Mixing a Female Betta with a Male Betta - Aquarium Advice

Satsumas · 12-15-2005, 01:50 PM

I have a male betta at the moment and i read somewhere that someone has a female and a male and they dont fight.
Also i did read that someone tried it and the male harrased the female and bullied her that he was forced to move her into a different tank.
The female died from stress a few days after.

So is this a 50/50 chance or is there a greater chance of success?

12-15-2005, 02:14 PM

there is probably a 99% chance that one of them will be killed and a 1% chance that they will coexist. But thats [acronym:d020191402="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:d020191402].

I had tried breeding betta's and always wound up almost killing the female in the process and i never wound up with any babies.

crazyred · 12-15-2005, 02:23 PM

My female betta got sick and tired of being "courted" by the male and ripped his long, feathery fins to shreds!!!

I had to seperate them [acronym:4c0444728e="As soon as possible"]ASAP[/acronym:4c0444728e]. The only way it will work....[acronym:4c0444728e="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:4c0444728e]...is in a fairly large tank with pletny of plants, real or fake, for hiding.

[acronym:4c0444728e="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:4c0444728e]

malkore · 12-15-2005, 02:28 PM

Whatever you read was incorrect. Male and female bettas should only be housed together for breeding purposes, and only when they are actually ready to breed (male has built, or been building, bubble nest(s) )

Otherwise you're 99% guaranteed to have the same aggressive issues that you'd have with 2 males.
Even 2 females are likely to fight, unless the tank is very large and has some dominant structures (rocks, plants) to help define territories.

Satsumas · 12-15-2005, 02:29 PM

I have plenty of plants and some wood, granite, slate and my filter has acted as a hiding post in the past aswell.

But im guessing 21-23 gallons is too small?

I think i could put her in, then have the net at the ready, if there really aggressive i could catch her and take her back

Rach101 · 12-16-2005, 11:36 AM

The story you heard of a male and female betta living peacefully together is a rare instance. Such as two males living peacefully together. I would not advise putting both at risk for fighting and hurting eachother. Males should never be kept together, and females should be in a large enough group so that they can establish a pecking order, to level out the aggression towards eachother.

If you want a female or male betta, why have them hiding all the time or tearing eachother to shreds?

Satsumas · 12-16-2005, 02:38 PM

I'd just like the idea of a blue and red betta in the tank.

I dont think i should waste my time in buying one then.
If i did i was thinking i could just see what happens when i put the bag in the tank to equalise temperature. But if there's a 99% chance it wont work then i dont see any point in bothering.

Any ideas for a different pretty small-ish fish i could have?
More importantly am i already overstocked?

iamchris · 12-16-2005, 03:03 PM

I've got a very nice looking couple in my tank. A flame dwarf gourami, and a neon blue dwarf gourami. Very nice contrast. Mine are in a 36 [acronym:a9fd8d1945="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:a9fd8d1945]. Both males.

coolchinchilla · 12-16-2005, 06:29 PM

Can you get a few females and leave the guys out of the picture entirely?

fishrfreinds · 12-18-2005, 09:09 PM

If u put the female and the male, the female will aways be hiding. Kind of pointless.

12-15-2005, 01:50 PM	#1
Satsumas Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, England (UK) Posts: 612	Mixing a Female Betta with a Male Betta I have a male betta at the moment and i read somewhere that someone has a female and a male and they dont fight. Also i did read that someone tried it and the male harrased the female and bullied her that he was forced to move her into a different tank. The female died from stress a few days after. So is this a 50/50 chance or is there a greater chance of success? __________________ 20Gal Planted, Fluval 205 filtration. 3 Black Neons, 1 Zebra Danio, 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Yo-yo Loaches. Tank Established: Nov 04'

