Biggles
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello I just got given about 20 female bettas of variuos sizes,my father-in-law breeds them,and had too many in a community tank so he gave me a couple of scoops.Anyway I have no idea what type they are he says "they are the original betta" whatever that means,also how can I tell if they are all female as now he says it is possible some of the babaies may be boys.I have just read that if they have horizontal stripes they are stressed is that both for females and males or just females,as some of these smaller ones have stripes and are very pale.They seem very timid and are hanging out under the duckweed,behind rocks ontop of the filter,heater etc ,one has decidied it likes to sit ontop of the thermometer! is this normal?