tank, and looked perfect with the 1 white male betta in there