12-15-2005, 02:23 PM	#3
crazyred Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Harlingen, Texas Posts: 1,179 Images: 1	My female betta got sick and tired of being "courted" by the male and ripped his long, feathery fins to shreds!!! I had to seperate them [acronym:4c0444728e="As soon as possible"]ASAP[/acronym:4c0444728e]. The only way it will work....[acronym:4c0444728e="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:4c0444728e]...is in a fairly large tank with pletny of plants, real or fake, for hiding. [acronym:4c0444728e="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:4c0444728e] __________________ "My name is Crazy Red and I'm an Aquariumaholic." ~~Melissa~~dedicated Ram breeder~~ 55 gal.FW: 4 platies, 3 angelfish, 3 Cochu's blue tetras, 2 Rummynose tetras, 4 A. cacatuoides, 1 A. trifasciata, 2 blue rams, 6 Von Rio tetras, 1 Queen Arabesque pleco 29 Gal. FW: 2 variatus platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, 1 hillstream loach, 1 Rio Jari pleco (L-316), 1 GBR 10 Gal. FW: 1 african clawed frog, 1 dwarf flame gourami 10 Gal. FW:tons of blue ram fry (4) 2 Gal. FW: all four with male bettas

12-15-2005, 02:28 PM	#4
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	Whatever you read was incorrect. Male and female bettas should only be housed together for breeding purposes, and only when they are actually ready to breed (male has built, or been building, bubble nest(s) ) Otherwise you're 99% guaranteed to have the same aggressive issues that you'd have with 2 males. Even 2 females are likely to fight, unless the tank is very large and has some dominant structures (rocks, plants) to help define territories. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

12-15-2005, 02:29 PM	#5
Satsumas Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, England (UK) Posts: 612	I have plenty of plants and some wood, granite, slate and my filter has acted as a hiding post in the past aswell. But im guessing 21-23 gallons is too small? I think i could put her in, then have the net at the ready, if there really aggressive i could catch her and take her back __________________ 20Gal Planted, Fluval 205 filtration. 3 Black Neons, 1 Zebra Danio, 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Yo-yo Loaches. Tank Established: Nov 04'

12-16-2005, 11:36 AM	#6
Rach101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/bed Posts: 1,017	The story you heard of a male and female betta living peacefully together is a rare instance. Such as two males living peacefully together. I would not advise putting both at risk for fighting and hurting eachother. Males should never be kept together, and females should be in a large enough group so that they can establish a pecking order, to level out the aggression towards eachother. If you want a female or male betta, why have them hiding all the time or tearing eachother to shreds? __________________ We are far to young and clever

12-15-2005, 02:14 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	there is probably a 99% chance that one of them will be killed and a 1% chance that they will coexist. But thats [acronym:d020191402="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:d020191402]. I had tried breeding betta's and always wound up almost killing the female in the process and i never wound up with any babies.

12-16-2005, 02:38 PM	#7
Satsumas Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, England (UK) Posts: 612	I'd just like the idea of a blue and red betta in the tank. I dont think i should waste my time in buying one then. If i did i was thinking i could just see what happens when i put the bag in the tank to equalise temperature. But if there's a 99% chance it wont work then i dont see any point in bothering. Any ideas for a different pretty small-ish fish i could have? More importantly am i already overstocked? __________________ 20Gal Planted, Fluval 205 filtration. 3 Black Neons, 1 Zebra Danio, 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Yo-yo Loaches. Tank Established: Nov 04'

12-16-2005, 03:03 PM	#8
iamchris Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 56	I've got a very nice looking couple in my tank. A flame dwarf gourami, and a neon blue dwarf gourami. Very nice contrast. Mine are in a 36 [acronym:a9fd8d1945="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:a9fd8d1945]. Both males.

12-16-2005, 06:29 PM	#9
coolchinchilla Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IA Posts: 477	Can you get a few females and leave the guys out of the picture entirely? __________________ coolchinchilla a small zoo is cool!

12-18-2005, 09:09 PM	#10
fishrfreinds Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pleasant Gorve, Utah Posts: 245 Images: 5	If u put the female and the male, the female will aways be hiding. Kind of pointless. __________________ RIP Elliott Smith, and AD. I dont want to be a Advice Freak!

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