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What if I floated him in there for 2 weeks do you think it would make a difference?

Well thats how I indroduce fish into a new tank, male or female. You just got to get them used to each other. Even the most aggressive male will get bord of females he cannot get to. I've had many times were i would put a male in with a bunch of females- and not just an older male. I would actually not put an older male with females because he is likely to get beat up. The trick is to just get a big enough tank with hiding places, an indroduce then very slowly. But anyways, its up to the person to decide what is best.

Ya I have had some pairs like that to! I would put them in to breed but they would just be like buds and swim around together and just hang out. Its kind annoying since I want them to breed

chris,
how common is it to have bettas pair off? i have a chocolate BF male and a pink multie colored marble females that r in seperatable, they swim with each other, never nip, rarely flair (the male flairs at a blue butterfly and pearl female)

i thought it strange, how common is this, or is it like a fluke sort of think?

it will probably not. the only way a male can be kept in a female tank is a small number of females, that aren't aggressive and an older male.

update: dude, listen, you said it your self, the male is very aggressive, and it probably will not get bored with the females,(that is a first that i have heard of that) so the answer is no, in your case it can't be done. there is no benfiet of keeping a male in with females.

Last edited by bettachris at 05-Jul-2005 17:38

Is that a good thing?

Ya he'll do that for a while, but eventually he will get bord of them.

My male is pretty big he takes on 5 girls. I dont know about 6 or 7. He is a pretty brave and bossy betta. I put him is a cup in the tank he was going crazy trying to get to those females.

What if I floated him in there for 2 weeks do you think it would make a difference?

It may, it may not. It depends on the temperment of the fish. With 6 females however, you will probably have at least one tuff one who will start a riot against him. 1 male with 6 girls doesn't stand a chance.

I have 4females and 1male in a 5gal currently. These fish however, have been together since birth. When he reached 'puberty' he started flaring and chasing the females all over, well they put him in his place in no time. The girls are the boss of that tank!

I was wondering if it would be safe to put a male with 6 females in a 10 gallon. The female are already in there and they are doing great. Thanks

no, chances are that he would have started to attack, and get to a point where he is not thinking and just attacking. you know you have a problem when the females will bar up(either bars) and start flaring back at the male, you will find out if you have a fin nipper on your hands. no matter how many times you try, if probably won't work. when i did it, he was an old male, and a short fin.

update: you are best keeping them seperate, b/c when you think about it, there serves no point in houseing them together, unless for breeding, or fighting. i know it would sound cool to have a mild male, and mild females, but with a large number of fish, the chances are very small. there are other methods of housing a male in a female tank. add the male to a large cup and float inside the tank. the only problem i see coming with this is that the females may fight over breeding rights, but it shouldn't be too bad.

Last edited by bettachris at 04-Jul-2005 21:54

I put him in there for a while to see what happened and he was flaring and chasing every thing. I took him out because I wasnt sure about the whole thing. Do you think if I left him in there longer he would get settled in. And when do I know to take him out or when things have gone to far.

males only do well with female when breeding. you can add him to a holding tank inside the tank, but not freely. two things can happen:

(when the male is loose with females)

1) the male attack and harm females,
2) with mild male the females may bit his fins, and cause damage to the females.


update: i have done this, and it worked. i used an old short fin male and the females and him got along fin. i don't think that the male in question is a short tail, but i wouldn't try it.


Last edited by bettachris at 04-Jul-2005 18:09

That is the bad thing about bettas. Males and females, as a rule, cannot be put together. One might kill the other. If your females have established their pecking order, adding a male might cause everyone to start fighting and result in some casualities.

You have cories in there? Did you add him? & if you do have cories i wouldnt get any more fish..

No, with the female beet him up or something. Yeah there all getting along great. My alpha get mad at the cory cats something but she just flares at the poor guys.

Don't add the male.
Are you trying to breed them?.


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6 females Are you sure they ALL get along?

I would only add a male if you want to breed