Betta With Or Without?

[Junior Gent]

I know many bits of 'advice' from lfs are to be taken with caution, but today i were advised a male betta should be kept with 2 females as this calms him down and is less likely to annoy other fish. is this the case or am i ok with just a male?

 

[Man of fish]

Females should only be kept in I think it's either 4+ or 7+ group numbers and not with a male unless it's a very large tank and planted well so they wouldn't see each other. So no you've been misinformed.

 

[riogal_11]

Definitely ill advised. That is definitely not something to try unless you have a VERY large tank.

 

[OldMan47]

A male should only be placed with a female during breeding, which is not for beginners to even try. A male can be kept with plenty of other fish but not with a female of its own species.

 

[Junior Gent]

thanks for the swift response, i thought that would be the case. i only have small tank anyway so my preference was not to have them and use the bio load on something else

JG