housing female bettas together

[bettacrazy]

simple questions for those that have female bettas in the same tank (w/o other fish). how to you properly introduce female bettas into the same tank? do you just put them together and hope for the best or is there a proper way of doing it? when would you know that they don't get along?? is constant chasing w/o nipping normal, i.e. is that how they establsih pecking order?

thanks!! i really want to keep a few females together!!

 

[tekknocolor]

I have only two females in a community tank (the most unlikely of tank mates nonetheless). I floated the last female, Jadzia, in the tank for about an hour and the other female, Sita, was able to check her out and flare and do whatever for an hour. Then I placed some of the tank wanter in the cup for her to get used to, every 15 mins for an hour. I allowed them to become acquainted with each other for about 2 hours and then released Jadzia into the tank. They flared for a moment and then all was well.

I don't recommend doing this if they seem aggressive towards each other, because it could possibly end horribly. If they seem fine, then continue with more. Since my community is a settlement of different variety of fish with a lot of hiding spaces and a working pecking order, the two females never fight, it may be their temperament. Most would get angry that I only have two females together, but they're docile towards each other... Also, be sure you have a lot of hiding places for them to swim into, in case they do not get along, at least they could seek refuge somewhere.

This worked for me, but different fish mean different circumstances and different outcomes. Good luck!

 

[jacblades]

i float them all in seperate walmart cups with a little wad of java moss (for hiding) for about half of a day so they can all see each other and hide if necessary.
if there are any siblings, release them first. but if not, i release them all at the same time. i watch them for about an hour and i pull any agressive ones and put them back ni the floating cups (no java moss this time) and leave them there for a day. the others can swim around them and check them out but they are stuck in the cup.
after a day, i release them and watch again for about an hour. usually there is no fighting this time. if there is, try again and if there is still fighting, just give up on that one.

just make sure that you have lots of hiding spots in all levels fo the tank. personally i have found that six is my magical number for a 10 gal. no leass than four and no more than eight though.

 

[bettacrazy]

great thanks!!! i'll definitely try these methods out!!!

 

[GuppyDude]

well iv got my one st female in the 10g now and iv got 2 more come this week, i may try what tekno did. i email both sellers of the 2 fish and asked about their personalitys and how they were previously kept. my current female is pretty timid, but quite curious about anything forighn that enters her tank. and the one seller tol me the ct female was also quite tame and wasn't very aggressive, i think its got alot to do with balanceing agression and personality.